Runaway Donkey and Other Rhymes for Children

<p><span class="pagenum"><SPAN name="Page_72" id="Page_72">[Pg 72]</SPAN></span></p> <h2>THE DONKEY'S EARS</h2> <div class="figcenter"> <ANTIMG src="images/072a.jpg" alt="Whenever a drive with the donkey I take ..." style="width: 50%" /></div> <div class="poem1"><div class="stanza"> <span class="i0">Whenever a drive with the donkey I take,<br/></span> <span class="i0">I see the big V that his slanting ears make,<br/></span> <span class="i0">And words that begin with a V come to mind,<br/></span> <span class="i0">Describing his conduct, no matter what kind.<br/></span></div> </div> <div class="figcenter"> <ANTIMG src="images/072b.jpg" alt="... I see the big V that his slanting ears make" style="width: 50%" /></div> <p><span class="pagenum"><SPAN name="Page_73" id="Page_73">[Pg 73]</SPAN></span></p> <div class="poem1"><div class="stanza"> <span class="i0">If Barney is sulky and stubborn and slow,<br/></span> <span class="i0">Goes poking along or refuses to go,<br/></span> <span class="i0">Or if he is frisky and capers and kicks,<br/></span> <span class="i0">Or upsets the cart, or does other bad tricks,<br/></span> <span class="i0">I say 'tis no wonder he wears a big V,<br/></span> <span class="i0">So Vexing and Vicious a Villain is he!<br/></span></div> </div> <div class="figcenter"> <ANTIMG src="images/073a.jpg" alt="So Vexing and Vicious a Villain is he!" style="width: 50%" /></div> <div class="poem1"><div class="stanza"> <span class="i0">But when the dear fellow, so pretty and strong,<br/></span> <span class="i0">In meek or gay humor trots nimbly along,<br/></span> <span class="i0">The V seems to stand for the Virtues he shows,<br/></span> <span class="i0">The Vim and Velocity with which he goes&mdash;<br/></span> <span class="i0">Our Veteran donkey, more Valued each year,<br/></span> <span class="i0">The Vigorous, Valiant, Vivacious old dear!<br/></span></div> </div> <div class="figcenter"> <ANTIMG src="images/073b.jpg" alt="Our Veteran donkey, more Valued each year, the Vigorous, Valiant, Vivacious old dear!" style="width: 50%" /></div> <hr class="chap" /> <div style="break-after:column;"></div><br />