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Over in the meadow
in the sand in the sun,
lived a bumpy mother toad
and her little toadie one.
"Wink!" said the mother;
"I wink!" said the one.
So they winked and they blinked
in the sand in the sun.
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Over in the meadow
in a nest built of sticks,
lived a shiny mother crow
and her little crows six.
"Caw!" said the mother;
"We caw!" said the six.
So they cawed and they called
in their nest built of sticks.
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Over in the meadow
where the sky gleams blue,
lived a woolly mother sheep
and her little lambies two.
"Bah!" said the mother;
"We bah!" said the two.
So they baahed and they ran
where the sky gleams blue.
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where the grass is so even,
lived a furry mother mouse
and her little mousies seven.
"Squeak!" said the mother;
"We squeak!" said the seven.
So they squeaked and they sniffed
in the grass soft and even.
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| Over in the meadow
in a hole in a tree,
lived a smooth mother robin
and her little robins three.
"Sing!" said the mother;
"We sing!" said the three.
So they sang and they chirped
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Over in the meadow
by the old mossy gate,
lived a scaly mother lizard
and her little lizards eight.
"Bask!" said the mother;
"We bask!" said the eight.
So they basked in the sun
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Over in the meadow
in the reeds on the shore,
lived a spiky mother muskrat
and her little muskrats four.
"Dive!" said the mother;
"We dive" said the four.
So they dived and they burrowed
in the reeds on the shore.
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Over in the meadow
where the stream water shines,
lived a slippery mother fish
and her little fishes nine.
"Swim!" said the mother;
"We swim!" said the nine.
So they swam and they leapt
where the stream water shines.
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| Over in the meadow
in a snug beehive,
lived a fuzzy mother bee
and her little bees five.
"Buzz!" said the mother;
"We buzz!" said the five.
So they buzzed and they hummed
in the snug beehive.
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Over in the meadow
in a sly little den,
lived a hairy mother spider
and her little spiders ten.
"Spin!" said the mother;
"We spin!" said the ten.
So they spun lacy webs
in their sly little den.
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