Bobby and Betty with the workers

by Katharine Elizabeth Dopp

Then Bobby asked the next child; but he always got the same answer.

At last he saw who had the shoe, so he asked the right one.

Then all the shoemakers called out:

“Little boy, little boy, here is your shoe.

It was mended by half-past two.”

For study and play:

Shoemaker, shoemaker, mend my shoe.

Have it done by half-past two.

Stitch it up and stitch it down,