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X was Expensive； and so became poor；
Y was a Youth； that did not love school；
Z was a Zany； a poor harmless fool。
GRAMMAR IN RHYME
Three little words； you often see；
Are articles A； An； and The。
A Noun is the name of anything；
As School； or Garden； Hoop； or Swing。
Adjectives tell the kind of Noun；
As Great； Small； Pretty； White； or Brown。
Instead of Nouns the Pronouns stand；
Her head； His face； Your arm； My hand。
Verbs tell something being done …
To Read； Count； Laugh； Sing； Jump； or Run。
How things are done the Adverbs tell；
As Slowly； Quickly； Ill； or Well。
Conjunctions join the words together …
As men And women； wind Or weather。
The Preposition stands before
A noun； as In or Through a door；
The Interjection shows surprise；
As Oh！ how pretty！ Ah！ how wise！
The Whole are called nine parts of speech；
Which reading； writing； speaking teach。
DAYS OF THE MONTH
Thirty days hath September；
April； June； and November；
All the rest have thirty…one；
February twenty…eight alone； …
Except in leap year； at which time
February's days are twenty…nine。
THE GARDEN YEAR
January brings the snow；
Makes our feet and fingers glow。
February brings the rain；
Thaws the frozen lake again。
March brings breezes； loud and shrill；
To stir the dancing daffodil。
April brings the primrose sweet；
Scatters daisies at our feet。
May brings flocks of pretty lambs
Skipping by their fleecy dams。
June brings tulips； lilies； roses；
Fills the children's hands with posies。
Hot July brings cooling showers；
Apricots； and gillyflowers。
August brings the sheaves of corn；
Then the harvest home is borne。
Warm September brings the fruit；
Sportsmen then begin to shoot。
Fresh October brings the pheasant；
Then to gather nuts is pleasant。
Dull November brings the blast；
Then the leaves are whirling fast。
Chill December brings the sleet；
Blazing fire； and Christmas treat。
Sara Coleridge ＇1802…1852＇
RIDDLES
There was a girl in our town；
Silk an' satin was her gown；
Silk an' satin； gold an' velvet；
Guess her name； three times I've telled it。
（Ann。）
As soft as silk； as white as milk；
As bitter as gall； a thick green wall；
And a green coat covers me all。
（A walnut。）
Make three fourths of a cross；
And a circle complete；
And let two semicircles
On a perpendicular meet；
Next add a triangle
That stands on two feet；
Next two semicircles；
And a circle complete。
（TOBACCO。）
Flour of England； fruit of Spain；
Met together in a shower of rain；
Put in a bag tied round with a string；
If you'll tell me this riddle； I'll give you a ring。
（A plum…pudding。）
In marble walls as white as milk；
Lined with a skin as soft as silk；
Within a fountain crystal clear；
A golden apple doth appear。
No doors there are to this stronghold；
Yet thieves break in and steal the gold。
（An egg。）
Little Nanny Etticoat；
In a white petticoat；
And a red nose；
The longer she stands；
The shorter she grows。
（A candle。）
Long legs； crooked thighs；
Little head and no eyes。
（A pair of tongs。）
Thirty white horses upon a red hill；
Now they tramp； now they champ； now they stand still。
（The teeth。）
Formed long ago； yet made to…day；
Employed while others sleep；
What few would like to give away；
Nor any wish to keep。
（A bed。）
Lives in winter；
Dies in summer；
And grows with its root upwards。
（An icicle。）
Elizabeth； Lizzy； Betsy and Bess；
All went together to seek a bird's nest；
They found a nest with five eggs in it；
They each took one and left four in it。
Thomas a Tattamus took two T's；
To tie two tups to two tall trees；
To frighten the terrible Thomas a Tattamus！
Tell me how many T's there are in all THAT！
Old Mother Twitchett had but one eye；
And a long tail which she let fly；
And every time she went over a gap；
She left a bit of her tail in a trap。
（A needle and thread。）
As I went through a garden gap；
Who should I meet but Dick Red…Cap！
A stick in his hand； a stone in his throat；
If you'll tell me this riddle； I'll give you a groat。
（A cherry。）
Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall；
Humpty Dumpty had a great fall；
All the king's horses and all the king's men
Cannot put Humpty Dumpty together again。
（An egg。）
As I was going to St。 Ives；
I met a man with seven wives；
Every wife had seven sacks；
Every sack had seven cats；
Every cat had seven kits …
Kits； cats； sacks； and wives；
How many were going to St。 Ives？
（One。）
Two legs sat upon three legs；
With one leg in his lap；
In comes four legs
And runs away with one leg；
Up jumps two legs；
Catches up three legs；
Throws it after four legs；
And makes him drop one leg。
（A man； a stool； a leg of mutton； and a dog。）
PROVERBS
If wishes were horses；
Beggars would ride；
If turnips were watches；
I'd wear one by my side。
A man of words； and not of deeds；
Is like a garden full of weeds；
For when the weeds begin to grow；
Then doth the garden overflow。
He that would thrive
Must rise at five；
He that hath thriven
May lie till seven；
And he that by the plough would thrive；
Himself must either hold or drive。
A swarm of bees in May
Is worth a load of hay；
A swarm of bees in June
Is worth a silver spoon；
A swarm of bees in July
Is not worth a fly。
They that wash on Monday
Have all the week to dry；
They that wash on Tuesday
Are not so much awry；
They that wash on Wednesday
Are not so much to blame；
They that wash on Thursday；
Wash for shame；
They that wash on Friday；
Wash in need；
And they that wash on Saturday；
Oh； they are slovens； indeed。
Needles and pins； needles and pins；
When a man marries； his trouble begins。
For every evil under the sun；
There is a remedy； or there is none。
If there be one； try and find it；
If there be none； never mind it。
Tommy's tears； and Mary's fears；
Will make them old before their years。
If 〃ifs〃 and 〃ands〃
Were pots and pans；
There would be no need for tinkers！
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 from the want of a horseshoe nail。
KIND HEARTS
Kind hearts are the gardens；
Kind thoughts are the roots；
Kind words are the blossoms；
Kind deeds are the fruits；
Love is the sweet sunshine
That warms into life；
For only in darkness
Grow hatred and strife。
WEATHER WISDOM
A sunshiny shower
Won't last half an hour。
Rain before seven；
Fair by eleven。
The South wind brings wet weather；
The North wind wet and cold together；
The West wind always brings us