The Owl and the Pussy-Cat

By Edward Lear

The Owl and the Pussy-Cat went to sea; In a beautiful pea-green boat; They took some honey, and plenty of money; Wrapped up in a five-pound note. The Owl looked up to the stars above; And sang to a small guitar...

• Language: English
• Publisher: Sovereign
• Release date: Jun 15, 2014
• ISBN: 9781910343463

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Edward Lear

The Owl

And the Pussy-Cat

LONDON ∙ NEW YORK ∙ TORONTO ∙ SAO PAULO ∙ MOSCOW

PARIS ∙ MADRID ∙ BERLIN ∙ ROME ∙ MEXICO CITY ∙ MUMBAI ∙ SEOUL ∙ DOHA

TOKYO ∙ SYDNEY ∙ CAPE TOWN ∙ AUCKLAND ∙ BEIJING

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ISBN: 9781910343463 (ebk)

Contents

THE OWL AND THE PUSSY-CAT

THE JUMBLIES

THE DUCK AND THE KANGAROO

THE CUMMERBUND

THE DONG WITH A LUMINOUS NOSE

THE BROOM, THE SHOVEL, THE POKER AND THE TONGS

THE NEW VESTMENTS

CALICO PIE

THE YONGHY-BONGHY-BÒ.

NOTES

THE OWL AND THE PUSSY-CAT

I

THE Owl and the Pussy-Cat went to sea

In a beautiful pea-green boat,

They took some honey, and plenty of money,

Wrapped up in a five-pound note.

The Owl looked up to the stars above,

And sang to a small guitar,

"O lovely Pussy! O Pussy,