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Jn an old house in Palis

that was covered with vines

lived twelve little Kiris in two straight lines.

In two straight lines they broke their bread

and brushed their teeth

and went to bed.

They smiled at the good

and frowned at the bad

and sometimes they were very sad.

They left the house

at half past nine

in two straight lines

in rain

the smallest one was Madeline.

She was not afraid of mice—

she loved winter, snow, and ice.

To the tiger in the zoo

Madeline just said, “Pooh-pooh

and nobody knew so well

how to frighten

In the middle of one night

Miss Clavel turned on her light

and said, "Something is not right!”

Little Madeline sat in bed,

cried and cried— her eyes were red.

And soon after Dr. Cohn

came, he rushed out to the phone,

“Nurse," he said, “it's an appendix!"

not a single eye was dry.

Madeline was in his arm

in a blanket safe and warm.

In a ear with a red light

they drove out into the night.

Madeline woke up two hours

later, in a room with flowers.

Madeline soon ate and drank.

On her bed there was a crank,

and a crack on the ceiling had the habit

of sometimes looking like a rabbit,

Outside were birds, trees, and sky—and so ten days passed quickly by.

One nice morning Miss Clavel said,

“Isn't this a fine—

day to visit

Madeline/’

VISITORS FROM TWO TO FOUR

read a sign outside her door.

Tiptoeing: with solemn face,

with some flowers and a vase,

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in they walked and then said, "Ahhh,”

when they saw the toys and candy

and the dollhouse from Papa.

But the biggest surprise by far—

on her stomach

was a scar!

“Good-bye,” they said, “we’ll come again,”

and the little girls left in the rain.

brushed their teeth

and went to bed.

In the middle of the night

Miss Clavel turned on the light

and said, “Something is not right!"

And afraid of a disaster

Miss Clavei ran fast

and faster,

and she said, "Please children do—

tell me what is troubling; you?”

And all the little girls cried, “Boohoo,

we want to have our appendix out, too!”

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"Good night, little girls I

Thank the Lord yon are well!

And now go to sleep!”

said Miss Clavel.

And she turned out the light—und dosed the door —

and that‘s &31 there E*—

thjcre im*t any more.