There was and Old Lady
The funny nonsense rhyme.
There was an old lady who swallowed a fly.
I don’t know why she swallowed a fly. Perhaps she’ll die.
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The Walrus and the Carpenter
A poem from Alice in Wonderland, by Lewis Carroll
The sun was shining on the sea,
Shining with all his might:
Audio Length 5:33
The Pobble who has no Toes
An charming poem by Edward Lear.
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The Pobble who has no toes, Had once as many as we;
When they said ‘Some day you may lose them all’;
He replied ‘Fish, fiddle-de-dee!’
The Owl and the Pussycat
The famous poem by Edward Lear.
The Owl and the Pussycat went to sea,
In a beautiful pea-green boat.
Audio Length 1:56
The New Vestments
A very funny poem by Edward Lear.
There lived an old man in the kingdom of Tess,
who invented a purely original dress;
Audio Length 3:24
The Lobster-quadrille
The funny poem by Lewis Carroll.
Will you walk a little faster? said a whiting to a snail,
There’s a porpoise close behind us, and he’s treading on my tail.
Audio Length 1:19
The Jumblies
A lovely, inspiring poem from Edward Lear.
They went to sea in a Sieve, they did,
In a Sieve they went to sea:
Audio Length 4:37
Teeny-Tiny
A lovely little story from Joseph Jacbos
This teeny-tin woman lives in a teeny-tiny world and a teeny-tiny voice has frightened her.
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Mr and Mrs Spikkey Sparrow
A lovely poem by Edward Lear.
On a little piece of wood,
Mr. Spikky Sparrow stood;
Audio Length 3:40
How Pleasant to know Mr Lear
A funny poem about and by Edward Lear.
How pleasant to know Mr. Lear,
Who has written such volumes of stuff.
Audio Length 2:19
How doth the Little Crocodile
The funny poem by Lewis Carroll.
How doth the little crocodile
Improve his shining tail,
Audio Length 0:34