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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The Boy Speaks.
Let me hold your horse, sir,
I am three years old,
And I'm strong and able
Any horse to hold?
I am three years old,
And I'm strong and able
Any horse to hold?
“Mother's in the orchard,
Father's in the shed,
And your horse looks quiet,
Let me hold his head?”
Father's in the shed,
And your horse looks quiet,
Let me hold his head?”
The Horse Speaks.
“Let me hold the boy, sir,
He is very small,
And I will not kick him—
Will not bite at all?
He is very small,
And I will not kick him—
Will not bite at all?
“It will give me something,
Though not much, to do,
Let me hold the boy sir
While I wait for you?
Though not much, to do,
Let me hold the boy sir
While I wait for you?
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