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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