Nonsense Alphabet 3

A          A was an ape,     Who stole some white tape,     And tied up his toes     In four beautiful bows.     a!     Funny old ape!     B          B was a bat,     Who slept all the day,     And fluttered about     When the sun went away.     b!     Brown little bat!     C          C was a camel:     You rode on his hump;     And if you fell off,     You came down such a bump!     c!     What a high camel!     D          D was a dove,     Who lived in a wood,     With such pretty soft wings,     And so gentle and good!     d!     Dear little dove!     E          E was an eagle,     Who sat on the rocks,     And looked down on the fields     And the-far-away flocks.     e!     Beautiful eagle!     F          F was a fan     Made of beautiful stuff;     And when it was used,     It went puffy-puff-puff!     f!     Nice little fan!     G          G was a gooseberry,     Perfectly red;     To be made into jam,     And eaten with bread.     g!     Gooseberry red!     H          H was a heron,     Who stood in a stream:     The length of his neck     And his legs was extreme.     h!     Long-legged heron!     I          I was an inkstand,     Which stood on a table,     With a nice pen to write with     When we are able.     i!     Neat little inkstand!     J          J was a jug,     So pretty and white,     With fresh water in it     At morning and night.     j!     Nice little jug!     K          K was a kingfisher:     Quickly he flew,     So bright and so pretty! -     Green, purple, and blue.     k!     Kingfisher blue!     L          L was a lily,     So white and so sweet!     To see it and smell it     Was quite a nice treat.     l!     Beautiful lily!     M          M was a man,     Who walked round and round;     And he wore a long coat     That came down to the ground.     m!     Funny old man!     N          N was a nut     So smooth and so brown!     And when it was ripe,     It fell tumble-dum-down.     n!     Nice little nut!     O          O was an oyster,     Who lived in his shell:     If you let him alone,     He felt perfectly well.     o!     Open-mouthed oyster!     P          P was a polly,     All red, blue, and green, -     The most beautiful polly     That ever was seen.     p!     Poor little polly!     Q          Q was a quill     Made into a pen;     But I do not know where,     And I cannot say when.     q!     Nice little quill!     R          R was a rattlesnake,     Rolled up so tight,     Those who saw him ran quickly,     For fear he should bite.     r!     Rattlesnake bite!     S          S was a screw     To screw down a box;     And then it was fastened     Without any locks.     s!     Valuable screw!     T          T was a thimble,     Of silver so bright!     When placed on the finger,     It fitted so tight!     t!     Nice little thimble!     U          U was an upper-coat,     Woolly and warm,     To wear over all     In the snow or the storm.     u!     What a nice upper-coat!     V          V was a veil     With a border upon it,     And a ribbon to tie it     All round a pink bonnet.     v!     Pretty green veil!     W          W was a watch,     Where, in letters of gold,     The hour of the day     You might always behold.     w!     Beautiful watch!     X          X was King Xerxes,     Who wore on his head     A mighty large turban,     Green, yellow, and red.     x!     Look at King Xerxes!     Y          Y was a yak,     From the land of Thibet:     Except his white tail,     He was all black as jet.     y!     Look at the yak!     Z          Z was a zebra,     All striped white and black;     And if he were tame,     You might ride on his back.     z!     Pretty striped zebra!