第 34 节
作者:乐乐陶陶      更新:2021-02-20 05:15      字数:9322
  Around their party prowled about。
  So; when my nurse comes in for me;
  Home I return across the sea;
  And go to bed with backward looks
  At my dear land of Story…books。
  Robert Louis Stevenson '1850…1894'
  THE GARDENER
  The gardener does not love to talk;
  He makes me keep the gravel walk;
  And when he puts his tools away;
  He locks the door and takes the key。
  Away behind the currant row
  Where no one else but cook may go;
  Far in the plots; I see him dig;
  Old and serious; brown and big。
  He digs the flowers; green; red; and blue;
  Nor wishes to be spoken to。
  He digs the flowers and cuts the hay;
  And never seems to want to play。
  Silly gardener! summer goes;
  And winter comes with pinching toes;
  When in the garden bare and brown
  You must lay your barrow down。
  Well now; and while the summer stays;
  To profit by these garden days
  O how much wiser you would be
  To play at Indian wars with me!
  Robert Louis Stevenson '1850…1894'
  FOREIGN LANDS
  Up into the cherry tree
  Who should climb but little me?
  I held the trunk with both my hands
  And looked abroad on foreign lands。
  I saw the next door garden lie;
  Adorned with flowers; before my eye;
  And many pleasant places more
  That I had never seen before。
  I saw the dimpling river pass
  And be the sky's blue looking…glass;
  The dusty roads go up and down
  With people tramping in to town。
  If I could find a higher tree;
  Farther and farther I should see;
  To where the grown…up river slips
  Into the sea among the ships;
  To where the roads on either hand
  Lead onward into fairy land;
  Where all the children dine at five;
  And all the playthings come alive。
  Robert Louis Stevenson '1850…1894'
  MY BED IS A BOAT
  My bed is like a little boat;
  Nurse helps me in when I embark;
  She girds me in my sailor's coat
  And starts me in the dark。
  At night; I go on board and say
  Good night to all my friends on shore;
  I shut my eyes and sail away
  And see and hear no more。
  And sometimes things to bed I take;
  As prudent sailors have to do;
  Perhaps a slice of wedding…cake;
  Perhaps a toy or two。
  All night across the dark we steer;
  But when the day returns at last;
  Safe in my room; beside the pier;
  I find my vessel fast。
  Robert Louis Stevenson '1850…1894'
  THE PEDDLER'S CARAVAN
  I wish I lived in a caravan;
  With a horse to drive; like a peddler…man!
  Where he comes from nobody knows;
  Or where he goes to; but on he goes!
  His caravan has windows two;
  And a chimney of tin; that the smoke comes through;
  He has a wife; with a baby brown;
  And they go riding from town to town。
  Chairs to mend; and delf to sell!
  He clashes the basins like a bell;
  Tea…trays; baskets ranged in order;
  Plates; with alphabets round the border!
  The roads are brown; and the sea is green;
  But his house is like a bathing…machine;
  The world is round; and he can ride;
  Rumble and slash; to the other side!
  With the peddler…man I should like to roam;
  And write a book when I came home;
  All the people would read my book;
  Just like the Travels of Captain Cook!
  William Brighty Rands '1823…1882'
  MR。 COGGS
  A watch will tell the time of day;
  Or tell it nearly; any way;
  Excepting when it's overwound;
  Or when you drop it on the ground。
  If any of our watches stop;
  We haste to Mr。 Coggs's shop;
  For though to scold us he pretends;
  He's quite among our special friends。
  He fits a dice…box in his eye;
  And takes a long and thoughtful spy;
  And prods the wheels; and says; 〃Dear; dear!
