One, Two--buckle my shoe;
Three, Four--open the door;
Five, Six--pick up sticks;
Seven, Eight--lay them straight;
Nine, Ten--a good fat hen;
Eleven, Twelve--I hope you're well;
Thirteen, Fourteen--draw the curtain;
Fifteen, Sixteen--the maid's in the kitchen;
Seventeen, Eighteen--she's in waiting;
Nineteen, Twenty--my stomach's empty.
[Illustration: "AH, AH! SO THAT'S WHERE HE BURIES HIS OLD BONES!"]
#STORIES _for_ LITTLE GIRLS#