The Puss. The Octo-pus. //// The Octo-pus or Cuttle-fish! // I'm sure that none of us would wish // To have him scuttle round the house, // Like Puss, when she espies a mouse: // When you secure your house-hold pet, // Be very sure you do not get // The Octo-pus, or there may be // Dom-es-tic in-felis-ity.
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A funny little illustrated book, for kids or adults with a silly sense of humor. Written by Robert Williams Wood, author of "How to Tell the Birds from the Flowers".
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Table of Contents
1. The Bee - The Beet - The Beetle.
2. The Ant - The Pheas-ant.
3. The Bunny - The Tunny.
4. The Eel - The Eelephant.
5. The Puss - The Octo-pus.
6. The Gnu - The Newt.
8. The Hare - The Harrier.
9. The Pipe-fish - The Sea-gar.
10. The Cow - The Cowry.
11. The Doe - The Dodo.
12. The Ray - The Raven.
14. The Coot - The Bandicoot.
16. The Ape - The Grape.
17. The Elk - The Whelk.
18. The Cross-Bill - The Sweet-William.
19. The Pitcher-Plant - The Fly-Catcher.
20. The Antelope - The Cantelope.
22. The P-Cock - The Q-Cumber.
23. The Pen-guin - The Sword-fish.
24. The Yellow-Hammer - The Saw-fish.
26. The Pansy - The Chim-pansy.
27. Naught - Argonaut.
28. Author's Add-end-'em.
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The Gnu. The Newt. //// The Gnu conspicuously wears // His coat of gnumerous bristling hairs, // While, as we see, the modest Newt // Of such a coat is destitute. // (I'm only telling this to you, // And it is strictly "entre gnu".) // In point of fact the Newt is nude, // And therefore he does not obtrude, // But hides in some secluded gnook, // Beneath the surface of the brook: // It's almost more than he can bear, // To slyly take his breath of air, // His need of which is absolute, // Because, you see, he is a Pneu-t.* //// * This stands for air, like aero-static, // Greek - "pneumos" - air - comp-air "pneu-matic".
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The Pen-guin. The Sword-fish. //// We have for many years been bored // By that old saw about the sword // And pen, and now we all rejoice, // To see how Nature made her choice: // She made, regardless of offendin', // The Sword-fish mightier than the Pen-guin.
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The Bee. The Beet. The Beetle. //// Good Mr. Darwin once contended // That Beetles were from Bees descended; // And as my pictures show, I think, // The Beet must be the missing-link. // The Sugar-Beet and Honey-Bee // Supply the Beetle's pedigree: // The family is now complete,- // The Bee, the Beetle and the Beet.
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These are a few of my favorites, although the entire book is charming! These poems also give one a good idea of the word play and sense of humor. The illustrations are appealing in a clever, naïve way as well... Especially for "The Puss. The Octo-pus", which is also illustrated on the book cover, though it is difficult to see in the scanned version here.
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