|     A Fairy Went A Marketing By Rose Fyleman
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   |     A fairy went a marketing-- She bought a little fish; She put it in a crystal bowl Upon a golden dish An hour she sat in wonderment And watched its sliver gleam, And then gently took it up And slipped it in a stream  
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   |                                    |             |       |   |   |     |      A fairy went a  marketing--- She bought a winter gown All stitched about with gossamer And lined with thistledown. She wore it all afternoon With prancing and delight, Then gave it to a little frog To keep him warm at night.
 
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   |   |           |   |   |     |      A fairy went a marketing--- She bought a colored bird; It sang the sweetest ,shrillest song That she had ever heard. She sat beside its painted cage And listened half a day, And then she opened wide the door And let it fly away.
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   |   |   |           |   |   |     |      A fairy went a marketing--- She bought a gentle mouse To take her tiny messages, To keep her tiny house. All day she kept its busy feet Pit-patting to and fro, And then she kissed its silken ears,       Thanked it, and let it go.   |   |     |   |    |    |   | 
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