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The Little Elf-man

I met a little Elf -man once

Down where the lillies blow.

I asked him why he was so small,

And, why he didn't grow.

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"I'm just as big for me, said he,
'As you are big for you!"
— J.K. Bangs
elf – an imaginary dwarf (plural : elves), frown – to crease your forehead when you are puzzled,
lillies – a kind of flower (singular : lily), through and through – all over; completely.
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