ANNIVERSARY

Pop! fizz! bang! whizz!
Don't you know what day this is?

Fizz! bang! whizz! pop!
Hurrah for the Fourth! and hippity-hop!

118

TWINK! TWINK!

Twink, twink, twink, twink,
Twinkety, twinkety, twink!
The fireflies light their lanterns,
Then put them out in a wink.

Twink, twink, twink, twink,
They light their light once more,
Then twinkety, twinkety, twink, twink,
They put them out as before.

Nos. 119-146 are in the main the longer nursery
favorites and may somewhat loosely be called
the novels and epics of the nursery as the
former group may be called the lyrics and short
stories. All of them are marked by dramatic
power, a necessary element in all true classics
for children whether in verse or prose. Nos.
119 and 120 are two of the favorite jingles
used in teaching the alphabet. Each letter
suggests a distinct image. In No. 119 the
images are all of actions, and connected by the
direction of these actions upon a single
object. In No. 120 the images are each complete
and independent. Here it may be noticed that
some of the elements of the pictures are
determined by the exigencies of rhyme, as, for
instance, what the archer shot at, and what the
lady had. The originator doubtless expected the
child to see the relation of cause and
consequence between Y and Z.

119

A WAS AN APPLE-PIE

A was an apple-pie;
B bit it;
C cut it;
D dealt it;
E eat it;
F fought for it;
G got it;
H had it;
J joined it:
K kept it;
L longed for it;
M mourned for it;
N nodded at it;
O opened it;
P peeped in it;
Q quartered it;
R ran for it;
S stole it;
T took it;
V viewed it;
W wanted it;
X, Y, Z, and Ampersand (&)
All wished for a piece in hand.

120

TOM THUMB'S ALPHABET

A was an archer, and shot at a frog;
B was a butcher, and kept a bull-dog.

C was a captain, all covered with lace;
D was a drunkard, and had a red face.

E was an esquire, with insolent brow;
F was a far