The Duck and the Kangaroo

by Edward Lear · 1872 · Humor & Wit
Said the Duck to the Kangaroo,
"How I wish I could hop like you!
First just a leap, and then a bound,
Over the grass-green ground."
Said the Kangaroo to the Duck,
"Your feet are so very webbed and wet,
And the world would not agree with me,
If I were to hop about like you."
Said the Duck to the Kangaroo,
"I have been to the world's far ends,
And I have heard of the joys of the hop, And I wish I could hop like you."
Said the Kangaroo to the Duck,
"If I give you a ride on my back, I do not fear any danger."
Said the Duck to the Kangaroo,
"Oh, Kangaroo, Kangaroo!
I thank you for your kind offer, But I have a great deal of work to do."
Said the Kangaroo to the Duck,
"I have thought it all over, my dear Duck,
And I have a plan for you."
Said the Duck to the Kangaroo,
"Oh, Kangaroo, Kangaroo!
What is your plan for me?"
Said the Kangaroo to the Duck,
"I will wrap you in a rug,
And I will tie you with a string, And I will put you in my pocket,
And I will carry you about."
Said the Duck to the Kangaroo,
"I thank you for your kind offer, But I have a great deal of work to do."
Said the Kangaroo to the Duck,
"I thank you for your kind offer, But I have a great deal of work to do."
Said the Duck to the Kangaroo,
"Oh, Kangaroo, Kangaroo!
What is your plan for me?"
Said the Kangaroo to the Duck,
"I will wrap you in a rug, And I will tie you with a string, And I will put you in my pocket, And I will carry you about."
Said the Duck to the Kangaroo,
"Oh, Kangaroo, Kangaroo!
I thank you for your kind offer, But I have a great deal of work to do."
Said the Kangaroo to the Duck,
"I thank you for your kind offer, But I have a great deal of work to do."
Said the Duck to the Kangaroo,
"Oh, Kangaroo, Kangaroo!
What is your plan for me?"
Said the Kangaroo to the Duck,
"I will wrap you in a rug, And I will tie you with a string, And I will put you in my pocket, And I will carry you about."
Said the Duck to the Kangaroo,
"Oh, Kangaroo, Kangaroo!
I thank you for your kind offer, But I have a great deal of work to do."
Said the Kangaroo to the Duck, "Give me the rug, and I will tie you with a string, And I will put you in my pocket, And I will carry you about."
Said the Duck to the Kangaroo, "I have a great deal of work to do."
Said the Kangaroo to the Duck, "I do not fear any danger."
Said the Duck to the Kangaroo, "Oh, Kangaroo, Kangaroo!"
Said the Kangaroo to the Duck, "Do not fear any danger, my dear Duck."
Said the Duck to the Kangaroo, "Oh, Kangaroo, Kangaroo!"
Said the Kangaroo to the Duck, "I do not fear any danger."
Said the Duck to the Kangaroo, "Oh, Kangaroo, Kangaroo!"
Said the Kangaroo to the Duck, "I do not fear any danger."
Said the Duck to the Kangaroo, "Oh, Kangaroo, Kangaroo!"
Said the Kangaroo to the Duck, "I do not fear any danger."
Said the Duck to the Kangaroo, "Oh, Kangaroo, Kangaroo!"
Said the Kangaroo to the Duck, "I do not fear any danger."
Said the Duck to the Kangaroo, "Oh, Kangaroo, Kangaroo!"
Said the Kangaroo to the Duck, "I do not fear any danger."
Said the Duck to the Kangaroo, "Oh, Kangaroo, Kangaroo!"
Said the Kangaroo to the Duck, "I do not fear any danger."
Said the Duck to the Kangaroo, "Oh, Kangaroo, Kangaroo!"
Said the Kangaroo to the Duck, "I do not fear any danger."
Said the Duck to the Kangaroo, "Oh, Kangaroo, Kangaroo!"
Said the Kangaroo to the Duck, "I do not fear any danger."

About Edward Lear

English artist and poet, master of literary nonsense. Creator of the limerick form and beloved poems like "The Owl and the Pussycat."

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