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A BEETLE ON A BROOMSTRAW

A robin and a wren, as they walked along one night,

Saw a big brown beetle on a broomstraw.

Said the robin to the wren: “What a pretty, pretty sight —

That big brown beetle on a broomstraw! ”

So they got their plates and knives,

Their children and their wives,

And gobbled up the beetle on the broomstraw.

[NOTES] This rhyme is about two birds who see an insect called a beetle. The beetle is sitting on a long piece of grass. The birds get their families and eat the beetle for dinner.

robin, wren—birds

beetle—insect

broomstraw—long grass used to make a broom

plate—what food is put on to eat

to gobble—to eat fast