Jingles

Chapter 4: The Pet's Christmas Carol

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A compact anthology of short rhymes and playful verse written in early childhood and arranged by the ages at which they were composed. The pieces use a childlike voice to render animal songs, holiday verses, riddles, light moral observations, and wordplay, occasionally experimenting with other languages and invented turns of phrase. Humorous sketches and simple portraits of daily life alternate with fanciful imaginings, and lively illustrations accompany the poems to emphasize their spontaneous charm and the development of a young poet’s imagination.

The Pet's Christmas Carol

"Tweet-tweet-tweet!" sang the canary,

Which meant that he was very merry,

Because his little mistress Nell,

On Christmas eve had fed him well.

"Bow-wow-wow!" sang the gay young pup,

"My master's gone away to sup,

But though he won't be here for tea,

Just see the meal he left for me!"

"Mew-mew-mew!" sang the mamma cat,

"Such milk as this will make me fat,

And oh, I feel so very gay

This cold and frosty Christmas day."

Each mamma cow sang "Moo-moo-moo!"

And gentle dove sang "Coo-coo-coo!"

And every horse and sheep and pig,

And duck and chicken, small and big,

A carol sang on Christmas eve,

Because a FEAST each did receive.