THE SING-SONG OF OLD MAN KANGAROO

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    NOt al a Different Animal  legs. e: crop in tralia, and  to ttle God Nqa.

    to Nqa at six before breakfast, saying, Make me different from all oternoon.

    Up jumped Nqa from  on t and sed, Go away!

    e: ralia, and  to the Middle God Nquing.

    to Nquing at eiger breakfast, saying,  Make me different from all oternoon.

    Up jumped Nquing from ed, Go away!

    e: ralia, and  to the Big God Nqong.

    to Nqong at ten before dinner-time, saying, Make me different from all oter by five ternoon.

    Up jumped Nqong from -pan and sed, Yes, I will!

    Nqong called Dingo--Yello gentleman dancing on an as? s to be popular and very truly run after. Dingo, make him SO!

    Up jumped Dingo--Yello cat-rabbit?

    Off ran Dingo--Yellole,--ran after Kangaroo.

    Off  ttle legs like a bunny.

    t part of tale!

    ; ains; -pans; ill  legs ached.

    o!

    Still ran Dingo--Yellorap, never getting nearer, never getting farter Kangaroo.

    o!

    Still ran Kangaroo--Old Man Kangaroo. i-trees;  grass; ropics of Capricorn and Cancer; ill his hind legs ached.

    o!

    Still ran Dingo--Yelloing nearer, never getting farto the ollgong River.

    No any bridge, and t any ferry-boat, and Kangaroo didnt kno over; so ood on his legs and hopped.

    o!

    s in tralia. he hopped like a Kangaroo.

    First ronger;  any time for rest or refres, and ed them very much.

    Still ran Dingo--Yello of it made Old Man Kangaroo hop.

    For ; like a pea in a saucepan; or a new rubber ball on a nursery floor.

    o!

    ucked up  legs; uck out ail for a balance-weighe Darling Downs.

    o!

    Still ran Dingo--tired-Dog Dingo-- of it op.

    t-pans, and said, Its five oclock.

    Do Dingo--Poor Dog Dingo--always  ongue and howled.

    Do Kangaroo--Old Man Kangaroo--stuck out ail like a milking-stool bes finished!

    tleman,  you grateful to Yellohank him for all he has done for you?

    tired Old Kangaroo-- of t of my regular meal-times; ered my s it back; and ch my legs.

    taken, but didnt you ask me to make you different from all oto make you very truly souger? And no is five oclock.

    Yes, said Kangaroo. I  you  by cations, but tical joke.

    Joke! said Nqong from  again and Ill wle up Dingo and run your hind legs off.

    No, said t apologise. Legs are legs, and you neednt alter em so far as I am concerned. I only meant to explain to Your Lordliness t Ive o eat since morning, and Im very empty indeed.

    Yes, said Dingo--Yello in tuation. Ive made  from all ot w may I ea?

    t-pan, Come and ask me about it tomorroo wash.

    So t in tralia, Old Man Kangaroo and Yello.

    th-filling song

    Of t was run by a Boomer,

    Run in a single burst--only event of its kind--

    Started by big God Nqong from arrigaborrigarooma,

    Old Man Kangaroo first: Yellow-Dog Dingo behind.

    Kangaroo bounded away,

    ons--

    Bounded from morning till dark,

    ty-five feet to a bound.

    Yellow-Dog Dingo lay

    Like a yelloance--

    Mucoo busy to bark.

    My! but the ground!

    Nobody knows w,

    Or follorack t they flew in,

    For t Continent

    been given a name.

    ty degrees,

    From torres Straits to the Leeuwin

    (Look at tlas, please),

    And they came.

    Sposing you could trot

    From Adelaide to the Pacific,

    For an afternoons run

    tlemen did

    You ,

    But your legs errific--

    Yes, my importunate son, Youd be a Marvellous Kid!


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