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Now, children, you must never laugh
At the stately tall giraffe.
She's sensitive, as you can tell;
But, my dears, she kicks like hell!

— Roland Young Not for Children (1930)

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The little penguins look alike
Even as Ike resembles Mike.
They are so gentle and so nice
God keeps these little birds on ice.

Not for Children (1930)

The cow's a gentle, patient soul,
With milk she fills the flowing bowl.
She's kind to babies, mean to flies,
She has the most coquettish eyes.

Not for Children (1930)

And here’s the happy, bounding flea —
You cannot tell the he from she.
The sexes look alike, you see;
But she can tell, and so can he.

Not for Children (1930)

The sacred ape, now, children, see.
He's searching for the modest flea.
If he should turn around we'd find
He has no hair on his behind.

Not for Children (1930)

The plural of goose is geese,
But the plural of moose ain't meese,
And the plural of noose ain't neese,
But the plural of goose — is geese.

Not for Children (1930)

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