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Bed-Time Stories

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The Runaways

The Walnut and the Cobnut run
    As hard as they can go;
But Mr. Cracker’s legs are long,
    And nuts are rather slow.
He’ll catch and crack them very soon,
    But cracking doesn’t hurt;
So p’raps we’ll eat their kernels,
    With an orange, for dessert.

F. L.

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