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And now at last the sun is going down behind the wood, And I am very happy, for I know that I've been good. AND NOW AT LEAST THE SUN IS GOING DOWN BEHIND THE WOOD AND I AM VERY HAPPY FOR I KNOW THAT I'VE BEEN GOOD
etimes shoots up taller like an india-rubber ball, And he sometimes gets so little that there's none of him at all. He hasn't got a notion of how children ought to play, And can only make a fool of me in every sort of way. He stays so close beside me, he's a coward you can see; I'd think shame to stick to nursie as that shadow sticks to me! [Illustration: MY SHADOW] One morning, very early, before the sun was up, I rose and found the shining dew on every buttercup; But my lazy little shadow, like an arrant sleepy-head, Had stayed at home behind me and was fast asleep in bed. [Illustration] SYSTEM Every night my prayers I say, And get my dinner every day; And every day that I've been good, I get an orange after food. The child that is not clean and neat, With lots of toys and things to eat, He is a naughty child, I'm sure-- Or else his dear papa is poor. [Illustration] A GOOD BOY I woke before the morning, I was happy all the day, I never said an ugly word, but smiled and stuck to play. HE WAY HE LIKES TO GROW NOT AT ALL LIKE PROPER CHILDREN WHICH IS VERY VERY SLOW HE SOMETIMES SHOOTS UP TALLER LIKE AN INDIA RUBBER BALL AND SOMETIMES HE GETS SO SMALL THAT THERE'S NONE OF HIM AT ALL HE HASN'T GOT A NOTION OF HOW CHILDREN OUGHT TO PLAY AND CAN ONLY MAKE A FOOL OF ME IN EVERY SORT OF WAY STAYS SO CLOSE TO ME HE'S A COWARD YOU CAN SEE I THINK SHAME TO STICK TO NURSY AS THAT SHADOW STICKS TO ME ONE MORNING VERY EARLY BEFORE THE SUN WAS UP I ROSE AND FOUND THE SHINING DEW ON EVERY BUTTERCUP BUT MY LAZY LITTLE SHADOW LIKE AN ERRANT'S SLEEPY HEAD HAD STAYED AT HOME IN BED BEHIND ME AND WAS FAST ASLEEP IN BED SYSTEM EVERY NIGHT MY PRAYERS I SAY AND GET MY DINNER EVERY DAY AND EVERY DAY THAT I HAVE BEEN GOOD I GET AN ORANGE AFTER FOOD THE CHILD THAT IS NOT CLEAN AND NEAT WITH LOTS OF POIS AND THINGS TO EAT HE IS A NAUGHTY CHILD I'M SURE OR ELSE IS DEAR PAPA IS POOR A GOOD BOY I AWOKE BEFORE THE MORNING I WAS HAPPY ALL THE DAY I NEVER SAID AN UGLY WORD BUT SMILED AT SUCK TO PLAY
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