p
P was once a little pump, Pumpy, Slumpy, Flumpy, Pumpy, Dumpy, thumpy, Little pump!
q
Q was once a little quail, Quaily, Faily, Daily, Quaily, Stumpy-taily, Little quail!
r
R was once a little rose, Rosy, Posy, Nosy, Rosy, Blows-y, grows-y, Little rose!
s
S was once a little shrimp, Shrimpy, Nimpy, Flimpy, Shrimpy, Jumpy, jimpy, Little shrimp!
t
T was once a little thrush, Thrushy, Hushy, Bushy, Thrushy, Flitty, flushy, Little thrush!
u
U was once a little urn, Urny, Burny, Turny, Urny, Bubbly, burny, Little urn!
v
V was once a little vine, Viny, Winy, Twiny, Viny, Twisty-twiny, Little vine!
w
W was once a whale, Whaly, Scaly, Shaly, Whaly, Tumbly-taily, Mighty whale!
x
X was once a great king Xerxes, Xerxy, Perxy, Turxy, Xerxy, Linxy, lurxy, Great King Xerxes!
y
Y was once a little yew, Yewdy, Fewdy, Crudy, Yewdy, Growdy, grewdy, Little yew!
z
Z was once a piece of zinc, Tinky, Winky, Blinky, Tinky, Tinkly minky, Piece of zinc!
Edward Lear.
_A was an Ant_
A was an ant Who seldom stood still, And who made a nice house In the side of a hill.
a Nice little ant!
B was a book With a binding of blue, And pictures and stories For me and for you.
b Nice little book!
C was a cat Who ran after a rat; But his courage did fail When she seized on his tail.
c Crafty old cat!
D was a duck With spots on his back, Who lived in the water, And always said "Quack!"
d Dear little duck!
E was an elephant, Stately and wise: He had tusks and a trunk, And two queer little eyes.
e Oh, what funny small eyes!
F was a fish Who was caught in a net; But he got out again, And is quite alive yet.
f Lively young fish!
G was a goat Who was spotted with brown: When he did not lie still He walked up and down.
g Good little goat!
H was a hat Which was all on one side; Its crown was too high, And its brim was too wide.
h Oh, what a hat!
I was some ice So white and so nice, But which n.o.body tasted; And so it was wasted.
i All that good ice!
J was a jackdaw Who hopped up and down In the princ.i.p.al street Of a neighboring town.
j All through the town!
K was a kite Which flew out of sight, Above houses so high, Quite into the sky.
k Fly away, kite!
L was a light Which burned all the night, And lighted the gloom Of a very dark room.
l Useful nice light!
M was a mill Which stood on a hill, And turned round and round With a loud hummy sound.
m Useful old mill!
N was a net Which was thrown in the sea To catch fish for dinner For you and for me.
n Nice little net!
O was an orange So yellow and round: When it fell off the tree, It fell down to the ground.
o Down to the ground!
P was a pig, Who was not very big; But his tail was too curly, And that made him surly.
p Cross little pig!
Q was a quail With a very short tail; And he fed upon corn In the evening and morn.
q Quaint little quail!