nonsense verses

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nonsense verses

There was a cold lady who swallowed some snow!

In this variation on the traditional cumulative rhyme, a woman swallows some snow, a pipe, some coal, a hat, a stick, and a scarf.
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There was an old lady who swallowed a fly!

The accidental ingestion of a fly leads an old lady to swallow larger and larger animals, ending with a horse that causes her ultimate demise.
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There was an old lady who swallowed some books!

Presents a variation on the classic rhyme about an old lady who swallowed some books, a pen, a pencil case, a ruler, a folder, some chalk, and a bag!.

There was an old lady who swallowed a frog!

Presents a variation on the classic rhyme about an old lady who swallowed a frog, some dirt, some seeds, the rain, the sunlight, some gloves, and a rake.

There was an old lady who swallowed a fly!

Presents a retelling of the classic tale in which the solution proves worse than the predicament when an old lady swallows a fly.

There was an old lady who swallowed a rose!

2013
In this variation on the traditional cumulative rhyme, a woman swallows a rose, some lace, glitter, and other items associated with Valentine's Day.

There was an old lady who swallowed a chick!

2012
Presents a variation on the classic rhyme about an old lady who swallowed a chick and a lot of other strange creatures.

There was an old lady who swallowed a shell!

2012
Presents a variation on the classic rhyme about an old lady who swallows a shell, a crab, a fish, a gull, a pail, some sand, and a wave.

There was an old lady who swallowed a bell!

2012
Presents a variation on the classic rhyme about an old lady who swallowed a bell, some gifts, some bows, a sleigh, a sack, and some reindeer.

There was an old lady who swallowed some leaves!

2012
Presents a variation on the classic rhyme about an old lady who swallowed some leaves, a shirt, a pumpkin, a pole, some pants, a rope, and some hay.

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