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3 Hopping Frog

Hopping frog, hop here and be seen,hop here and be seeen,

I’ll not pelt you with stick or stone:

Your cap is laced and your coat is green;

Good bye, we’ll let each other alone.

Plodding toad, plod here and be looked at,

You the finger of scorn is crooked at:

But though you’re lumpish, you’re harmless too;

You won’t hurt me, and I won’t hurt you.

Christina Rossetti

hopping : jumping on two feet at scorn : feeling that someone is
the same time worthless

pelt : throw crooked : bent
laced : decorated with lace, that is, You the fi nger of scorn is crooked at :
a fabric with open patterns People point at you saying you

let each other alone : not disturb are worthless.
each other lumpish : rough and without shape

plodding : walking with heavy steps
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