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At The Zoo

There are lions and roaring tigers,
and enormous camels and things,
There are biffalo-buffalo-bisons,
and a great big bear with wings.
There's a sort of a tiny potamus,
and a tiny nosserus too -
But I gave buns to the elephant
when I went down to the Zoo!

  There are badgers and bidgers and bodgers,
and a Super-in-tendent's House,
There are masses of goats, and a Polar,
and different kinds of mouse,
And I think there's a sort of a something
which is called a wallaboo -
But I gave buns to the elephant
when I went down to the Zoo!

If you try to talk to the bison,
he never quite understands;
You can't shake hands with a mingo -
he doesn't like shaking hands.
And lions and roaring tigers
hate saying, "How do you do?" -
But I give buns to the elephant
when I go down to the Zoo!

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  • February 19, 2005
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    Dear Deriane,

    We are all still 11 really, especially when we encounter anything A.A.Milne has touched.

    Chris


  • April 12, 2004
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    Dear Mr.Milne
    Ilove Pooh Bear so much so if you can please keep writing the Pooh Bear book`s.In school kids make fun of me because I`m 11 and still love Pooh Bear.Well thank you so much for your time.

    SINCERLY
    Deriane Jones