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SING-SONG; A NURSERY RHYME BOOK: 54 by CHRISTINA GEORGINA ROSSETTI

Poet Analysis

First Line: WHAT DOES THE DONKEY BRAY ABOUT
Last Line: WHAT DO THE OTHERS SAY?

What does the donkey bray about?
What does the pig grunt through his snout?
What does the goose mean by a hiss?
Oh, Nurse, if you can tell me this,
I'll give you such a kiss.

The cockatoo calls "cockatoo,"
The magpie chatters "how d'ye do?"
The jackdaw bids me "go away,"
Cuckoo cries "cuckoo" half the day:
What do the others say?



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