But he had received
a good lesson and never after that could the old piper induce him to
steal.
When Tom showed by his actions his intention of being honest he soon
got a job of work to do, and before long he was able to earn a living
more easily, and a great deal more honestly, than when he stole the
pig to get a dinner and suffered a severe beating as a punishment.
Tom, Tom, the piper's son
Now with stealing pigs was done,
He 'd work all day instead of play,
And dined on tart and currant bun.
Humpty Dumpty
Humpty Dumpty
Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall,
Humpty Dumpty had a great fall.
All the King's horses
And all the King's men
Cannot put Humpty together again.
At the very top of the hay-mow in the barn, the Speckled Hen had made
her nest, and each day for twelve days she had laid in it a pretty
white egg. The Speckled Hen had made her nest in this out-of-the-way
place so that no one would come to disturb her, as it was her
intention to sit upon the eggs until they were hatched into chickens.
Each day, as she laid her eggs, she would cackle to herself; saying,
"This will in time be a beautiful chick, with soft, fluffy down all
over its body and bright little eyes that will look at the world in
amazement. It will be one of my children, and I shall love it dearly.
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