The Duck and the Kangaroo (1)

The Duck and the Kangaroo (1)


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Said the Duck to the Kangaroo,
" Good gracious ! How you hop !
" Over the fields and the water too,
" As if you never would stop !
" My life is a bore in this nasty pond,
" And I long to go out in the world beyond !
" I wish I could hop like you !
Said the Duck to the Kangaroo.

　Ⅱ
" Please give me a ride on your back ! "
said the Duck to the Kangaroo.
" I would sit quite still, and say nothing but 'Quack' ,
" The whole of the long day through !
" And we'd go to the Dee, and the jelly Bo Lee,
" Over the land, and over the seaー
" Please take me a ride ! O do !
Said the Duck to the Kangaroo.

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by Edward Lear (リンク 1812-1888)
エドワード・リアは、イギリスの画家＆ナンセンス詩人

タグ：Edward Lear