ODD RHYMES
Reading edition
I
ROOK, rook, Read in a book! Mouse, mouse, Build a house! Bee, bee, Get your tea! Pig, pig, Dance a jig! Goose, goose, Put on shoes! Snail, snail, Fill the pail! Rabbit, rabbit, Mind you stab it! Cricket, cricket, Mind you kick it!
II
My maid Molly, She pricked her thumb, But only with holly, And the blood wouldn’t come.
III
Martin, Martin Went a carting; And why did he travel? To bring home some gravel.
IV
Hey-down, high-down, furze and thistle, Rain and wind, and a dog and whistle; The wind blows, the rain drops, The seeds are gone from the thistle-tops: Whistle! find me a flower in the clover, And you shall have turkey for supper, Rover!