Our friends and all about them By Edith Bland [i.e. E. Nesbit]. Illustrated by Louisa, Marchioness of Waterford, Fanny Moody and W. Gilbert Foster |
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Why We Work.
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Why We Work.
Tell me mother,” the little foal said,
“When I grow up what shall I do?”
“You'll wear a bridle on your head,
And heavy people will ride on you.”
“When I grow up what shall I do?”
“You'll wear a bridle on your head,
And heavy people will ride on you.”
“Mother, tell me, did you do so?
Did heavy people ride you too?”
“Yes my dear, and in time you grow
Really pleased and glad that they do.”
Did heavy people ride you too?”
“Yes my dear, and in time you grow
Really pleased and glad that they do.”
“Mother, tell me, what is the way
They take to make us work for them so?”
“If they pet us and work for us every day,
We love them and work for them too, you know.”
They take to make us work for them so?”
“If they pet us and work for us every day,
We love them and work for them too, you know.”
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