«A hedgehog lives beneath our couch / And roams about the room. / When all its legs are tucked away / It’s like a brush or broom. You know the spines a hedgehog wears? / They’re not exactly toys. / Their purpose is to keep away / Bad wolves and naughty boys. And if it finds so...»
«Two lazybones set off for school, / And what, friends, do you think? / Instead of school those lazybones / Came to a skating-rink. They had their bags with pens and books, / Never read, perhaps. / And brought along their shiny skates / With brand-new leather straps. Suddenly the ...»
«A sow went for a walk one day / With all her family. / The happy mother said Oink-Oink! / The piglets squealed Ee-Ee! / Then one of them, who squealed the most. / Said, “Brothers, can’t you see: / All grown-up porkers say Oink-Oink! / How can we squeal Ee-Ee! “Who said we...»
«A schoolboy came from school one day / And hid his record-book away. “Where is your record-book?” asked Mum, / So out again it had to come. A I Very Poor caught Mother’s eye; She shook her head and heaved a sigh. On hearing of his son’s disgrace / His Dad went scarlet in the fac...»