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Aunt Mildred gave a tea party     

     One lovely summer’s day.

She laid the table daintily     

      And put good things on display.

 

Her silver teapot held the tea;
     She made some dainty cakes.
She counted out the sandwiches
     For she never made mistakes.

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The serviettes, the silver knives
     And spoons were gently laid.
She had a little help, of course:
     In fact she hired a maid.

 

At 3 pm the guests arrived  -
     A few friends from the zoo.
One waddled in and quacked 'hello'
      But some guests simply flew.

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One wore a coat of pure black stripes –
      A handsome fellow, he.
The last arrived with smiling jaws
      Quite ready for his tea.

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It’s sad to say the serviettes
     Stayed folded on their plates,
For the last arriving guest that came -
     Well, the other guests he ate.

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