Johnny Crow\'s Party - L. Leslie Brooke
[Illustration:
Johnny Crow's Party
Tea in the Garden]
JOHNNY CROW'S PARTY
ANOTHER PICTURE BOOK
DRAWN BY
L. LESLIE BROOKE
First Edition, 1907
TO MY NEPHEW
SOMERSET
HAPPY IN A NAME THAT
ASSURES HIS WELCOME
TO JOHNNY CROW'S--OR
ANY OTHER--PARTY
Johnny Crow
Plied Rake and Hoe
And improved his little Garden.
And the Eagle
Looked quite regal
In Johnny Crow's Garden
And the Cockatoo
Said "_Comment vous portez vous?_"
And the Gander
Didn't understand her;
But the Flamingo
Talked the same lingo
In Johnny Crow's Garden.
And the Bear
Sang a sentimental Air,
But the Giraffe
Was inclined to laugh;
Even the Duckling
Couldn't help chuckling
In Johnny Crow's Garden.
Then the Snake
Got entangled with the rake
In Johnny Crow's Garden.
And the Cock
Had a very nasty knock;
So the Hen
Said:
"We'll never come again
To Johnny Crow's Garden!"
And the Sheep
Went to sleep,
And the Armadillo
Used him for a pillow;
And the Porcupine
Said: "Wake me if for talk you pine!"
In Johnny Crow's
Garden.
And the Kangaroo
Tried to paint the Roses blue
Till the Camel
Swallowed the Enamel.
And the Reindeer
Said: "I'm sorry for your pain, dear!"
In Johnny Crow's Garden.
So the Chimpanzee
Put the Kettle on for Tea;
And the Seal
Made a very big Meal;
While the Sole
Shared a Muffin with the Mole
In Johnny Crow's Garden.
Then they picked the Flowers, and
Wandered in the Maze,
And before they went their several ways
They all joined together
In a Hearty Vote of Praise
Of Johnny Crow and his
Garden.
[Illustration: Plan of the Maze in Johnny Crow's Garden]
OTHER BOOKS WITH
DRAWINGS BY
LESLIE BROOKE.
JOHNNY CROW'S GARDEN
JOHNNY CROW'S NEW GARDEN
THE GOLDEN GOOSE BOOK
(The Golden Goose Tom Thumb
The 3 Bears The 3 Little Pigs)
RING O' ROSES
A collection of
Old Nursery Rhymes
THE HOUSE IN THE WOOD
and Other Old Fairy Stories
A ROUNDABOUT TURN
By ROBERT H. CHARLES
THE NURSERY RHYME BOOK
Edited by ANDREW LANG
THE TAILOR AND THE CROW