  Now I will tell you a joke; whatever I say to you, you must answer “Just like me.” Now we will begin. I went up one pair of stairs. Just like me. I went up two pair of stairs. Just like me. I turned myself round about. Just like me. I went up three pair of stairs. Just like me. I made a cross on the wall. Just like me. I went up four pair of stairs. Just like me. I looked out of a window. Just like me. And I found I was up as high as the highest tree-top. Just like me. I saw something moving about in the highest tree-top. Just like me. I stared and stared to see what it was. Just like me. And then I saw it was a little monkey. Just like me. Just like you! Ha, ha! You said the monkey was just like you; I think you must be a little monkey yourself if it looked just like you. Now I will tell you something else. I will say one and then you must say two; I will say three, and you must say four and so on; but each time we must say after the number “a dead horse.” Like this. I say one a dead horse, and you must say two a dead horse. Now begin. One a dead horse. Two a dead horse. Three a dead horse. Four a dead horse. Five a dead horse. Six a dead horse. Seven a dead horse. Eight a dead horse. Eight a dead horse! Ate a dead horse! You said you ate a dead horse. Oh! oh! Did it taste good? I hope you enjoyed it. For my part I wouldn’t care to eat a dead horse. Now I will tell you what kind of a lock I am, and you must be the same kind of a key. If I say I am a gray lock, you must say you are a gray key. If I say I am a queer lock you must say you are a queer key. If I say I am a rusty lock you must say you are a rusty key. I am a gray lock. I’m a gray key. I’m a red lock. I’m a red key. I’m a dull lock. I’m a dull key. I’m a monk lock. I’m a monk key. You’re a monkey! You’re a monkey. That’s the second time you’ve said it, so now I’m sure it I’m a don lock. I’m a don key. Are you indeed? Are you really a dear little donkey? Who would have thought it? |
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