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Poverty Has No Ally

Prudence has a crown Trader bags wind Who hates the rich Poverty has no ally Good own mercy gate Evil steps on slippery surface Profit rides on labour Truth is seldom sweet Action has holy time Gossip finds hunger Testifier can be just Falacy is mostly bent Piety has a refuge Pride curries flies Who bows to the poor Life is very long Peace has a bakery Anger settles for crumbs Moth makes rotten meat Poise is simply great  Body has an owner Street opens space Herder keeps a village Impulse is always broke Honour has a maker Tyranny saves a night Who liberates the poor Insight is fully welcome Right has a home Guilt forgets fingers Lift works with light Button shows green Prince has a mule Boss rides chariot Discipline saves the king Subject is readily taught Laden has a sceptre Sloth squanders talent Who buys the sky Grace stirs a river Needy has a melody Statue stands stiff Sound enlivens the beat Boiler is highly steamy  Grade has a box Globe turns out circular Fountain sprinkles the

Heedful Ears Are Priceless

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The frog Rescued by the mistress' dog Did not esteem the winter day nap The goat Hit by the hunter's stone Did not heed the shepherd's warning The bird Captured by the weaver's net Did not fancy its home in the tree The ship Sunk by the iceberg Did not consult the humble compass The lion Terrified by the dog's bark Did not stare in the den's mirror The fish  Found in the shallow pond Did not swim in the depth of sea The rabbit Exploited by the magic hat Did not dig its own hole The drunk Wounded by the gutter edges Did not know when to say enough The dwarf Sleeping on the shoulder of gaints Did not grow out its own height The prodigal Plundered by the fair-weather cocks Did not believe in the lofty heritage The kite Driven by the wind Did not think its strings were okay The beggar Sitting at the gate called beautiful Did not despise the passerbys ... Photo credit: Enid Blyton ...