Winter Joys for Healthy Happy Girls and Boys
A lively verse about a winter season with children sledding skating and enjoying snow. It mentions girls and boys, a kind pup, and the desire for a country downhill where they can coast and slide on bright ice with friends.
The Fiddler Yanto Meets the Little People in Song
A Welsh fiddler named Yanto follows a captivating melody through bogs and hills to a glowing hall of noble guests and fine food. He awakes on a crag at dawn and returns home yet again hears harp and voices from the mountains, longing to play the entrancing air.
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Yanto
Mr Owl Objects to Hippo Serenade
The old hippo plays a flute at dusk and the owl angrily objects. The owl declares he does not care for music and motions for silence. The whimsical exchange highlights a comic clash between the two forest neighbors.
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Hippopotamus
Two Little Pigs Roll Snowball In Barnyard Mischief
Towser scolds two little pigs for rolling a massive snowball that wrecks laundry seeds dinners and glasses. The animals blame each other as the snowball bangs into a tree and shatters. The scene ends with a caution to watch where snowballs are rolled.
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Towser
Mr. Towser
Mistress Hen
Ducky
Old Man Turkey
Mr. Rooster
Pattaperata
Pumpkin Lanterns and Moonlit Mischief
Whimsical verses describe ripening watermelons and a playful Jack o Lantern tale. A boy’s miscue sends a lantern skyward, while a moonlit joke caps the page with a quip about Maud’s looks.
Geranium Fairies Visit a Window Home
A lyric tale imagines fairies in a window box and house as Red geraniums draw them near. Heralds beat a fairy drum and elves travel from across the sea to warm themselves by candles. The sailor candle grows small and dreams of days past as winter enters.
Scissors and Thimble Sup Dance of Busy Fingers
Fragmentary lines describe lively sewing activity with scissor and needle sounds, celebrating busy fingers stitching and moving in a rhythmic, playful cadence. The garbled text mentions cheerful figures and repetitive stitching actions.
Needle and Thread Yards of Cloth for Dresses
A lively advertisement highlights bright and soft fabrics for dresses with matching trims. It promises colors to suit every girl, plus buttons ribbons and laces to finish the outfits. The piece evokes cheerful satisfaction in completing sewing projects.
Mystery of Dolly Weighs Her Skirt Size Through Years
A rhythmic poem about a child’s doll named Dolly. The speaker notes Dolly’s constant weight, even as the wearer grows. The piece describes bedtime, sewing by a mother, and skirts that seem to expand with the child’s growth.
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Dolly
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