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The Little Boy
Translated by Isaac Taylor Headland (1900) · From Chinese Mother Goose Rhymes (1900)
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The little boy,
He bought some oil,
But fell and spilled it
On the soil.
His mother said:
You careless lad,
I'll box your ears,
Because you're bad.
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Anonymous Chinese nursery rhymes. “The Little Boy.” Translated by Isaac Taylor Headland. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-chinese-nursery/73/.
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Anonymous Chinese nursery rhymes. “The Little Boy.” Translated by Isaac Taylor Headland. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-chinese-nursery/73/.
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