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The Red Well-Read Reader
Story 68
Farming
If you have a strong arm,
A gun to protect yourself from harm
And if work causes you no alarm
Then life on a farm is but a charm.
Story 69
A True Yarn
The Scots call a mountain lake a tarn. They call a stone landmark a cairn.
Although peculiar, the Scots call both an animal house and a youngster a barn. Be
that as it may, the sheep in their barn provide the best darn yarn that any tailor
should ever hope to darn.
Story 70
The Jew's Harp
Although Jose´ enjoyed playing his Jew's harp,
he downright hated the upright harp.
Consequently his mother would harp (he called it carp):
"Play your harp, play your harp . . . !"
But Jose´ preferred to fish for carp.
So he did so while thumbing tunes in A-sharp
upon his oral harp.
Jew’s Harp
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