LAY THE TABLE.
1.
Mettez donc le couvert
Vite, vite, vite.
Set the plates immediately
To heat, heat, heat.
2.
Jeanne a fait le ragoût,
Anne a fait la tarte,
Sue will place the chairs around
With all her little heart.
About This Book
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.