Nature
The Bat
Translated by Isaac Taylor Headland (1900) · From Chinese Mother Goose Rhymes (1900)
Nature
Bat, bat, with your flowered shoes,
Come to us here in the room,
This little girl will be the bride,
And I will be the groom.
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Anonymous Chinese nursery rhymes. “The Bat.” Translated by Isaac Taylor Headland. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-chinese-nursery/10/.
Chicago
Anonymous Chinese nursery rhymes. “The Bat.” Translated by Isaac Taylor Headland. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-chinese-nursery/10/.
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