THE MILKMAN AND HIS HORSE
The milkman has a wise horse.
The horse knows where to stop.
He knows when to stand still.
He knows when to go on.
He doesn’t try to run away.
The horse helps the milkman.
The milkman takes bottles of milk from his wagon.
Sometimes he takes out quart bottles.
Sometimes he takes out pint bottles.
He leaves milk at the back door.
He takes empty bottles away.
He puts the empty bottles in the milk wagon.
At the end of the week he knocks at the door.
Then Mother pays him for the milk.
For study and play:
How many quarts of milk does the milkman leave at your door every day?
How many quarts of milk does the milkman leave at your door every week?
How much do you have to pay the milkman each week?
Name the days of the week. Count them.
How many pints make one quart?
Milkman, milkman, where have you been?
In Buttermilk Channel up to my chin.
I spilt my milk, and spoilt my clothes,
And got a long icicle hung to my nose.
