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The Red Well-Read Reader

Story 197

A Nursery Rhyme

You should know: Also you should know

A lemon's shaped like a lime Grease 'n' grime

Two nickels equal one dime Are a lot like slime

The choicest meat is prime Mim•ic•ry is a lot like mime

And gangsters make crime Clamber is a lot like climb

And cyme grows somewhat as does thyme

But thyme is nothing like time

For time – listen to church bells chime.

Story 198

At Nine

When I was nine living on the river Rhine, the whole world was mine. In the morn

I'd arise feeling fine, u•su•al•ly to sunshine filtering through poplar and pine.

Then outside I'd go to pick grapes from the vine, for which Dad always gave me a

sip of wine.

Often I'd grab my fishing line or simply a ball of twine and with my sister, sweet

Adeline, fish the salty brine.

Now fish was fine, but we preferred to dine on swine, bovine, or por•cu•pine. In

any case, Dad always drank his moonshine in his Alpine stein.

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