< Translation:French Nursery Rhymes
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THE POULTRY-YARD[1]

Madam Duck, with a flirty air,
Said: "I see some soldiers coming."

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Mr Duck, who was on watch,
Said: "My goodness, where, where?"
Rover[2] asked, "Bow-wow, bow-wow?"
Kitty[3] replied, "Meow, meow."
"Yes," said the rooster, "I see them,
Cock-a-doodle-doo, one, two, three!"


  1. ↑ Basse-cour (s.f.), poultry-yard.
  2. ↑ Médor, name of a dog.
  3. ↑ Minette, Pussy.


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