Poetry Comprehension – At the Zoo

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Poetry Comprehension At the Zoo

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At the Zoo

by William Makepeace Thackeray

First I saw the white bear, then I saw the black
Then I saw the camel with a hump upon his back
Then I saw the grey wolf, with mutton in his maw
Then I saw the wombat waddle in the straw
Then I saw the elephant a-waving of his trunk
Then I saw the monkeys-mercy, how unpleasantly they-smelt!

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Poetry Comprehension – At the Zoo

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