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Little Fat Boy
Translated by Isaac Taylor Headland (1900) · From Chinese Mother Goose Rhymes (1900)
What a bonnie little fellow is this fat boy of mine!
He makes people die of joy!
What a fine little fellow is this fat boy of mine!
Now whose is this loving little boy?
Do you want to buy a beauty?
Do you want to buy a beauty?
If you buy him he will watch your house,
And do it as his duty.
And no matter as to servants,
You may have them or may not,
But you'll never need to lock your door
Or give your house a thought.
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Anonymous Chinese nursery rhymes. “Little Fat Boy.” Translated by Isaac Taylor Headland. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-chinese-nursery/16/.
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Anonymous Chinese nursery rhymes. “Little Fat Boy.” Translated by Isaac Taylor Headland. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-chinese-nursery/16/.
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