LESSON XXXVII.
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THE KITCHEN CLOCK.
Listen to the kitchen clock! To itself it ever talks, From its place it never walks; "Tick-tock-tick-tock:" Tell me what it says.
"I'm a very patient clock, Never moved by hope or fear, Though I've stood for many a year; Tick-tock-tick-tock:" That is what it says.
"I'm a very truthful clock: People say about the place, Truth is written on my face; Tick-tock-tick-tock:" That is what it says.
"I'm a most obliging clock; If you wish to hear me strike, You may do it when you like; Tick-tock-tick-tock: " That is what it says.
"I'm a very friendly clock; For this truth to all I tell, Life is short, improve it well; Tick-tock-tick-tock:" That is what it says.
What a talkative old clock! Let us see what it will do When the hour hand reaches two; "Ding-ding—tick-tock:" That is what it says.