Mythology & Folklore
A Strange Brood
From Negro Folk Rhymes (1922)
Mythology & Folklore
De ole hen sot on tucky aigs,
An' she hatch out goslin's three.
Two wus tuckies wid slender legs,
An' one wus a bumblebee.
All dem hens say to one nudder:
"Mighty queer chickens! See?"
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MLA
Thomas W. Talley (collector). “A Strange Brood.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/talley/247/.
Chicago
Thomas W. Talley (collector). “A Strange Brood.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/talley/247/.
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