LITTLE VERSES FOR VERY LITTLE PEOPLE.
, Under a toadstool Crept a wee Elf, Out of the rain, To shelter himself. Under the toadstool, - ~ Sound asleep, Sat a big Dormouse All in a heap. Trembled the wee Elf, Frightened, and yet Fearing to'fly away Lest he got wet. To the next shelterMaybe a mile! Sudden the wee Elf Smiled a wee smile. Tagged till the toadstool ' • " Toppled in two. Holding it over him, ;• ' Gaily he flew. Soon he was safe home, Dry as could be. Soon woke the Dormouse — “Good gracious me! i “Where is my toadstool?” Loud he lamented — And that’s how umbrellas First were invented.
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Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2652, 6 November 1909, Page 4 (Supplement)
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106LITTLE VERSES FOR VERY LITTLE PEOPLE. Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2652, 6 November 1909, Page 4 (Supplement)
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