_k_ K was once a little kite, Kity, Whity, Flighty, Kity, Out of sighty, Little kite! _l_ L was once a little lark, Larky, Marky, Harky, Larky, In the parky, Little lark! _m_ M was once a little mouse, Mousy, Bousy, Sousy, Mousy, In the housy, Little mouse! _n_ N was once a little needle, Needly, Tweedly, Threedly, Needly, Wisky, wheedly, Little needle! _o_ O was once a little owl, Owly, Prowly, Howly, Owly, Browny fowly, Little owl! _p_ P was once a little pump, Pumpy, Slumpy, Flumpy, Pumpy, Dumpy, thumpy, Little pump! _q_ Q was once a little quail, Quaily, Faily, Daily, Quaily, Stumpy-taily, Little quail! _r_ R was once a little rose, Rosy, Posy, Nosy, Rosy, Blows-y, grows-y, Little rose! _s_ S was once a little shrimp, Shrimpy, Nimpy, Flimpy, Shrimpy, Jumpy, jimpy, Little shrimp! _t_ T was once a little thrush, Thrushy, Hushy, Bushy, Thrushy, Flitty, flushy, Little thrush! _u_ U was once a little urn, Urny, Burny, Turny, Urny, Bubbly, burny, Little urn! _v_ V was once a little vine, Viny, Winy, Twiny, Viny, Twisty-twiny, Little vine! _w_ W was once a whale, Whaly, Scaly, Shaly, Whaly, Tumbly-taily, Mighty whale! _x_ X was once a great king Xerxes, Xerxy, Perxy, Turxy, Xerxy, Linxy, lurxy, Great King Xerxes! _y_ Y was once a little yew Yewdy, Fewdy, Crudy, Yewdy, Growdy, grewdy, Little yew! _z_ Z was once a piece of zinc, Tinky, Winky, Blinky, Tinky, Tinkly minky, Piece of zinc! THE APPLE PIE A was an apple pie, B bit it; C cut it; D dealt it; E ate it; F fought for it; G got it; H had it; I inquired about it; J joined it; K kept it; L longed for it; M mourned for it; N nodded at it; O opened it; P peeped in it; Q quartered it; R ran for it; S stole it; T took it; U upset it; V viewed it; W wanted it; X, Y, Z, and amper-sand, All hoped for a piece in hand.