Tony is a little dog,
That lives just up our street.
He really is the sweetest dog
That ever you could meet.
When I go out he runs to me,
And says, “What shall we play?
At hide-and-seek, or fox and goose?”
That's what he seems to say—
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Sometimes we play at motor-cars,
My! how I have to run!
But Tony thinks That chasing cats
Is quite the bestest fun!
But if he bites poor Pussy's Tail,
Then I am very strict;
I make him sit up straight and beg
Until his conscience's pricked.
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THE CATS AND THE CHEESE,
Or, Better Agree than Go to Law.
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Two cats took some stolen cheese to a monkey to divide for them, as they
could not agree about it. The monkey put a piece of cheese into each
side of the scales. One piece weighed down the other, and from this the
monkey took a large bite; this made the other side heavier, so he bit a
great piece off that.
The cats tried to stop him, but he only laughed and went on biting first
one piece and then the other, until both had disappeared, and the cats
were left with nothing at all.
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The Doll's House To Let.
This dear little house you can see is “To Let,”
For our dollies are moving away;
Will you run round to-morrow and see if it suits?
For we shall be busy to-day.
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Now Jackie and Mollie pretended they were
The man on the furniture van,
They loaded the truck as full as they could,
And off down the garden they ran.
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We took out the dollies, and sat them all down,
While we packed up each table and chair,
We all worked so hard, that when tea-time came round
We were ready the good things to share.
We got some nice paper, and pen, and some ink,
We printed “To Let” on the bill;
And we wrote on a card which we sent to friends,
“Pray live in this house, if you will.”
The postman soon brought a reply to our note,
Which asked if a stranger might call,
We told him to come as soon as he could,
And we waited for him in the hall.
The visitor came and looked over the house,
And promised to take it next June;
They liked all the rooms, and the garden as well,
So our house will be full again soon.