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Mother Goose's Bicycle Tour

Chapter 42: THE MAID WITH EYES OF BLUE.
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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.

THE MAID WITH EYES OF BLUE.

I met a little maiden
With eyes of lovely blue,
I said in my politest tone,
Ma chère, que voulez-vous?”
She said, “I’d like a cherry ripe,
Kind sir, or even two.”
Oh, no one could refuse her,
La fille aux beaux yeux doux.