who always
scuffs his feet?
He makes them drag
along the floor
As if they weighed
a ton or more.
Just think of
Solomon McKim,
And don't be slovenly
like him!

[Illustration: Scuffing Feet]

JOHN D. PELL

When John D. Pell
wants something done,
D'you think he _asks_
of anyone?
Oh, no! He _orders_
someone to,
With "Get my hat!"
or, "Tie my shoe!"
The Goops all say
rude things like these,
But you, of course,
say, "If you please!"

[Illustration: Ordering People]

ESAU POUND

When you're finished
with your play,
Do you put
your toys away?
Do you put
away your hat,
And your coat,
and things like that?
Or, are you
like Esau Pound?
He's the Goop
who leaves things 'round!

[Illustration: Leaving Things Around]

ELIZA PUDDINGFOOT

If you should ask
why Rosamund
Eliza Puddingfoot
was shunned,
I'd say, because
she'd always cheat
In every game,
so she could beat.
Only a Goop
would act that way
And be dishonest
in her play.

[Illustration: Cheating at Play]

AMELIA PRATT

"I won't!" says young
Amelia Pratt;
"I won't do this!"
"I won't do that!"
Now isn't "won't"
the naughtiest word
That anyone
has ever heard?
Now isn't that
the rudest way
A Goop could answer?
I should say!

[Illustration: Saying "I won't"]

JUMBO RAY

No children ever
like to play
With such a Goop
as Jumbo Ray.
For he will snatch
and grab the toys
Of all the little
girls and boys.
Though Jumbo loves
to fuss and fight,
_You_ know, of course,
it isn't right.

[Illustration: Snatching Toys]

ANNIE F. R. RIFF

Annie Fanny
Ruffle Riff;
Hear her snuffle!
Hear her sniff!
Hear her sniffle!
Hear her snuff!--
See her--well,
I've said enough.
_You_ have seen her,
I suppose,
The Goop who seldom
blows her nose?

[Illustration: Snuffling and Sniffling]

FELICIA ROPPS

Funny, how
Felicia Ropps
Always handles
things in shops!
Always pinching,
always poking,
Alwyas feeling,
always stroking
Things she has
no right to touch!
Goops like that
annoy me much!

[Illustration: Handling Things]

PERCIVAL B. SLOOP

Just look at
Percival B. Sloop,
A most unpleasant
sort of Goop;
He pokes his fingers
in his nose
And wipes his hands
upon his clothes;
He does a lot
of thin