Nature
The Lamb
Translated by Isaac Taylor Headland (1900) · From Chinese Mother Goose Rhymes (1900)
Nature
It jumped the chequered wall,
The bleating little lamb,
And snatched a bunch of grass
To feed its hungry dam.
Cite this poem
MLA
Anonymous Chinese nursery rhymes. “The Lamb.” Translated by Isaac Taylor Headland. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-chinese-nursery/26/.
Chicago
Anonymous Chinese nursery rhymes. “The Lamb.” Translated by Isaac Taylor Headland. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-chinese-nursery/26/.
Read this poem with the Codex →