Living
E Ni Me Ni Mi Ni Mo
Translated by Isaac Taylor Headland (1900) · From Chinese Mother Goose Rhymes (1900)
Living
One, two, three, and an old cow's eye,
When a cow's eye's blind she'll surely die;
A piece of skin and a melon, too,
If you have money
I'll sell to you;
But if you're without,
I'll put you out.
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Anonymous Chinese nursery rhymes. “E Ni Me Ni Mi Ni Mo.” Translated by Isaac Taylor Headland. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-chinese-nursery/98/.
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Anonymous Chinese nursery rhymes. “E Ni Me Ni Mi Ni Mo.” Translated by Isaac Taylor Headland. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-chinese-nursery/98/.
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