Five Minute Stories

Chapter 95: QUEEN MATILDA.

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About This Book

A lively collection of short stories and poems for children, offering simple domestic scenes, playful rhymes, brief narratives, and light moral lessons. Pieces range from tender portraits of family life and child play to fanciful nonsense verses, seasonal and holiday sketches, animal vignettes, and concise character studies, often keyed to children's imagination and daily activities. Language is straightforward and rhythmic, with songs and jingles interspersed among short tales; many pieces aim to charm or amuse while gently reinforcing kindness, curiosity, and good manners. Illustrations accompany several items, enhancing the accessible tone and appeal to young readers.

QUEEN MATILDA.

Oh! Queen Matilda baked,

And Queen Matilda brewed;

And Queen Matilda taught her boys

They never should be rude.

“Take off your hat!

Wipe your shoes upon the mat!

When you help yourself to butter,

Only take a single pat!”

Oh! Queen Matilda sewed,

And Queen Matilda span,

And Queen Matilda taught her boys

The duties of a man.

“Keep your mouth shut,

Don’t give way to ‘if’ or ‘but;’

Don’t employ your little toofsies

When you wish to crack a nut!”