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The Project Gutenberg eBook, Mother Goose's Teddy Bears, by Frederick Leopold Cavally

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Mother Goose’s Teddy Bears

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Title page

Mother Goose’s
Teddy Bears

Illustrated
AND ADAPTED TO MOTHER GOOSE BY
Frederick L. Cavally.

THE BOBBS-MERRILL COMPANY
PUBLISHERS INDIANAPOLIS U.S.A.
MCMVII

Copyright 1907
The Bobbs-Merrill Company

Teddy's Letter

Dear Boys and Girls.—

In the short time I have been among you, I have made friends of some of the best little boys and girls throughout the land.

I have been writing to my brothers and sisters at home telling them all about you, and they are very anxious to become acquainted also; so I sent for our family photograph album, which contains most of their pictures.

Now Old Mother Goose is a neighbor of ours, and she earns her living by writing little rhymes, tales and jingles, and as she is a very good friend of our family, she has written many verses and rhymes about us, which I know you will enjoy reading.

So you see I take great pride in presenting you this copy of our Family Photograph Album.

Your sincere friend,
Teddy.

Hello!

poem and girl and boy teddy

What are little Ted boys made of, made of?

What are little Ted boys made of?

Snaps and snails, and puppy-dogs’ tails;

And that’s what Little Ted Boys are made of, made of.

What are little Ted girls made of, made of?

What are little Ted girls made of?

Sugar and spice, and all that’s nice;

And that’s what Little Ted girls are made of, made of.

two teddies on bench in garden

poem with bells above and ribbons down sides

Ding dong bell!

Teddy’s in the well!

Who put him in?

Little Teddy Flinn.

Who pulled him out?

Little Teddy Stout.

What a naughty boy was there

Thus to drown poor Teddy Bear.

Jill holding head, bear running toward well another bear in background

poem with garland around in circle

Little Ted Horner

Sat in a corner,

Eating a Christmas Pie.

He put in his thumb,

And took out a plum,

And said, “What a big bear am I!”

Jack Horner

poem with signpost that says "To Bonner"

As I went to Bonner,

I met a bear

With coal-black hair,

Upon my word and honor.

large bear and small bear by wooden fence

Old Mother Hubbard title with bears in the letters and first of poem

Old Mother Hubbard

Went to the cupboard

To get Little Teddy a bun;

But when she got there,

The cupboard was bare,

So poor Little Ted had none.

Mother Hubbard bear with cap, shawl and glasses

poem with four bears at each compass point

She went to the baker’s

To buy him some bread;

But when she came back,

Poor Teddy was dead.

bear lying on back

another part of poem with four bears at each compass point

She went to the joiner’s

To buy him a coffin;

But when she came back,

Little Teddy was laughing

bear stand with shadow beside

another part of poem with four bears at each compass point

She took a clean dish

To get him some tripe;

But when she came back,

He was smoking his pipe

bear with back to us smoking pipe

another part of poem with four bears at each compass point

She went to the tavern

For white wine and red;

But when she came back,

Ted stood on his head.

bear doing headstand

another part of poem with four bears at each compass point

She went to the ale-house

To get him some beer;

But when she came back,

Ted sat in a chair.

bear on chair

another part of poem with four bears at each compass point

She went to the barber’s

To buy him a wig;

But when she came back,

He was dancing a Jig

bear dancing jig

bear sitting looking at recorderanother part of poem with four bears at each compass point

She went to the fruiterer’s

To buy him some fruit;

But when she came back,

Ted was playing the flute.

bear sitting looking at recorder

another part of poem with four bears at each compass point

She went to the cobbler’s

To buy him some shoes;

But when she came back,

Ted was reading the news.

bear sitting reading the paper

another part of poem with four bears at each compass point

Dame Bear made a curtsey,

Little Ted made a bow;

Dame Bear said, “Your servant,”

Little Ted said, “How now.”

bear bowing to Mother Hubbard

poem with umbrella covering and rain falling behind

Rain, rain, go away;

Come again another day;

Little Teddy wants to play.

bear outside with pink umbrella

bear with bear at top amd cross headstone at bottom

Solomon Grundy

Born on a Monday,

Christened on Tuesday,

Married on Wednesday,

Very ill on Thursday,

Worse on Friday,

Died on Saturday,

Buried on Sunday,

This is the end,

Of Solomon Grundy.

bear in overalls with hat and walking stick

start of poem with two pails of water

Ted and Jill

Went up the hill,

To fetch a pail

of water;

Jack and Jill climbing hill

same pails, more of poem

Ted Fell down,

And broke his crown,

And Jill came

Tumbling after.

bears falling and fallen

bear on top of poem, candle blown out at bottom

To make your candles last for aye,

You wives and maids give ear-o!

To put them out’s the only way,

Says Honest Ted Boldero.

bear carrying candle

can of worms above poem, fishing pole and creel below

Little Teddy Tittlemouse

Lived in a little house;

He caught fishes

In other men’s ditches.

bear fishing

poem with math in between verses

Multiplication is vexation;

2 × 2 = ?

Division is as bad;

6 ÷ 2 = ?

The rule of three perplexes me,

3 × 3 = ?

And practice drives me mad.

bear holding head and slate

poem with sword behind

Teddy Trot, a man of law

Sold his bed and lay upon straw

Sold the straw and slept on grass

To buy his wife a looking-glass

one bear holding mirror for she bear to look into

poem surrounded by laundry and line

Wash me and comb me,

And lay me down softly,

And set me on a bank to dry;

That I may look pretty

When Teddy comes by.

white bear with pretty red ribbon

poem with knife on either side

Tell-Tale Tit!

Your tongue shall be slit,

And all the Teddy Bears in town

Shall have a little bit!

large bear with knife stabbing smaller bear against post

poem with knife and fork above and below

Nose, nose, jolly red nose,

And what gave you that jolly red nose?

Nutmegs and cinnamon spices and cloves,

And they gave me this jolly red nose.

bear iwth meat on plate in front of him and stein of something in hand

poem with three mortarboards above and an inkpot and scroll below

Three wise bears of Gotham

Went to sea in a bowl;

If the bowl had been stronger

My story had been longer.

three bears in a bowl at sea

candle behind poem

Teddy be nimble,

Teddy be quick,

And Teddy jump over the candlestick.

Jack in red sweater jumping over candlestick

poem and two bears on see-saw

See-saw, Margery Daw,

Teddy shall have a new master;

He shall have but a penny a day,

Because he can’t work any faster

two bears on board over log for see-saw

bear with motarboard above; bear with bandage below

Little Ted Snooks was Fond of his books,

And loved by his usher and master;

But naughty Ted Spry, he got a black eye,

And carries his nose in a plaster.

one wounded teddy bear sitting by brick wall,another bear holding book walking by

sun and poem

Cock crows in the morn,

To tell us to rise,

And he who lies late

Will never be wise;

For early to bed,

And early to rise,

Makes teddy bears healthy

And wealthy and wise.

teddy in bed

Teddy holding slate with message

The rose is red,

The grass is green;

And in this book

My name is seen.

Teddy.

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