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Shel Silverstein

Shel Silverstein

Runny’€™s Heading Rabits

Runny lent to the wibrary
And there were bundreds of hooks’€”
Bistory hooks, beography gooks,
And lots of bory stooks.
He looked them over one by one
And guess which one he took’€”
A bience scook? A boetry pook?
Oh, no—-a bomic cook!

#Americans #Children #Jews #XXCentury

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