NONSENSE ALPHABETS.

A

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A was an ant
Who seldom stood still,
And who made a nice house
In the side of a hill.

a! 
Nice little ant!

B

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B was a book
With a binding of blue,
And pictures and stories
For me and for you.

b! 
Nice little book!

C

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C was a cat
Who ran after a rat;
But his courage did fail
When she seized on his tail.

c! 
Crafty old cat!

D

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D was a duck
With spots on his back,
Who lived in the water,
And always said “Quack!”

d! 
Dear little duck!

E

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E was an elephant,
Stately and wise: 
He had tusks and a trunk,
And two queer little eyes.

e! 
Oh, what funny small eyes!

F

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F was a fish
Who was caught in a net;
But he got out again,
And is quite alive yet.

f! 
Lively young fish!

G

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G was a goat
Who was spotted with brown: 
When he did not lie still
He walked up and down.

g! 
Good little goat!

H

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H was a hat
Which was all on one side;
Its crown was too high,
And its brim was too wide.

h! 
Oh, what a hat!

I

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I was some ice
So white and so nice,
But which nobody tasted;
And so it was wasted.

i! 
All that good ice!

J

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

j! 
All through the town!

K

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

k
Fly away, kite!

L

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

l! 
Useful nice light!

M

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

m! 
Useful old mill!

N

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