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Mother Goose's Bicycle Tour

Chapter 17: THE FROG AND THE CROW.
By M. A. Bonnell
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The collection frames a lighthearted bicycle tour taken by an elderly rhyming hostess and her goose, using that journey to present a wide assortment of nursery verses, parodies, and short poems. Familiar jingles and character pieces alternate with comic vignettes, riddles, and enigmata, often interspersed with French phrases and playful foreign allusions. Stanzas range from sing-song originals to humorous rewrites, accompanied by occasional scene-setting lines and a glossary. The overall tone is whimsical and theatrical, aimed at young readers through melodic rhythm, visual suggestion, and gentle absurdity.

THE FROG AND THE CROW.

1. Une chère petite grenouille, Lived on the river brink, oh! Un corbeau noir et
gaillard Came there to get a drink, oh! “Come ashore, Come ashore,” Dit le corbeau
à la grenouille, “Come ashore, come ashore,” Dit le corbeau à la grenouille.

2. “And you shall hear the music On yonder green hill, oh! And you shall see the
dancers All dressed up in yellow.” “Je vous remercie, Je vous remercie,” Dit la
jeune petite grenouille, “Je vous remercie, Je vous remercie,” Dit la jeune petite grenouille.

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3.
So the frog began a-jumping,
A-jumping to land, oh!
And the crow began a-hopping,
To give her his hand, oh!
“Je vous remercie, je vous remercie,”
Dit encore la jeune grenouille.
“Miss, you’re welcome; Miss, you’re welcome,”
Dit le corbeau à la grenouille.
4.
“But where is the music
On yonder green hill, oh!
And where are the dancers
All dressed up in yellow—?”
“Yough” (scream).