The Table And The Chair
Said the Table to the Chair,'You can hardly be
How I suffer from the heat,
And from chilblains on my feet!
If we took a little walk,
We might have a little talk!
Pray let us take the air!'Said the Table to the Chair.
Said the Chair unto the Table,'Now you know we are not able!
How foolishly you talk,
When you know we cannot walk!'Said the Table with a sigh,'It can do no harm to try;
I've as many legs as you;
Why can't we walk on two?'So they both went slowly down,
And walked about the
With a cheerful bumpy sound,
As they toddled round and round.
And everybody cried,
As they hastened to their side,'See! the Table and the
Have come out to take the air!'But, in going down an
To a castle in the valley,
They completely lost their way,
And wandered all the
Till, to see them safely back,
They paid a Ducky-quack,
And a Beetle, and a Mouse,
Who took them to their house.
Then they whispered to each other,'O delightful little brother!
What a lovely walk we've taken!
Let us dine on Beans and Bacon!'So the Ducky and the
Browny-Mousy and the
Dined, and danced upon their
Till they toddled to their beds.
Edward Lear
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