Englisches Lesebuch

A MAN of words and not of deeds,
Is like a garden full of weeds;

Viëtor u. Dörr, engl. Lesebuch. Unterstufe. 7. Aufl.

And when the weeds begin to grow
It's like a garden full of snow;
And when the snow begins to fall,
It's like a bird upon the wall;
And when the bird away does fly,
It's like an eagle in the sky;
And when the sky begins to roar,
It's like a lion at the door;
And when the door begins to crack,
It's like a stick across your back;
And when your back begins to smart,
It's like a penknife in your heart;
And when your heart begins to bleed,
You're dead, and dead, and dead, indeed.

I answered him, as I thought good,

As many as red herrings grew in the wood.

33.

THERE was an old woman who lived in a shoe,

She had so many children she didn't know what to do;
She gave them some broth without any bread,
She whipped them all soundly and put them to bed.

THIRTY white horses upon a red hill,

Now they tramp, now they champ, now they stand still.

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35.

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 bring back one leg.

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36.

OLD mother Twitchett had but one eye,
And a long tail which she can let fly;
And every time she went over a gap,
She left a bit of her tail in a trap.

37.

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.