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Cecily Parsley's Nursery Rhymes For Little Peter in New Zealand

 

 

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Though flattered by imitators galore Miss Potter's work stands supreme. Her many picture stories should be among the first books owned by children.

 

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Cecily Parsley lived in a pen,
And brewed good ale for gentlemen;
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Gentlemen came every day,
Till Cecily Parsley ran away.
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Goosey, goosey, gander,
Whither will you wander?
Upstairs and downstairs,
And in my lady's chamber!
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This pig went to market;
This pig stayed at home
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This pig had a bit of meat;
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And this pig had none;
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This little pig cried;
Wee! wee! wee!
I can't find my way home.
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Pussy-cat sits by the fire;
How should she be fair?
In walks the little dog,
Says "Pussy! are you there?"
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"How do you do, Mistress Pussy?
Mistress Pussy, how do you do?"
"I thank you kindly, little dog,
I fare as well as you!"
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Three blind mice, three blind mice,
See how they run!
They all run after the farmer's wife,
And she cut off their tails with a carving knife,
Did you ever see such a thing in your life
As three blind mice!
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Bow, wow, wow!
Whose dog art thou?
"I'm little Tom Tinker's dog,
Bow, wow, wow!"
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We have a little garden,
A garden of our own,
And every day we water there
The seeds that we have sown.
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We love our little garden,
And tend it with such care,
You will not find a faded leaf
Or blighted blossom there.
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Ninny nanny netticoat,
In a white petticoat,
With a red nose,--
The longer she stands,
The shorter she grows.
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