The Little Disaster Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABCCB DDBEEB AABCCB FFBGGB AABHHB IIBJJB| Once there lived a little man | A |
| Where a little river ran | A |
| And he had a little farm and little dairy O | B |
| And he had a little plough | C |
| And a little dappled cow | C |
| Which he often called his pretty little Fairy O | B |
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| And his dog he called Fidelle | D |
| For he loved his master well | D |
| And he had a little pony for his pleasure O | B |
| In a sty not very big | E |
| He'd a frisky little pig | E |
| Which he often called his little piggy treasure O | B |
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| Once his little maiden Ann | A |
| With her pretty little can | A |
| Went a milking when the morning sun was beaming O | B |
| When she fell I don't know how | C |
| But she stumbled o'er the plough | C |
| And the cow was quite astonished at her screaming O | B |
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| Little maid cried out in vain | F |
| While the milk ran o'er the plain | F |
| Little pig ran grunting after it so gaily O | B |
| While the little dog behind | G |
| For a share was much inclined | G |
| So he pulled back squeaking piggy by the taily O | B |
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| Such a clatter now began | A |
| As alarmed the little man | A |
| Who came capering from out his little stable O | B |
| Pony trod on doggy's toes | H |
| Doggy snapped at piggy's nose | H |
| Piggy made as great a noise as he was able O | B |
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| Then to make the story short | I |
| Little pony with a snort | I |
| Lifted up his little heels so very clever O | B |
| And the man he tumbled down | J |
| And he nearly cracked his crown | J |
| And this only made the matter worse than ever O | B |
Walter Crane
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susan oestreich: My dear gramma Chickie sang this little ballad to us all the time when we where children. We loved it so much we constanly asked her to sing it.
I am now 64 and my dear gramma has been gone for some time but the song is just a delight
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