Five Little Chickens
Five Little Chickens
Poem
Said the first little chicken,
With a strange little squirm,
"I wish I could find
A fat little worm."
Said the next little chicken,
With an odd little shrug:
"I wish I could find
A fat little bug."
Said a third little chicken,
With a small sigh of grief,
"I wish I could find
A green little leaf!"
Said the fourth little chicken,
With a faint little moan,
"I wish I could find
A wee gravel stone."
"Now, see here!" said the mother,
From the green garden patch,
"If you want any breakfast,
Just come here and scratch!"
Thanks and Acknowledgements
This poem can be found in "American Poultry Journal," Volume 14 (1883) which attributes it to "American Kindergarten Magazine" and gives the author as E.F.P.
Illustration by Monique Palomares.
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