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Boys and Girls Bookshelf; a Practical Plan of Character Building, Volume I (of 17)

Volume 1 — BUCKLE MY SHOE

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One, Two—buckle my shoe; Three, Four—open the door; Five, Six—pick up sticks; Seven, Eight—lay them straight; Nine, Ten—a good fat hen; Eleven, Twelve—I hope you’re well; Thirteen, Fourteen—draw the curtain; Fifteen, Sixteen—the maid’s in the kitchen; Seventeen, Eighteen—she’s in waiting; Nineteen, Twenty—my stomach’s empty.

“ah, ah! so that’s where he buries his old bones!”

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