AT THE POND
Reading edition
A pretty pond there is, all fringed With trees and flowers gay, Where many happy creatures live And many come to play.
The fishes frolic merrily Within its waters cool, And funny little polliwogs Live in the shining pool.
Along the grassy bank the snails And turtles slowly creep; The frogs go splashing in and out With many a sudden leap.
The insects and the merry birds Its shining surface skim; And thirsty cows and horses drink Along its rippling brim.
The water lilies' fragrant cups Upon the wavelets lie, And near them float the stately swans, With proud necks curving high. And see! here comes the mother duck With all her yellow brood; And here are all the goslings, too, Behind their mother good. They hurry, scurry, down the bank And in the water go. They dive and splash, and with delight Go swimming to and fro.
And when the children call to them And throw them bits of bread, Geese, ducks, and swans all fearless come And crowd near to be fed. Oh, yes! the pond's a merry place, So busy and so gay, Where many happy creatures live And many come to play.
