e and so nice,
But which nobody tasted;
And so it was wasted.

i!
All that good ice!

J

[Illustration]

J was a jackdaw
Who hopped up and down
In the principal street
Of a neighboring town.

j!
All through the town!

K

[Illustration]

K was a kite
Which flew out of sight,
Above houses so high,
Quite into the sky.

k
Fly away, kite!

L

[Illustration]

L was a light
Which burned all the night,
And lighted the gloom
Of a very dark room.

l!
Useful nice light!

M

[Illustration]

M was a mill
Which stood on a hill,
And turned round and round
With a loud hummy sound.

m!
Useful old mill!

N

[Illustration]

N was a net
Which was thrown in the sea
To catch fish for dinner
For you and for me.

n!
Nice little net!

O

[Illustration]

O was an orange
So yellow and round:
When it fell off the tree,
It fell down to the ground.

o!
Down to the ground!

P

[Illustration]

P was a pig,
Who was not very big;
But his tail was too curly,
And that made him surly.

p!
Cross little pig!

Q

[Illustration]

Q was a quail
With a very short tail;
And he fed upon corn
In the evening and morn.

q!
Quaint little quail!

R

[Illustration]

R was a rabbit,
Who had a bad habit
Of eating the flowers
In gardens and bowers.

r!
Naughty fat rabbit!

S

[Illustration]

S was the sugar-tongs,
Nippity-nee,
To take up the sugar
To put in our tea.

s!
Nippity-nee!

T

[Illustration]

T was a tortoise,
All yellow and black:
He walked slowly away,
And he never came back.

t!
Torty never came back!

U

[Illustration]

U was an urn
All polished and bright,
And full of hot water
At noon and at night.

u!
Useful old urn!

V

[Illustration]

V was a villa
Which stood on a hill,