In the principal street
Of a neighboring town.
_j_
All through the town!

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

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

M was a man,
Who walked round and round;
And he wore a long coat
That came down to the ground.
_m_
Funny old man!

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 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 was a pig,
Who was not very big,
But his tail was too curly,
And that made him surly.
_p_
Cross little pig!

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

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

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

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

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

V was a veil
With a border upon it,
And a ribbon to tie it
All round a pink bonnet.
_v_
Pretty green veil!

W was a whale
With a very long tail,
Whose movements were frantic
Across the Atlantic.
_w_
Monstrous old whale!

X was King Xerxes,
Who, more than all Turks, is
Renowned for his fashion
Of fury and passion.
_x_
Angr