Living
The Tall Man
Translated by Isaac Taylor Headland (1900) · From Chinese Mother Goose Rhymes (1900)
Living
Oh dear! oh dear! just see how far
His head is from his feet!
So far indeed he has to bend
When e'er he wants to eat.
And when he wants to fight a man
He lifts him up anon,
And when he wants to wash his face
He pours the water on.
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Anonymous Chinese nursery rhymes. “The Tall Man.” Translated by Isaac Taylor Headland. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-chinese-nursery/14/.
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Anonymous Chinese nursery rhymes. “The Tall Man.” Translated by Isaac Taylor Headland. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-chinese-nursery/14/.
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