There was a family of two old geese and seven young geese.
There was a family of two old owls and seven young owls.
There was a family of two old guinea-pigs and seven young guinea-pigs.
There was a family of two old cats and seven young cats.
And there was a family of two old fishes and seven young fishes.
CHAPTER III
THE HABITS OF THE SEVEN FAMILIES
The parrots lived upon the soffsky-poffsky trees, which were beautiful to behold, and covered with blue leaves; and they fed upon fruit, artichokes, and striped beetles.
The storks walked in and out of the Lake Pipple-popple, and ate frogs for breakfast, and buttered toast for tea; but on account of the extreme length of their legs they could not sit down, and so they walked about continually.
The geese, having webs to their feet, caught quantities of flies, which they ate for dinner.
The owls anxiously looked after mice, which they caught and made into sago-puddings.