Living
A Riddle
Translated by Isaac Taylor Headland (1900) · From Chinese Mother Goose Rhymes (1900)
Living
A plum blossom foot,
And a pudding face sweet,
He's taller when he's sitting
Than when standing on his feet.
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Anonymous Chinese nursery rhymes. “A Riddle.” Translated by Isaac Taylor Headland. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-chinese-nursery/50/.
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Anonymous Chinese nursery rhymes. “A Riddle.” Translated by Isaac Taylor Headland. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-chinese-nursery/50/.
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