’Cause they had nothing else to do but play!

If there wasn’t anything to learn, or more than they had then,

My! wouldn’t I be happy every day!”


[BOB’S QUANDARY]

I s’pose my head is like a chest,

With drawers and things inside;

Some small for dates and words to spell,—

The rest just deep and wide,

For states ’bout which I’ll have to learn,