Page 21—Girl Land

Forty Little School Girls
Forty little school girls, running, but not flirty;
Ten ran into Cole's Book Arcade,
And then there were but thirty.
Thirty little school girls swimming the river Plenty;
Ten swam into Cole's Book Arcade,
And then there were but twenty.
Twenty little school girls jumping in velveteen;
One jumped into Cole's Book Arcade,
And then there were nineteen.
Nineteen little school girls going out a-skating;
One skated into Cole's Book Arcade,
And then there were but eighteen.
Eighteen little school girls dancing with the queen;
One danced into Cole's Book Arcade,
And then there were seventeen.
Seventeen little school girls driving a bullock team;
One drove into Cole's Book Arcade,
And then there were sixteen.
Sixteen little school girls creeping out unseen;
One crept into Cole's Book Arcade,
And then there were fifteen.
Fifteen little school girls hopping on the green;
One hopped into Cole's Book Arcade,
And then there were fourteen.
Fourteen little schoolgirls floating down a stream;
One floated into Cole's Book Arcade,
And then there were thirteen.
Thirteen little school girls leaping out to delve;
One leaped into Cole's Book Arcade,
And then there were but twelve.
Twelve little school girls racing out for leaven;
One raced into Cole's Book Arcade,
And then there were eleven.
Eleven little school girls dodging a lion when—
One dodged into Cole's Book Arcade,
And then there were but ten.
Ten little school girls, all skipping in a line;
One skipped into Cole's Book Arcade,
And then there were but nine.
Nine little school girls swinging on a gate;
One swung into Cole's Book Arcade,
And then there were but eight.
Eight little school girls, trying to fly to heaven;
One flew into Cole's Book Arcade,
And then there were but seven.
Seven little school girls tripping out for sticks;
One tripped into Cole's Book Arcade,
And then there were but six.
Six little school girls, going for a dive;
One dived into Cole's Book Arcade,
And then there were but five.
Five little school girls, sailing to explore;
One sailed into Cole's Book Arcade,
And then there were but four.
Four little school girls steaming on the sea;
One steamed into Cole's Book Arcade,
And then there were but three.
Three little school girls, riding on a moo;
One rode into Cole's Book Arcade,
And then there were but two.
Two little school girls, sliding about for fun;
One slid into Cole's Book Arcade,
And then there was but one.
One little school girl, the nicest, last and best,
She walked into Cole's Book Arcade,
And read books with all the rest.
The following is the way that each girl went into Cole's Book Arcade:
Ada ran into it.
Agnes ran into it.
Alice ran into it.
Amy ran into it.
Annie ran into it.
Angelina ran into it.
Bessie ran into it.
Bridget ran into it.
Carrie ran into it.
Clara ran into it.
Edith swam into it.
Eliza swam into it.
Emily swam into it.
Emma swam into it.
Fanny swam into it.
Florence swam into it.
Hannah swam into it.
Harriet swam into it.
Jane swam into it.
Jessie swam into it.
Kate jumped into it.
Lillie skated into it.
Lizzie danced into it.
Lottie drove into it.
Louisa crept into it.
Lucy hopped into it.
Mary floated into it.
Martha leaped into it.
Matilda raced into it.
Maggie dodged into it.
Maria skipped into it.
Mabel swung into it.
Maude flew into it.
May tripped into it.
Minnie dived into it.
Nellie sailed into it.
Olive Steamed into it.
Rose rode into it.
Sarah slid into it.
Tottie walked into it.
N.B.—Any little girl is invited to walk, run, jump, dance, skip, hop, swim, fly, or come into Cole's Book Arcade in any way she chooses, the same as the Forty Little School Girls.
Story Of The Funny Monkeys
Once there was a funny old monkey—and this old monkey had six young monkeys. There was one white monkey, and one black monkey, and one yellow monkey, and one red monkey, and one blue monkey, and one green monkey; and the white monkey's name was Linda, and the black monkey's name was Eddie, and the yellow monkey's name was Vally, and the red monkey's name was Ruby, and the blue monkey's name was Pearl, and the green Monkey's name was Ivy Diamond. And the white monkey liked apples, and the black monkey liked grapes, and the yellow monkey liked cherries, and the red monkey liked strawberries, and the blue monkey liked oranges, and the green monkey liked nuts, and that's all about these FUNNY MONKEYS. The names of any children can be told in this story instead of Linda, Eddie, Vally, Ruby, Pearl, and Diamond.

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