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Story 157
Zilch
When the farmer is away
The cat will play
1
And filch milk
From the farmer's milch cow
Leaving zilch
2
For baby in pilch and Momma Sow
1. To steal 2. An infant’s protective garment worn over a diaper.
Story 158
Gilded
The church guild has willed not to rebuild, but to have the church cracks
filled, and to give the statues a lus•trous gild.
This will make the bishop thrill, for his till will remain filled to the gill!
Story 159
The Crooked Ilk
Gangsters, robbers, and others of this ilk are the ones who dream up
the schemes in which to bilk – such as, adding water to milk, or selling
cheap cloth that will pass as silk.
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