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Good, better, best,
Never rest,
Till
good be better
And better best.
FOR WANT OF A NAIL
For want of a nail, the
shoe was lost,
For want of the shoe, the horse
was lost,
For
want of the horse, the rider was lost,
For want of the rider, the battle was lost,
For want of the battle, the kingdom was lost,
And all for the want of a horse-shoe nail.
IN THE SHOPPING BAG
When I went out shopping
I
bought a fine fish,
Some flowers for my Mother,
A tart upon a dish;
A whistle for my brother;
A book for
Uncle Joe
Two towels for Aunt Mary;
Red ribbon for a bow;
I went into a toy-shop
To buy a rubber ball
To give to sister
Carol
To bounce against the wall.
TWO FROGS
Two frogs how strange so ever it seems,
One fell into a bowl of cream.
One was an optimist by nature,
A pessimist the
other creature
At first both straggled round and round,
Hoping an outlet would be found
One quickly gave up more, got tired,
Sank in the
cream and then expired
The other bravely struggled on,
And soon the victory was won.
For at the end of all his splutter
He sat upon a pat of butter.
