moats,
Which they filled with pails of water,
Then sailed their tiny boats.

And sea-weeds of all colours
Came floating in with the foam;
They were wond'rous bright and beautiful,
For they grew in the mermaid's home.

[Illustration]

But the crabs they liked the least of all
The fishes in the sea;
For they pinched whenever they got a chance,--
So the children let them be.

One day they had a splendid treat:
What it was you'd like to know;
So look below at the picture,--
For that, I think, will show.

[Illustration]

They also went to a circus,
And had a sail on the sea,
And very often were allowed
To ask their friends to tea.

And many other things they did,
Which I have not time to tell;
Perhaps I will another day,
So now I'll say, "Farewell."

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