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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
WORDLY WISE (10), by MOTHER GOOSE Poet's Biography
First Line: A wise old owl sat in an oak
Last Line: Why aren't we all like that wise old bird?
Variant Title(s): Question And Answer;a Wise Old Owl
Subject(s): Birds; Owls
First Line: A wise old owl sat in an oak
Last Line: Why aren't we all like that wise old bird?
Variant Title(s): Question And Answer;a Wise Old Owl
Subject(s): Birds; Owls
A WISE old owl sat in an oak,
The more he heard the less he spoke;
The less he spoke the more he heard.
Why aren't we all like that wise old bird?
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