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A Lovely Lily
9 wordsA lovely lily lying all alone along the lane.
A Tutor Who Tooted
30 wordsA tutor, who tooted a flute, tried to tutor two tooters to toot. Said the two to the tutor: “Is it harder to toot, or tutor two tooters to toot?”
Amidst the Mists
26 wordsAmidst the mists and coldest frosts, With barest wrists and stoutest boasts, He thrusts his fists against the posts, And still insists he sees the ghosts.
Betty Botter
66 wordsBetty Botter bought some butter. “But,” she said, “this butter’s bitter; If I put it in my batter, It will make my batter bitter; But a bit of better butter Will but make my batter better.” So she bought a bit of butter Better than the bitter butter, And made her bitter batter better. So it was better Betty Botter Bought a bit of better butter.
Billy Button
27 wordsBilly Button bought a buttered biscuit. Did Billy Button buy a buttered biscuit? If Billy Button bought a buttered biscuit, Where's the buttered biscuit Billy Button bought?
Dew Drops
16 wordsAs much of the dew that the dew drops drop, if dew drops do drop dew.
High Up the Hill
9 wordsHigh up the hill he heaved a huge hoe.
Peter Piper
35 wordsPeter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers. Did Peter Piper pick a peck of pickled peppers? If Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers, Where's the peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked?
Rough and Rugged Rocks
10 wordsAround the rough and rugged rocks the ragged rascal ran.
Sift the Thistles
12 wordsFill the sieve with thistles, then sift the thistles in the sieve.
The Bleak Breeze
8 wordsThe bleak breeze blighted the bright broom blossoms.
The Fish-Sauce Shop
16 wordsShe stood at the door of Mrs. Smith’s fish-sauce shop in the Strand welcoming him in.
The Meal-Mill Wheel
8 wordsMuch water makes the meal-mill wheel work well.
Walter Waddle
27 wordsWalter Waddle won a walking wager. Did Walter Waddle win a walking wager? If Walter Waddle won a walking wager, Where's the walking wager Walter Waddle won?
Windmills and the Millwheel
28 wordsTo the windmills said the millwheel: “As the wind wills do you still wheel?” “Yes, we still wheel when the wind wills!” To the millwheel said the windmills.