  Title: Mother Goose's Teddy Bears Author: Frederick Leopold Cavally Language: English Character set encoding: UTF-8 E-text prepared by Emmy, MFR, |
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Mother Goose’s Teddy Bears
Title page
Mother Goose’s
Teddy Bears
Teddy Bears
Illustrated
AND ADAPTED TO MOTHER GOOSE BY
THE BOBBS-MERRILL COMPANY
PUBLISHERS INDIANAPOLIS U.S.A.
MCMVII
AND ADAPTED TO MOTHER GOOSE BY
THE BOBBS-MERRILL COMPANY
PUBLISHERS INDIANAPOLIS U.S.A.
MCMVII
Copyright 1907
The Bobbs-Merrill Company
The Bobbs-Merrill Company
Teddy's Letter
Dear Boys and Girls.—
In the short time I have been among you, I have made friends of some of the best little boys and girls throughout the land.
I have been writing to my brothers and sisters at home telling them all about you, and they are very anxious to become acquainted also; so I sent for our family photograph album, which contains most of their pictures.
Now Old Mother Goose is a neighbor of ours, and she earns her living by writing little rhymes, tales and jingles, and as she is a very good friend of our family, she has written many verses and rhymes about us, which I know you will enjoy reading.
So you see I take great pride in presenting you this copy of our Family Photograph Album.
Your sincere friend,
Teddy.
Teddy.
Hello!
poem and girl and boy teddy
What are little Ted boys made of, made of?
What are little Ted boys made of?
Snaps and snails, and puppy-dogs’ tails;
And that’s what Little Ted Boys are made of, made of.
What are little Ted girls made of, made of?
What are little Ted girls made of?
Sugar and spice, and all that’s nice;
And that’s what Little Ted girls are made of, made of.
two teddies on bench in garden
poem with bells above and ribbons down sides
Ding dong bell!
Teddy’s in the well!
Who put him in?
Little Teddy Flinn.
Who pulled him out?
Little Teddy Stout.
What a naughty boy was there
Thus to drown poor Teddy Bear.
Jill holding head, bear running toward well another bear in background
poem with garland around in circle
Little Ted Horner
Sat in a corner,
Eating a Christmas Pie.
He put in his thumb,
And took out a plum,
And said, “What a big bear am I!”
Jack Horner
poem with signpost that says "To Bonner"
As I went to Bonner,
I met a bear
With coal-black hair,
Upon my word and honor.
large bear and small bear by wooden fence
Old Mother Hubbard title with bears in the letters and first of poem
Old Mother Hubbard
Went to the cupboard
To get Little Teddy a bun;
But when she got there,
The cupboard was bare,
So poor Little Ted had none.
Mother Hubbard bear with cap, shawl and glasses
poem with four bears at each compass point
She went to the baker’s
To buy him some bread;
But when she came back,
Poor Teddy was dead.
bear lying on back
another part of poem with four bears at each compass point
She went to the joiner’s
To buy him a coffin;
But when she came back,
Little Teddy was laughing
bear stand with shadow beside
another part of poem with four bears at each compass point
She took a clean dish
To get him some tripe;
But when she came back,
He was smoking his pipe
bear with back to us smoking pipe
another part of poem with four bears at each compass point
She went to the tavern
For white wine and red;
But when she came back,
Ted stood on his head.
bear doing headstand
another part of poem with four bears at each compass point
She went to the ale-house
To get him some beer;
But when she came back,
Ted sat in a chair.
bear on chair
another part of poem with four bears at each compass point
She went to the barber’s
To buy him a wig;
But when she came back,
He was dancing a Jig
bear dancing jig
bear sitting looking at recorderanother part of poem with four bears at each compass point
She went to the fruiterer’s
To buy him some fruit;
But when she came back,
Ted was playing the flute.
bear sitting looking at recorder
another part of poem with four bears at each compass point
She went to the cobbler’s
To buy him some shoes;
But when she came back,
Ted was reading the news.
bear sitting reading the paper
another part of poem with four bears at each compass point
Dame Bear made a curtsey,
Little Ted made a bow;
Dame Bear said, “Your servant,”
Little Ted said, “How now.”
bear bowing to Mother Hubbard
poem with umbrella covering and rain falling behind
Rain, rain, go away;
Come again another day;
Little Teddy wants to play.
bear outside with pink umbrella
bear with bear at top amd cross headstone at bottom
Solomon Grundy
Born on a Monday,
Christened on Tuesday,
Married on Wednesday,
Very ill on Thursday,
Worse on Friday,
Died on Saturday,
Buried on Sunday,
This is the end,
Of Solomon Grundy.
bear in overalls with hat and walking stick
start of poem with two pails of water
Ted and Jill
Went up the hill,
To fetch a pail
of water;
Jack and Jill climbing hill
same pails, more of poem
Ted Fell down,
And broke his crown,
And Jill came
Tumbling after.
bears falling and fallen
bear on top of poem, candle blown out at bottom
To make your candles last for aye,
You wives and maids give ear-o!
To put them out’s the only way,
Says Honest Ted Boldero.
bear carrying candle
can of worms above poem, fishing pole and creel below
Little Teddy Tittlemouse
Lived in a little house;
He caught fishes
In other men’s ditches.
bear fishing
poem with math in between verses
Multiplication is vexation;
2 × 2 = ?
Division is as bad;
6 ÷ 2 = ?
The rule of three perplexes me,
3 × 3 = ?
And practice drives me mad.
bear holding head and slate
poem with sword behind
Teddy Trot, a man of law
Sold his bed and lay upon straw
Sold the straw and slept on grass
To buy his wife a looking-glass
one bear holding mirror for she bear to look into
poem surrounded by laundry and line
Wash me and comb me,
And lay me down softly,
And set me on a bank to dry;
That I may look pretty
When Teddy comes by.
white bear with pretty red ribbon
poem with knife on either side
Tell-Tale Tit!
Your tongue shall be slit,
And all the Teddy Bears in town
Shall have a little bit!
large bear with knife stabbing smaller bear against post
poem with knife and fork above and below
Nose, nose, jolly red nose,
And what gave you that jolly red nose?
Nutmegs and cinnamon spices and cloves,
And they gave me this jolly red nose.
bear iwth meat on plate in front of him and stein of something in hand
poem with three mortarboards above and an inkpot and scroll below
Three wise bears of Gotham
Went to sea in a bowl;
If the bowl had been stronger
My story had been longer.
three bears in a bowl at sea
candle behind poem
Teddy be nimble,
Teddy be quick,
And Teddy jump over the candlestick.
Jack in red sweater jumping over candlestick
poem and two bears on see-saw
See-saw, Margery Daw,
Teddy shall have a new master;
He shall have but a penny a day,
Because he can’t work any faster
two bears on board over log for see-saw
bear with motarboard above; bear with bandage below
Little Ted Snooks was Fond of his books,
And loved by his usher and master;
But naughty Ted Spry, he got a black eye,
And carries his nose in a plaster.
one wounded teddy bear sitting by brick wall,another bear holding book walking by
sun and poem
Cock crows in the morn,
To tell us to rise,
And he who lies late
Will never be wise;
For early to bed,
And early to rise,
Makes teddy bears healthy
And wealthy and wise.
teddy in bed
Teddy holding slate with message
The rose is red,
The grass is green;
And in this book
My name is seen.
Teddy.
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