Q was once a little quail, Quaily, Faily, Daily, Quaily, Stumpy-taily, Little quail! R [Illustration] r R was once a little rose, Rosy, Posy, Nosy, Rosy, Blows-y, grows-y, Little rose! S [Illustration] s S was once a little shrimp, Shrimpy, Nimpy, Flimpy, Shrimpy. Jumpy, jimpy, Little shrimp! T [Illustration] t T was once a little thrush, Thrushy, Hushy, Bushy, Thrushy, Flitty, flushy, Little thrush! U [Illustration] u U was once a little urn, Urny, Burny, Turny, Urny, Bubbly, burny, Little urn! V [Illustration] v V was once a little vine, Viny, Winy, Twiny, Viny, Twisty-twiny, Little vine! W [Illustration] w W was once a whale, Whaly, Scaly, Shaly, Whaly, Tumbly-taily, Mighty whale! X [Illustration] x X was once a great king Xerxes, Xerxy, Perxy, Turxy, Xerxy, Linxy, lurxy, Great King Xerxes! Y [Illustration] y Y was once a little yew, Yewdy, Fewdy, Crudy, Yewdy, Growdy, grewdy, Little yew! Z [Illustration] z Z was once a piece of zinc, Tinky, Winky, Blinky, Tinky, Tinkly minky, Piece of zinc! A [Illustration] A was an ape, Who stole some white tape, And tied up his toes In four beautiful bows. a! Funny old ape! B [Illustration] B was a bat, Who slept all the day, And fluttered about When the sun went away. b! Brown little bat! C [Illustration] C was a camel: You rode on his hump; And if you fell off, You came down such a bump! c! What a high camel! D [Illustration] D was a dove, Who lived in a wood, With such pretty soft wings, And so gentle and good! d! Dear little dove! E [Illustration] E was an eagle, Who sat on the rocks, And looked down on the fields And the-far-away flocks. e! Beautiful eagle! F [Illustration] F was a fan Made of beautiful stuff; And when it was used, It went puffy-puff-puff! f! Nice little fan! G [Illustration]