"I weep for you," the Walrus said: "I deeply sympathize." With sobs and tears he sorted out Those of the largest size, Holding his pocket-handkerchief Before his streaming eyes. "O Oysters," said the Carpenter, "You've had a pleasant run! Shall we be trotting home again?" But answer there came none-- And this was scarcely odd, because They'd eaten every one. --LEWIS CARROLL. [A] By permission of the Author. [Illustration: A MAN WENT HUNTING AT REIGATE.] A man went hunting at Reigate, And wished to jump over a high gate; Says the owner, "Go round, With your horse and your hound, For you never shall leap over my gate." [Illustration: HUMPTY-DUMPTY.] [Illustration: HUMPTY-DUMPTY.] [Music: Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall, Humpty Dumpty had a great fall; All the king's horses, and all the king's men, Couldn't set Humpty Dumpty up again.] [Illustration: "THERE WAS AN OWL LIVED IN AN OAK."] There was an Owl lived in an oak, Whiskey, Whaskey, Weedle; And all the words he ever spoke Were Fiddle, Faddle, Feedle. A sportsman chanced to come that way, Whiskey, Whaskey, Weedle; Says he, "I'll shoot you, silly bird, So Fiddle, Faddle, Feedle!" [Illustration] GOOD KING ARTHUR. WHEN good King Arthur ruled this land, He was a goodly King; He bought three pecks of barley-meal, To make a bag-pudding. A bag-pudding the King did make, And stuffed it well with plums, And in it put great lumps of fat, As big as my two thumbs. The King and Queen did eat thereof, And noblemen beside; And what they could not eat that night, The Queen next morning fried. [Illustration] To market, to market, to buy a fat pig, Home again, home again, jiggety jig. To market, to market, to buy a fat hog, Home again, home again, jiggety jog. [Illustration] Hot cross buns, hot cross buns, One a penny, two a penny, Hot cross buns. If your daughters don't like them, Give them to your sons, One a penny, two a penny, Hot cross buns. [Illustration] WHO STOLE THE BIRD'S-NEST? TO-WHIT! to-whit! to-whee! Will you listen to me? Who stole four eggs I laid, And the nice nest I made? [Illustration] Not I, said the cow, moo-oo! Such a thing I'd never do. I gave you a wisp of hay, But did not take your nest away; Not I, said the cow, moo-oo! Such a thing I'd never do. [Illustration] Bob-o-link! Bob-o-link! Now, what do you think? Who stole a nest away From the plum-tree to-day? [Illustration] Not I, said the dog, bow-wow! I wouldn't be so mean, I vow. I gave some hairs the nest to make, But the nest I did not take; Not I, said the dog, bow-wow! I would not be so mean, I vow. [Illustration]