English

PUNKY DUNK AND THE GOLDFISH Punky Dunk, so fat, was a black and white cat Of exceedingly tender years. He had black on his nose and the tips of his toes, On the end of his tail and his ears. He cast his lot in a very soft spot For his bed was a box full of straw, And he slept all night with his eyes shut tight And his little black nose on his paw. Punky Dunk would peep, though he seemed asleep, At the bird in its cage of brass, And his tail he swayed when the gold fish played In their clear little bowl of glass. "Though my coat's like silk from my drinking milk," H

CINDERELLA Once there was a gentleman who married his second wife who was the proudest and most haughty woman ever. She had two daughters by her first husband who were exactly like her. The gentleman had a young daughter by his first wife who was good and sweet like her mother. No sooner was the wedding over then the new stepmother began to show her true colors. She could not bear the good qualities of this pretty girl, because she made her own daughters look mean and unkind.