The Little Turtle

The Little Turtle: A Recitation for Martha Wakefield, Three Years Old”
By Vachel Lindsay 1879-1931
There was a little turtle.
He lived in a box.
He swam in a puddle.
He climbed on the rocks.
He snapped at a mosquito.
He snapped at a flea.
He snapped at a minnow.
And he snapped at me.
He caught the mosquito.
He caught
the flea.
He caught the minnow.
But he didn't catch me.
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