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A porcupine once played at golf
And wore a sweater red.
“I notice all the swells dress so.
“And so will I”, he said.]
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But when he found his stylish clothes
Were far too warm for golf,
His sharp quills held that sweater fast
He couldn’t get it off.]
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A monkey, sitting on a tree
Above a shady pool,
Looked down and saw a crocodile
Within the water cool.
The crocodile looked up and said,
“Come down my friend and swim.”
Intending, when the monkey came,
To make a meal of him.]
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The monkey knew this was his plan
But leaped as if to dive.
The crocodile spread wide his jaws
To catch his meal alive;
But he was disappointed much
To see his sharp game fail
For, as he leaped, the monkey caught
And hung there by his tail.]
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One beast there is which should be shunned
By little girls and boys;
That is the cross Whine-os-ce-ros,
Which makes an awful noise.]
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For if they see this animal
And do not run away,
They imitate its shrill, harsh voice
And whine the livelong day.]