![]() "When I Grow Up - The Pirate" Written and Illustrated by W. W. Denslow Author of The Scarecrow and the Tin-Man of Oz, illustrator of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, Denslow/s Mother Goose, etc. Originally published in The Century Magazine, 1909. ![]() To be a pirate bold, And scuttle ships on Southern trips As done in days of old. ![]() The Master of the Seas, And hide my loot in coral caves Among the Caribbees. "We'd board the ship with pike and gun; We'd show the crew no quarter, - Except in case there was on board The Captain's handsome daughter. ![]() We'd grant it, if they would Salute at once the pirate flag And promise to be good. "Jewels and plate and 'pieces of eight' We'd have in goodly stores That we had buried at dark midnight On far-off island shores." ![]() ![]() By Ruth Plumly Thompson Originally published in the Philadelphia Public Ledger, July 6, 1919. The Forgetful Poet Has a sunburned nose, but otherwise he is just the same. And as forgetful as ever! But he hasn't forgotten the answers to last week's riddles. Here they are: sloop, cutter, catboat, yacht, ferry and dhow, the Arab boat. He says: "I know some clocks That never tick The minutes Nor the hours. You needn't think From this I mean A certain sort Of flowers!" ('Cause I don't.) And when you've answered that one try these: What bird, plus a letter of the alphabet, will give a game played by us all in the summertime? And what body of water will give a gentleman's game? And what structure on which we cross rivers will give a favorite lady's game? Then see if you can fill in these blanks with the proper boats. Among the harbor's busy racket You'll surely spy the good old -----, While loaded to the very prow Comes next the ancient river -----; With many a whistle and churn and clug Arrives the busy little -----. [Answers next time.] Copyright © 2011 Eric Shanower and David Maxine. All rights reserved. |
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