PETS YOU WOULDN'T CHOOSE.
The Camel doesn't care for kids; It stares at them with half-shut lids. And if it lets yon ride its hump. It jogs you up with bumpy-bump. The Bear looks quite a kind, fat dear, But he's not safe to go too near; He'll squeeze yon flat—a silly trick— And though he looks so slow, he's QUICK! I'd *?ver pat a Crocodile, in his own dear Xile. He thinks a kid's "the sweetest mite" — Oh, not to play with, but to BITE! The Elephant is wise, but, oh! He swallows TEN buns at a go! The Seal's a love, but he CAN splash! I think our bathroom would go smash! So, if you want a pet. you know. It won't be to the ZOO' you'll go. You'll buy a funny waggly pup. And teach him tricks and bring him up. And on the whole, I know you'll find He's just the right pet to your mind.
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Auckland Star, Volume LVII, Issue 67, 20 March 1926, Page 26
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160PETS YOU WOULDN'T CHOOSE. Auckland Star, Volume LVII, Issue 67, 20 March 1926, Page 26
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