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.

r!

Rattlesnake bite!

S

[Illustration]

S was a screw
To screw down a box;
And then it was fastened
Without any locks.

s!

Valuable screw!

T

[Illustration]

T was a thimble,
Of silver so bright! 
When placed on the finger,
It fitted so tight!

t!

Nice little thimble!

U

[Illustration]

U was an upper-coat,
Woolly and warm,
To wear over all
In the snow or the storm.

u!

What a nice upper-coat!

V

[Illustration]

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

[Illustration]

W was a watch,
Where, in letters of gold,
The hour of the day
You might always behold.

w!

Beautiful watch!

X

[Illustration]

X was King Xerxes,
Who wore on his head
A mighty large turban,
Green, yellow, and red.