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Excerpt: ...was a family of two old Fishes and seven young Fishes. CHAPTER III. THE HABITS OF THE SEVEN FAMILIES. The Parrots lived upon the Soffsky-Poffsky trees, which were beautiful to behold, and covered with blue leaves; and they fed upon fruit, artichokes, and striped beetles. The Storks walked in and out of the Lake Pipple-Popple, and ate frogs for breakfast, and buttered toast for tea; but on account of the extreme length of their legs they could not sit down, and so they walked about continually. The Geese, having webs to their feet, caught quantities of flies, which they ate for dinner. The Owls anxiously looked after mice, which they caught, and made into sago-puddings. The Guinea Pigs toddled about the gardens, and ate lettuces and Cheshire cheese. The Cats sate still in the sunshine, and fed upon sponge biscuits. The Fishes lived in the lake, and fed chiefly on boiled periwinkles. And all these seven families lived together in the utmost fun and felicity. CHAPTER IV. THE CHILDREN OF THE SEVEN FAMILIES ARE SENT AWAY. One day all the seven fathers and the seven mothers of the seven families agreed that they would send their children out to see the world. So they called them all together, and gave them each eight shillings and some good advice, some chocolate-drops, and a small green morocco pocket-book to set down their expenses in. They then particularly entreated them not to quarrel; and all the parents sent off their children with a parting injunction. "If," said the old Parrots, "you find a cherry, do not fight about who should have it." "And," said the old Storks, "if you find a frog, divide it carefully into seven bits, but on no account quarrel about it." And the old Geese said to the seven young Geese, "Whatever you do, be sure you do not touch a plum-pudding flea." And the old Owls said, "If you find a mouse, tear him up into seven slices, and eat him cheerfully, but without quarrelling." And the old Guinea Pigs said, "Have a care that you...
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Book Description
The four favourite nonsense songs of Edward Lear in picture-book format.
About the Author
Edward Lear (12 May 1812 – 29 January 1888) was an English artist, illustrator, author and poet, and is known now mostly for his literary nonsense in poetry and prose and especially his limericks, a form he popularised. His principal areas of work as an artist were threefold: as a draughtsman employed to illustrate birds and animals; making coloured drawings during his journeys, which he reworked later, sometimes as plates for his travel books; as a (minor) illustrator of Alfred Tennyson's poems. As an author, he is known principally for his popular nonsense works, which use real and invented English words.
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- PublisherRareBooksClub.com
- Publication date2012
- ISBN 10 1443207187
- ISBN 13 9781443207188
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages28
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