blind as a bat
br oad as i t is l ong.
cr oss as two sticks .
da rk as pitch .
dea d as a door nai l .
dea d as a herring .
full as an egg is o f me at .
hot as to ast .
like as two peas .
merr y as a cricket .
plain as the nose o n a man ’s fac e .
quiet as a m ou se .
shar p as a razor .
as an arr ow.
swee t as honey .
tr u e as steel .
we ak as wate r .
A was an an t
Who sel dom st oo d still ,
And who ma de a nice house
In the side of a hill .
Nice little an t !
B was a bat ,
Who sl ept all the day,
And fl utter ed about
When the s un went away.
C was a camel
Y o u r ode on his hump ;
An d if yo u fell Off ,
Y o u came down su ch a bump !
What a high camel !
D was a duck
With spots on his back,
Who lived i n the water ,
And al ways said Quack !
Dear little du ck !
E was an el ephant, Stately an d Wis e :
He had tusks an d a tr unk, And two qu eer litt le eye
Oh, what funny small eyes !
F was a fis h
Who w as caught i n a n e t ;
But he got o ut again,
And i s quite alive yet.
Lively young fish !
G was a goat
Who w as spotte d with bro wn
When he did not lie still
He walked up an d down .
Good littl e goat !
H w as a hat
Which wa s all on one side ;
I t s cr own w as too high,
And i ts brim was too wide .
Oh, what a hat !
I was so me ice
So white an d so n ice,
But which nobody taste d ;
And so i t w as waste d .
All that good ice !
J was a ! ug,
So pr et ty an d white ,
With fr esh water in i t
At m or ning an d night .
Nice littl e ! ug !
Which fle w o ut of sight,
Above hou ses so high,
Quite into the sky .