Runaway Donkey and Other Rhymes for Children

<p><span class="pagenum"><SPAN name="Page_46" id="Page_46">[Pg 46]</SPAN></span></p> <h2>FARM VOICES</h2> <div class="figcenter"> <ANTIMG src="images/046a.jpg" alt="Pony" style="width: 50%" /></div> <h3>I</h3> <div class="figleft1" style="width:15%"> <ANTIMG src="images/046b.jpg" alt="" style="width: 100%" /></div> <div class="figleft2" style="width:75%"> <ANTIMG src="images/046c.jpg" alt="Here's the farmer with his animals" style="width: 100%" /></div> <div class="poem1"><div class="stanza"> <span class="i2">Here's the drover with his cattle,<br/></span> <span class="i4">Clear the way, oh! clear the way!<br/></span> <span class="i2">Oh! the noisy, noisy creatures,<br/></span> <span class="i4">Listen now to what they say.<br/></span> <span class="i0">The cows are lowing "Moo, moo, moo!"<br/></span> <span class="i0">The sheep are bleating "Baa, baa, baa!"<br/></span> <span class="i0">The pigs are grunting "Ugh, ugh, ugh!"<br/></span> <span class="i0">And the donkey, with the long, long ears,<br/></span> <span class="i0">Says "Hee-haw, hee-haw, hee-haw!"<br/></span></div> </div> <p><span class="pagenum"><SPAN name="Page_47" id="Page_47">[Pg 47]</SPAN></span></p> <h3>II</h3> <div class="figright"> <ANTIMG src="images/047a.jpg" alt="Birds" style="width: 50%" /></div> <div class="poem1"><div class="stanza"> <span class="i2">Here's the farmer with his poultry,<br/></span> <span class="i4">Clear the way, oh! clear the way!<br/></span> <span class="i2">Oh! the noisy, noisy creatures,<br/></span> <span class="i4">Listen now to what they say.<br/></span> <span class="i0">The geese are hissing "Sss,&mdash;sss,&mdash;sss!"<br/></span> <span class="i0">The hens are calling "Cluck, cluck, cluck!"<br/></span> <span class="i0">The chickens answer "Peep, peep, peep!"<br/></span> <span class="i0">And the rooster, with the gay red comb,<br/></span> <span class="i0">Says "Cock-a-doodle-doo!"<br/></span></div> </div> <div class="figcenter"> <ANTIMG src="images/047b.jpg" alt="Here's the farmer with his poultry" style="width: 50%" /></div> <h3>III</h3> <div class="figleft"> <ANTIMG src="images/047c.jpg" alt="Birds" style="width: 50%" /></div> <div class="poem1"><div class="stanza"> <span class="i2">Everywhere the birds are flying,<br/></span> <span class="i4">Blithe and gay, oh! blithe and gay.<br/></span> <span class="i2">Merrily their notes are ringing,<br/></span> <span class="i4">Listen now to what they say.<br/></span> <span class="i0">The robins warble "Chirrup, chirrup, chirrup!"<br/></span> <span class="i0">The sparrows twitter "Tweet, tweet, tweet!"<br/></span> <span class="i0">The pigeons murmur "Coo, coo, coo!"<br/></span> <span class="i0">And the bobolink, so full of joy,<br/></span> <span class="i0">Sings "Bob-o'-link, bob-o'-link, bob-o'-link!"<br/></span></div> </div> <hr class="chap" /> <div style="break-after:column;"></div><br />