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  2. The Tale of Custard the Dragon - Wikipedia

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    The poem opens with the introduction of Belinda and her company of pets: Ink (the kitten), Blink (the mouse), Mustard (the dog) and Custard (the cowardly dragon). Everyone is fond of bragging and boasting about their bravery, except Custard. Despite his frightening looks, the dragon cries for a nice safe cage and gets tickled mercilessly.

  3. Children's poetry - Wikipedia

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    Some poets chose to write poems specifically for children, often to teach moral lessons. Many poems from that era, like "Toiling Farmers", are still taught to children today. [3] In Europe, written poetry was uncommon before the invention of the printing press. [4] Most children's poetry was still passed down through the oral tradition.

  4. Simple Simon (nursery rhyme) - Wikipedia

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    Denslow illustration of Simple Simon and the pie man. The rhyme is as follows; Simple Simon met a pieman, Going to the fair; Says Simple Simon to the pieman, Let me taste your ware. Said the pieman to Simple Simon, Show me first your penny; Says Simple Simon to the pieman, Indeed I have not any. Simple Simon went a-fishing, For to catch a whale;

  5. Lines on the Antiquity of Microbes - Wikipedia

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    Lines on the Antiquity of Microbes", also known simply as "Fleas", is a couplet commonly cited as the shortest poem ever written, composed by American poet Strickland Gillilan in the early 20th century. [1] The poem reads in full:

  6. Little Orphant Annie - Wikipedia

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    The poem was inspired by a real girl he grew up with, named Mary Alice "Allie" Smith. Mary Alice Smith was born near Liberty, Union County, Indiana, 25 September 1850. She lived on a small farm with her parents until (as one story goes) both parents died when she was about nine years old.

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  8. Creative writing - Wikipedia

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    Creative writers often place an emphasis in either fiction or poetry, and it is normal to start with short stories or simple poems. They then make a schedule based on this emphasis including literature classes, education classes and workshop classes to strengthen their skills and techniques.

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