e!

Beautiful eagle!

F

[Illustration]

F was a fan
Made of beautiful stuff;
And when it was used,
It went puffy-puff-puff!

f!

Nice little fan!

G

[Illustration]

G was a gooseberry,
Perfectly red;
To be made into jam,
And eaten with bread.

g!

Gooseberry red!

H

[Illustration]

H was a heron,
Who stood in a stream:
The length of his neck
And his legs was extreme.

h!

Long-legged heron!

I

[Illustration]

I was an inkstand,
Which stood on a table,
With a nice pen to write with
When we are able.

i!

Neat little inkstand!

J

[Illustration]

J was a jug,
So pretty and white,
With fresh water in it
At morning and night.

j!

Nice little jug!

K

[Illustration]

K was a kingfisher:
Quickly he flew,
So bright and so pretty!--
Green, purple, and blue.

k!

Kingfisher blue!

L

[Illustration]

L was a lily,
So white and so sweet!
To see it and smell it
Was quite a nice treat.

l!

Beautiful lily!

M

[Illustration]

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

[Illustration]

N was a nut
So smooth and so brown!
And when it was ripe,
It fell tumble-dum-down.

n!

Nice little nut!

O

[Illustration]

O was an oyster,
Who lived in his shell:
If you let him alone,
He felt perfectly well.

o!

Open-mouthed oyster!

P

[Illustration]

P was a polly,
All red, blue, and green,--
The most beautiful polly
That ever was seen.

p!

Poor little polly!

Q

[Illustration]

Q was a quill
Made into a pen;
But I do not know where,
And I cannot say when.

q!

Nice little quill!

R

[Illustration]

R was a rattlesnake,
Rolled up so tight,
Those who saw him ran quickly,
For fear he should bite.