JOHNNY AND THE TOAD.
Reading edition
Johnny. I want to go to school, And he won't let me pass. I think that a toad Ought to keep to the grass. I don't want to cry, But I'm afraid I'm going to; Oh, dear me! What am I to do? Toad. Here's a dreadful thing! A boy in the way; I don't know what to do, I don't know what to say. I can't see the reason Such monsters should be loose; I'm trembling all over, But that is of no use. Johnny. I Must go to school, The bell is going to stop; That terrible old toad, If only he would hop. Toad. I Must cross the path, I can hear my children croak; I hope that dreadful boy Will not give me a poke. A hop, and a start, a flutter, and a rush, Johnny is at school, and the toad in his bush.
Holds a Moss rose, Covered with down.
Stands for Walnuts, In the woods they are found.
Is an Orange, So juicy and sweet.
A Pine-apple, Both are good to eat.
