The Cat and Fiddle Book / Eight Dramatised Nursery Rhymes for Nursery Performers

by Lady Florence Eveleen Eleanore Olliffe Bell; Lady Florence Elsa Bell Richmond

Mrs. S. Oh, Polly! you are hopeless.

Polly. Yes, ma'am.

Mrs. S. What do you make the tea with, stupid?

Polly. The kettle, ma'am.

Mrs. S. And what else?

Polly. The teapot, ma'am.

Mrs. S. And what inside the teapot?

Polly [thinks a minute, then triumphantly]. Water, ma'am.

Mrs. S. Anything else?

Polly. Tea, ma'am!