  More carelessness; I greatly fear。〃
  And then he lays the dice…box down
  And frowns a most prodigious frown;
  But if we ask him what's the time;
  He'll make his gold repeater chime。
  Edward Verrall Lucas '1868…
  THE BUILDING OF THE NEST
  They'll come again to the apple tree …
  Robin and all the rest …
  When the orchard branches are fair to see;
  In the snow of the blossoms dressed;
  And the prettiest thing in the world will be
  The building of the nest。
  Weaving it well; so round and trim;
  Hollowing it with care; …
  Nothing too far away for him;
  Nothing for her too fair; …
  Hanging it safe on the topmost limb;
  Their castle in the air。
  Ah! mother bird; you'll have weary days
  When the eggs are under your breast;
  And shadow may darken the dancing rays
  When the wee ones leave the nest;
  But they'll find their wings in a glad amaze。
  And God will see to the rest。
  So come to the trees with all your train
  When the apple blossoms blow;
  Through the April shimmer of sun and rain;
  Go flying to and fro;
  And sing to our hearts as we watch again
  Your fairy building grow。
  Margaret Sangster '1838…1912'
  〃THERE WAS A JOLLY MILLER〃
  From 〃Love in a Village〃
  There was a jolly miller once lived on the river Dee;
  He danced and sang from morn till night; no lark so blithe as he;
  And this the burden of his song forever used to be: …
  〃I care for nobody; no not I; if nobody cares for me。
  〃I live by my mill; God bless her! she's kindred; child; and wife;
  I would not change my station for any other in life;
  No lawyer; surgeon; or doctor e'er had a groat from me;
  I care for nobody; no not I if nobody cares for me。〃
  When spring begins his merry career; oh; how his heart grows gay;
  No summer's drought alarms his fear; nor winter's cold decay;
  No foresight mars the miller's joy; who's wont to sing and say;
  〃Let others toil from year to year; I live from day to day。〃
  Thus; like the miller; bold and free; let us rejoice and sing;
  The days of youth are made for glee; and time is on the wing;
  This song shall pass from me to thee; along the jovial ring;
  Let heart and voice and all agree to say; 〃Long live the king。〃
  Isaac Bickerstaff ' ? …1812?'
  ONE AND ONE
  Two little girls are better than one;
  Two little boys can double the fun;
  Two little birds can build a fine nest;
  Two little arms can love mother best。
  Two little ponies must go to a span;
  Two little pockets has my little man;
  Two little eyes to open and close;
  Two little ears and one little nose;
  Two little elbows; dimpled and sweet;
  Two little shoes on two little feet;
  Two little lips and one little chin;
  Two little cheeks with a rose shut in;
  Two little shoulders; chubby and strong;
  Two little legs running all day long。
  Two little prayers does my darling say;
  Twice does he kneel by my side each day;
  Two little folded hands; soft and brown;
  Two little eyelids cast meekly down;
  And two little angels guard him in bed;
  〃One at the foot; and one at the head。〃
  Mary Mapes Dodge '1831…1905'
  A NURSERY SONG
  Oh; Peterkin Pout and Gregory Grout
  Are two little goblins black。
  Full oft from my house I've driven them out;
  But somehow they still come back。
  They clamber up to the baby's mouth;
  And pull the corners down;
  They perch aloft on the baby's brow;
  And twist it into a frown。
  Chorus:
  And one says 〃Must!〃 and t'other says 〃Can't!〃
  And one says 〃Shall!〃 and t'other says 〃Shan't!〃
  Oh; Peterkin Pout and Gregory Grout;
  I pray you now from my house keep out!
  But Samuel Smile and Lemuel Laugh
  Are two little fairies bright;
  They're always ready for fun and chaff;
  And sunshine is their delight。
  And when they creep into Baby's eyes;
  Why; there the sunbeams are;
  And when they peep through her rosy lips;
  Her laughter rings near and far。
  Chorus:
  And one says 〃Please!〃 and t'other says 〃Do!〃
  And both together say 〃I love you!〃
  So; Lemuel Laugh and Samuel Smile;
  Come in; my dears; and tarry awhile!
  Laura E。 Richards '1850…
  A MORTIFYING MISTAKE
  I studied my tables over and over; and backward and forward; too;
  But I couldn't remember six times nine; and I didn't know what to do;
  Till sister told me to play with my doll; and not to bother my head。
  〃If you call her 'Fifty…four' for a while; you'll learn it by heart;〃
  she said。
  So I took my favorite; Mary Ann (though I thought 'twas a dreadful shame
  To give such a perfectly lovely child such a perfectly horrid name);
  And I called her my dear little 〃Fifty…four〃 a hundred times; till I knew
  The answer of six times nine as well as the answer of two times two。
  Next day Elizabeth Wigglesworth; who always acts so proud;
  Said; 〃Six times nine is fifty…two;〃 and I nearly laughed aloud!
  But I wished I hadn't when teacher said; 〃Now; Dorothy; tell if you can。〃
  For I thought of my doll and … sakes alive! … I answered; 〃Mary Ann!〃
  Anna Maria Pratt '18  …
  THE RAGGEDY MAN
  O the Raggedy Man!  He works fer Pa;
  An' he's the goodest man ever you saw!
  He comes to our house every day;
  An' waters the horses; an' feeds 'em hay;
  An' he opens the shed … an' we all ist laugh
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