And I’m sure that she is thinking,
What perhaps you’ve guessed,
That the stories Father tells us
Are the very best.
TINGLE, TANGLE TITMOUSE
“Come hither, little puppy-dog,
I’ll give you a new collar,
If you will learn to read your book,
And be a clever scholar.”
“No! no!” replied the puppy-dog,
“I’ve other fish to fry;
For I must learn to guard your house,
And bark when thieves come nigh.”
With a tingle, tangle titmouse,
Robin knows great A,
And B, and C, and D, and E,
F, G, H, I, J, K.