. The Bookshelf for boys and girls Children's Book of Fact and Fancy . Sit up quite straight, and mind your stops; Say, A, B, C, for , B, C, said the three little bears, All in one voice, to , B, C ! What fiddle-dee-dee ! Was whispered aloud by everybody. I want to count, said one little bear. One ! Two ! Three ! Four ! shouted re not at all deaf! said the three ! I beg your pardon ! said everybody. We d like to learn manners, said the threelittle bears;And we d like to learn from everybody,. But every one has nt fine manners, they h
. The Bookshelf for boys and girls Children's Book of Fact and Fancy . Sit up quite straight, and mind your stops; Say, A, B, C, for , B, C, said the three little bears, All in one voice, to , B, C ! What fiddle-dee-dee ! Was whispered aloud by everybody. I want to count, said one little bear. One ! Two ! Three ! Four ! shouted re not at all deaf! said the three ! I beg your pardon ! said everybody. We d like to learn manners, said the threelittle bears;And we d like to learn from everybody,. But every one has nt fine manners, they have very bad manners, said everybody. What manners you have may be better thanours,Said the three little .bears to everybody;For we live in the wood—which no how did you learn ? said everybody. For when you came in you were quite as politeAs Tommy Perkins, said everybody. You bowed and you danced, while we all satentranced,So sweet were the notes, said everybody. 67 68 POEMS FOR CHILDREN OF ALL AGES You wanted to learn to say, A, B, C, Like good little bears, said when we exclaimed, Such fiddle-dee-dee ! No notice you took, said when we all shouted out, One! Two!Three! Four! Instead of roaring, said everybody,You gently reminded us all that in school We must not be noisy, said everybody. If you wont teach us manners,We re going back home,Said the three little bears to everybody. For after the night falls it wont do to roam;So we 11 say our farewells to everybody. Then they stood up an
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