Chinese Mother Goose RhymesTHE FLOWER SELLERIsaac Taylor Headland translationChapter navigation141 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…Front matterSWEETER THAN SUGARLITTLE SMALL-FEETTHE CRICKETTHE BUTTERFLYOF WHAT USE IS A GIRL?THE FIRE-FLYCOME AND PLAYTHE COWGRANDPA FEEDS BABYSWEET PILLTHE BATTHE LITTLE BALDHEADA LITTLE GIRL'S WANTSGO TO SLEEPTHE TALL MANBABY IS SLEEPINGLITTLE FAT BOYTHE DRUM ON THE GROUNDMILKY WAYA LULLABYTHE SMALL STORE KEEPERLADY-BUGGO TO BEDTHE NERVOUS MANTHE SNAILTHE WATERMANTHE LAMBOLD CHANG, THE CRABTHE MOUSECOMING FROM THE FAIRWHAT THE OLD COW SAIDWHAT THE OLD CROW SAIDBEANSTHE SLOVENLY BOYGRAB THE KNEETHE PAGODATHE LITTLE ORPHANMIXEDTHE LITTLE GIRL'S DREAMPAT A CAKETHE GREAT WALLA DILEMMACRUEL LITTLE GLUTTONUNFORTUNATETHE BRIDEA BAD BOYTHE CROWSFRIENDS OF THE HOUSEMY TEACHER AND IBUMPA RIDDLETHE CAKE SELLERTHE UNGRATEFUL SONDEBTORTHE MISCHIEVOUS BOYTHE RICE SELLERCHICKEN SKINGRINDING FLOURTHE FARMER'S GUIDEPULLING THE SAWTHE DOCTOR'S PRESCRIPTIONLITTLE BOUND FEETTHE FAT MERCHANTKITE FLYINGWHAT IS IT?YELLOW DOGGET UPTHE BALD OLD WOMANTHE CLOTHES VENDERMAMA'S BOYTHE CAKE SELLERTHE SPIDERTHE SMALL PUG DOGTHE LITTLE BOYTHE MAGICIANRIDE A COCK HORSETHE LITTLE SISTERA RIDDLETHE BRIDEPOUNDING RICEOUR BABYBEAN SPROUTSTHE LITTLE GIRLVISITORSSHOE-MAKERTWO WONDERSDO AS YOU OUGHTMY NEPHEWRED PEPPER FLOWERDON'T BE CRUELFLOWER POTA NEW BABYTHE DEAD CICADABROTHER WANTS FRUITTHE OLD WOMANFROGGIETHE LAZY WOMANTHE TIDY WOMANE NI ME NI MI NI MOFINGER TESTTEN FINGERSFACE GAMETHE FLOWER SELLERMAKING A FLOWER POTWATERING THE FLOWERSBALD HEAD LEETHE KING WILL WANT YOUDON'T STEALTHE SHREWA MISTAKETHE BLIND MANA TRAGEDY IN THREE ACTSPULLING THE SAWTHISTLE-SEEDTHE LITTLE STUDENTTHE FIVE FINGERSTHE FIVE FINGERSOLD MOTHER WINDWASHEIGHT BALD-HEADSTURNING THE MILLSWALLOW'S NESTTHE LOCUST TREESTHE WEDDINGTHE PIG-STYETHE CAMEL-BACK BRIDGETHE SENSESCAKE BAKINGWEDDING FEASTROAST PORKGOING TO TOWNTHE MISCHIEVOUS SISTER-IN-LAWBUYING A LOCKFORCING THE CITY GATESHOME ON THE MOUNTAINFAMILY NEEDSMY BOATOLD GRANNY CHANGBLIND MAN'S BUFFTHE FIVE TOESPrevious chapter ←FACE GAMENext chapter →MAKING A FLOWER POTAll chapters and sections (141)Opening pagesFront matterOther sectionsSWEETER THAN SUGARLITTLE SMALL-FEETTHE CRICKETTHE BUTTERFLYOF WHAT USE IS A GIRL?THE FIRE-FLYCOME AND PLAYTHE COWGRANDPA FEEDS BABYSWEET PILLTHE BATTHE LITTLE BALDHEADA LITTLE GIRL'S WANTSGO TO SLEEPTHE TALL MANBABY IS SLEEPINGLITTLE FAT BOYTHE DRUM ON THE GROUNDMILKY WAYA LULLABYTHE SMALL STORE KEEPERLADY-BUGGO TO BEDTHE NERVOUS MANTHE SNAILTHE WATERMANTHE LAMBOLD CHANG, THE CRABTHE MOUSECOMING FROM THE FAIRWHAT THE OLD COW SAIDWHAT THE OLD CROW SAIDBEANSTHE SLOVENLY BOYGRAB THE KNEETHE PAGODATHE LITTLE ORPHANMIXEDTHE LITTLE GIRL'S DREAMPAT A CAKETHE GREAT WALLA DILEMMACRUEL LITTLE GLUTTONUNFORTUNATETHE BRIDEA BAD BOYTHE CROWSFRIENDS OF THE HOUSEMY TEACHER AND IBUMPA RIDDLETHE CAKE SELLERTHE UNGRATEFUL SONDEBTORTHE MISCHIEVOUS BOYTHE RICE SELLERCHICKEN SKINGRINDING FLOURTHE FARMER'S GUIDEPULLING THE SAWTHE DOCTOR'S PRESCRIPTIONLITTLE BOUND FEETTHE FAT MERCHANTKITE FLYINGWHAT IS IT?YELLOW DOGGET UPTHE BALD OLD WOMANTHE CLOTHES VENDERMAMA'S BOYTHE CAKE SELLERTHE SPIDERTHE SMALL PUG DOGTHE LITTLE BOYTHE MAGICIANRIDE A COCK HORSETHE LITTLE SISTERA RIDDLETHE BRIDEPOUNDING RICEOUR BABYBEAN SPROUTSTHE LITTLE GIRLVISITORSSHOE-MAKERTWO WONDERSDO AS YOU OUGHTMY NEPHEWRED PEPPER FLOWERDON'T BE CRUELFLOWER POTA NEW BABYTHE DEAD CICADABROTHER WANTS FRUITTHE OLD WOMANFROGGIETHE LAZY WOMANTHE TIDY WOMANE NI ME NI MI NI MOFINGER TESTTEN FINGERSFACE GAMETHE FLOWER SELLERMAKING A FLOWER POTWATERING THE FLOWERSBALD HEAD LEETHE KING WILL WANT YOUDON'T STEALTHE SHREWA MISTAKETHE BLIND MANA TRAGEDY IN THREE ACTSPULLING THE SAWTHISTLE-SEEDTHE LITTLE STUDENTTHE FIVE FINGERSTHE FIVE FINGERSOLD MOTHER WINDWASHEIGHT BALD-HEADSTURNING THE MILLSWALLOW'S NESTTHE LOCUST TREESTHE WEDDINGTHE PIG-STYETHE CAMEL-BACK BRIDGETHE SENSESCAKE BAKINGWEDDING FEASTROAST PORKGOING TO TOWNTHE MISCHIEVOUS SISTER-IN-LAWBUYING A LOCKFORCING THE CITY GATESHOME ON THE MOUNTAINFAMILY NEEDSMY BOATOLD GRANNY CHANGBLIND MAN'S BUFFTHE FIVE TOESFLOWERS for sale,◇Flowers for sale,◇Come, buy my flowers,◇Before they get stale.◇← FACE GAMEMAKING A FLOWER POT →