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10 The Big Baboon
The Big Baboon is found upon
The plains of Cariboo:
He goes about with nothing on
(A shocking thing to do).
But if he dressed respectably
And let his whiskers grow,
How like this Big Baboon would be
To Mister So-and-so!
Hilaire Belloc
baboon : a large monkey with a long respectably : in a way people find
face acceptable and good
plains : a large area of flat land whiskers : the long stiff hair on the
Cariboo : a place in British Columbia face of an animal
in Canada Mister So-and-so : a gentleman
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