The Duck And Kangaroo
Said
the
Duck
to
the
Kangaroo,
"Good
gracious!
how
you
hop!
Over
the
fields
and
the
water
too,
As
if
you
never
would
stop!
My
life
is
a
bore
in
this
nasty
pond,
And
I
long
to
go
out
in
the
world
beyond!
I
wish
I
could
hop
like
you!"
Said
the
Duck
to
the
Kangaroo.
"Please
give
me
a
ride
on
your
back!"
Said
the
Duck
to
the
Kangaroo.
"I
would
sit
quite
still,
and
say
nothing
but
'Quack',
The
whole
of
the
long
day
through!
And
we'd
go
to
the
Dee,
and
the
Jelly
Bo
Lee,
Over
the
land,
and
over
the
sea;
Please
take
me
a
ride!
O
do!"
Said
the
Duck
to
the
Kangaroo.
Said
the
Kangaroo
to
the
Duck,
"This
requires
some
little
reflection;
Perhaps
on
the
whole
it
might
bring
me
luck,
And
there
seems
but
one
objection,
Which
is,
if
you'll
let
me
speak
so
bold,
Your
feet
are
unpleasantly
wet
and
cold,
And
would
probably
give
me
the
roo-
Matiz!"
said
the
Kangaroo.
Said
the
Duck,
"As
I
sat
on
the
rocks,
I
have
thought
over
that
completely,
And
I
bought
four
pairs
of
worsted
socks
Which
fit
my
web-feet
neatly.
And
to
keep
out
the
cold
I've
bought
a
cloak,
And
every
day
a
cigar
I'll
smoke,
All
to
follow
my
own
dear
true
Love
of
a
Kangaroo!"
Said
the
Kangaroo,
"I'm
ready!
"All
in
the
moonlight
pale;
"But
to
balance
me
well,
dear
Duck,
sit
steady!
"And
quite
at
the
end
of
my
tail!"
So
away
they
went
with
a
hop
and
a
bound,
And
they
hopped
the
whole
world
three
times
round;
And
who
so
happy
-
O
who,
As
the
Duck
and
the
Kangaroo?
