Puppy And I



I met a Man as I went walking:
We got talking,
Man and I.
'Where are you going to, Man?' I said
  (I said to the Man as he went by).
'Down to the village, to get some bread.
  Will you come with me?' 'No, not I.'

I met a horse as I went walking;
We got talking,
Horse and I.
'Where are you going to, Horse, today?'
  (I said to the Horse as he went by).
'Down to the village to get some hay.
  Will you come with me?' 'No, not I.'

I met a Woman as I went walking;
We got talking,
Woman and I.
'Where are you going to, Woman, so early?'
  (I said to the Woman as she went by).
'Down to the village to get some barley.
  Will you come with me?' 'No, not I.'

I met some Rabbits as I went walking;
We got talking,
Rabbits and I.
'Where are you going in your brown fur coats?'
  (I said to the Rabbits as they went by).
'Down to the village to get some oats.
  Will you come with us?' 'No, not I.'

I met a Puppy as I went walking;
We got talking,
Puppy and I.
'Where are you going this nice fine day?'
  (I said to the Puppy as he went by).
'Up to the hills to roll and play.'
'I'll come with you, Puppy,' said I.

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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 14, 2023

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Scheme aAbcbcB aAbdbdB aAbebeB aAbfbfb aAbdbdb
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 1,082
Words 251
Stanzas 5
Stanza Lengths 7, 7, 7, 7, 7

Alan Alexander Milne

Alan Alexander Milne was an English author, best known for his books about the teddy bear Winnie-the-Pooh and for various poems. Milne was a noted writer, primarily as a playwright, before the huge success of Pooh overshadowed all his previous work. more…

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