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All the rest have thirty…one;

February twenty…eight alone; …

Except in leap year; at which time

February's days are twenty…nine。





THE GARDEN YEAR



January brings the snow;

Makes our feet and fingers glow。



February brings the rain;

Thaws the frozen lake again。



March brings breezes; loud and shrill;

To stir the dancing daffodil。



April brings the primrose sweet;

Scatters daisies at our feet。



May brings flocks of pretty lambs

Skipping by their fleecy dams。



June brings tulips; lilies; roses;

Fills the children's hands with posies。



Hot July brings cooling showers;

Apricots; and gillyflowers。



August brings the sheaves of corn;

Then the harvest home is borne。



Warm September brings the fruit;

Sportsmen then begin to shoot。



Fresh October brings the pheasant;

Then to gather nuts is pleasant。



Dull November brings the blast;

Then the leaves are whirling fast。



Chill December brings the sleet;

Blazing fire; and Christmas treat。



Sara Coleridge '1802…1852'





RIDDLES



There was a girl in our town;

Silk an' satin was her gown;

Silk an' satin; gold an' velvet;

Guess her name; three times I've telled it。

(Ann。)



As soft as silk; as white as milk; 

As bitter as gall; a thick green wall;

And a green coat covers me all。

(A walnut。)



Make three fourths of a cross;

And a circle complete;

And let two semicircles

On a perpendicular meet;

Next add a triangle

That stands on two feet;

Next two semicircles;

And a circle complete。

(TOBACCO。)



Flour of England; fruit of Spain;

Met together in a shower of rain;

Put in a bag tied round with a string;

If you'll tell me this riddle; I'll give you a ring。

(A plum…pudding。)



In marble walls as white as milk;

Lined with a skin as soft as silk;

Within a fountain crystal clear;

A golden apple doth appear。

No doors there are to this stronghold;

Yet thieves break in and steal the gold。

(An egg。)



Little Nanny Etticoat;

In a white petticoat;

And a red nose;

The longer she stands;

The shorter she grows。

(A candle。)



Long legs; crooked thighs;

Little head and no eyes。

(A pair of tongs。)



Thirty white horses upon a red hill;

Now they tramp; now they champ; now they stand still。

(The teeth。)



Formed long ago; yet made to…day;

Employed while others sleep;

What few would like to give away;

Nor any wish to keep。

(A bed。)



Lives in winter;

Dies in summer;

And grows with its root upwards。

(An icicle。)



Elizabeth; Lizzy; Betsy and Bess;

All went together to seek a bird's nest;

They found a nest with five eggs in it;

They each took one and left four in it。



Thomas a Tattamus took two T's;

To tie two tups to two tall trees;

To frighten the terrible Thomas a Tattamus!

Tell me how many T's there are in all THAT!



Old Mother Twitchett had but one eye;

And a long tail which she let fly;

And every time she went over a gap;

She left a bit of her tail in a trap。

(A needle and thread。)



As I went through a garden gap;

Who should I meet but Dick Red…Cap!

A stick in his hand; a stone in his throat;

If you'll tell me this riddle; I'll give you a groat。

(A cherry。)



Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall;

Humpty Dumpty had a great fall;

All the king's horses and all the king's men

Cannot put Humpty Dumpty together again。

(An egg。)



As I was going to St。 Ives;

I met a man with seven wives;

Every wife had seven sacks;

Every sack had seven cats;

Every cat had seven kits …

Kits; cats; sacks; and wives;

How many were going to St。 Ives?

(One。)



Two legs sat upon three legs;

With one leg in his lap;

In comes four legs

And runs away with one leg;

Up jumps two legs;

Catches up three legs;

Throws it after four legs;

And makes him drop one leg。

(A man; a stool; a leg of mutton; and a dog。)





PROVERBS



If wishes were horses;

Beggars would ride;

If turnips were watches;

I'd wear one by my side。



A man of words; and not of deeds;

Is like a garden full of weeds;

For when the weeds begin to grow;

Then doth the garden overflow。



He that would thrive

Must rise at five;

He that hath thriven

May lie till seven;

And he that by the plough would thrive;

Himself must either hold or drive。



A swarm of bees in May

Is worth a load of hay;

A swarm of bees in June

Is worth a silver spoon;

A swarm of bees in July

Is not worth a fly。



They that wash on Monday

Have all the week to dry;

They that wash on Tuesday

Are not so much awry;

They that wash on Wednesday

Are not so much to blame;

They that wash on Thursday;

Wash for shame;

They that wash on Friday;

Wash in need;

And they that wash on Saturday;

Oh; they are slovens; indeed。



Needles and pins; needles and pins;

When a man marries; his trouble begins。



For every evil under the sun;

There is a remedy; or there is none。

If there be one; try and find it;

If there be none; never mind it。



Tommy's tears; and Mary's fears;

Will make them old before their years。



If 〃ifs〃 and 〃ands〃

Were pots and pans;

There would be no need for tinkers!



For want of a nail; the shoe was lost;

For want of the shoe; the horse was lost;

For want of the horse; the rider was lost;

For want of the rider; the battle was lost;

For want of the battle; the kingdom was lost;

And all from the want of a horseshoe nail。





KIND HEARTS



Kind hearts are the gardens;

Kind thoughts are the roots;

Kind words are the blossoms;

Kind deeds are the fruits;

Love is the sweet sunshine

That warms into life;

For only in darkness

Grow hatred and strife。





WEATHER WISDOM



A sunshiny shower

Won't last half an hour。



Rain before seven;

Fair by eleven。



The South wind brings wet weather;

The North wind wet and cold together;

The West wind always brings us rain;

The East wind blows it back again。



March winds and April showers

Bring forth May flowers。



Evening red and morning gray

Set the traveller on his way;

But evening gray and morning red;

Bring the rain upon his head。



Rainbow at night

Is the sailor's delight;

Rainbow at morning;

Sailors; take warning。





OLD SUPERSTITIONS



See a pin and pick it up;

All the day you'll have good luck;

See a pin and let it lay;

Bad luck you will have all day。



Cut your nails on Monday; cut them for news;

Cut them on Tuesday; a pair of new shoes;

Cut them on Wednesday; cut them for health;

Cut them on Thursday; cut them for wealth;

Cut them on Friday; cut them for woe;

Cut them on Saturday; a journey you'll go;

Cut them on Sunday; you'll cut them for evil;

For all the next week you'll be ruled by the devil。



Marry Monday; marry for wealth;

Marry Tuesday; marry for health;

Marry Wednesday; the best day of all;

Marry Thursday; marry for crosses;

Marry Friday; marry for losses;

Marry Saturday; no luck at all。



Sneeze on a Monday; you sneeze for danger;

Sneeze on a Tuesday; you'll kiss a stranger;

Sneeze on a Wednesday; you sneeze for a letter;

Sneeze on a Thursday; for something better;

Sneeze on a Friday; you sneeze for sorrow;

Sneeze on a Saturday; your sweetheart to…morrow;

Sneeze on a Sunday; your safety seek …

The devil will have you the whole of the week。



Monday's child is fair of face;

Tuesday's child is full of grace;

Wednesday's child is full of woe;

Thursday's child has far to go;

Friday's child is loving and giving;

Saturday's child works hard for its living;

And a child that's born on the Sabbath day

Is fair and wise and good and gay。













THE ROAD TO SLUMBERLAND













WYNKEN; BLYNKEN; AND NOD

Dutch Lullaby



Wynken; Blynken; and Nod one night

Sailed off in a wooden shoe; …

Sailed on a river of crystal ligh

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