Happy Thoughts
by Robert Louis Stevenson
The world is so full
of a number of things,
I'm sure we should all
be as happy as kings.
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Time to Rise
by Robert Louis Stevenson
A birdie with a yellow bill
Hopped upon the window-sill.
Cocked his shining eye and said:
"Aren't you ashamed, you sleepy-head?"
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Rain
by Robert Louis Stevenson
The rain is raining all around,
It falls on field and tree,
It rains on the umbrellas here,
And on the ships at sea.
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The Wise Old Owl
There was an old owl who lived in an oak;
The more he heard, the less he spoke.
The less he spoke, the more he heard,
Why aren't we like that wise old bird?
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Ladybird, Ladybird
Ladybird, ladybird, fly away home,
Your house is on fire, your children all gone,
All but one, and her name is Ann,
And she crept under the pudding pan.