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18 The Guinea Pig
Guinea pigs are small animals that are popular as pets. They squeak, run around and even
bite sometimes. Have you ever seen a guinea pig? Let us read a poem about a little guinea pig
who did interesting things.
There was a little guinea pig,
Who, being little, was not big.
He always walked upon his feet,
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And never fasted when he’d eat.
When from a place he ran away,
He never at that place did stay;
And while he ran, as I am told,
He never stood still for young or old.
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He often squeaked and sometimes was violent ,
And when he squeaked he never was silent.
Though never instructed by a cat,
He knew a mouse was not a rat.
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One day, as I am certified ,
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He took a whim and fairly died;
And as I’m told by men of sense,
He never has been living since.
A British rhyme
1 fasted: ate no food at all 4 certifi ed: (here) told as the truth
2 squeaked: made a short, high-pitched noise 5 whim: a sudden wish without any reason or purpose
3 violent: using physical force to hurt someone 6 fairly: (here) actually
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