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Book: The Bad Child's Book of Beasts

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  • The Dromedary
    The Dromedary is a cheerful bird:
    I cannot say the same about the Kurd.
    2 lines
  • The Elephant
    When people call this beast to mind,
    They marvel more and more
    4 lines
  • The Frog
    Be kind and tender to the Frog,
    And do not call him names,
    13 lines, 1 comment
  • The Whale
    The Whale that wanders round the Pole
    Is not a table fish.
    12 lines
  • The Marmozet
    The species Man and Marmozet
    Are intimately linked;
    4 lines
  • The Hippopotamus
    I shoot the Hippopotamus
    With bullets made of platinum,
    4 lines
  • Introduction: The Bad Child's Book of Beasts
    I call you bad, my little child,
    Upon the title page,
    24 lines, 2 comments
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