EMMA CHICHESTER CLARK (Born 1955)

'THIS IS OUR CHANCE TO MAKE MONEY, BIG TIME, GUARANTEED!' THEY TOLD EACH OTHER THERE ONCE WAS A DUCK ... THE DOOR OF HIS ROOM FLEW WIDE OPEN. IN WALKED THE DOG WITH EYES AS BIG AS SOUP PLATES
CHRISTMAS CELEBRATIONS THERE IS MORE TO AN EMPEROR THAN HIS CLOTHES THE WHOLE COURT PARADED OUT OF THE PALACE
THEY HELPED HIM PUT ON HIS NEW CLOTHES, BUTTONING INVISIBLE BUTTONS AND SMOOTHING INVISIBLE SLEEVES THE SOLDIER MOVED TO ANOTHER GRAND HOUSE, AND ALL HIS FINE FRIENDS TOLD HIM HOW MUCH THEY HAD MISSED HIM OF ALL THE CLOTHES HE OWNED, THE CLOTHES HE LOVED BEST WERE HIS GOLD PANTALOONS
THE LITTLE GIRL HAD BUNDLES OF MATCHES TO SELL THE THREE DOGS WERE HONOURED AT THE ROYAL WEDDING FEAST THE PRINCESS WAS SO BEAUTIFUL THAT HE FELL IN LOVE AT FIRST GLANCE
'GOOD DOG!' SAID THE SOLDIER, AND HE PLACED THE DOG ON THE WITCH'S APRON 'WAIT FOR ME!' HE CALLED TO THE OTHER SWANS SOMEHOW HE LIVED THROUGH THE REST OF THAT HARSH FREEZING WINTER, AND GREW
JUST THEN SOME WILD SWANS ROSE UP OVER THE LAKE, AND SOMETHING STIRRED DEEP, DEEP INSIDE THE ODD DUCKLING 'NEVER MIND, DEAR,' THE MOTHER DUCK TOLD THE ODD DUCKLING. 'WE'LL SHOW THEM ALL WHEN YOU GROW BIGGER' FIND A SMILE
LET'S GO TO THE SEA! ELIZA AND THE MOONCHILD ON THE WAY TO THE BEACH
A DRIVE OUT TO THE COUNTRY HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU
SQUASHED TOMATOES AND STEW
BREAD AND BUTTER IN THE GUTTER
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU! NOT LAST NIGHT BUT THE NIGHT BEFORE,
THREE LITTLE PIGS CAME KNOCKING AT THE DOOR
JUDY, BABY, CROCODILE TOO,
SAID, 'GOOD EVENING – HOW DO YOU DO?'
(NOW THAT'S THE WAY TO DO IT!) THE FARMER'S WIFE, OH FIDDLE-DEE-DEE!
I SAW HER BUT SHE DIDN'T SEE ME.
(SEE HOW THEY RUN!) NOT LAST NIGHT BUT THE NIGHT BEFORE,
MISTER PUNCH CAME KNOCKING AT THE DOOR
JACK ROLLED IN, SHRIEKED WITH LAUGHTER, 
SISTER JIM CAME TUMBLING AFTER THE COW, THE DISH AND THE SPOON GOODNESS GRACIOUS, FANCY THAT,
SHE BUNDLED IN AND KNOCKED ME FLAT.
(SHE'D FOUND HER SHEEP)
THEN THE UNINVITED FAIRY FLEW INTO THE ROOM EVERY PRINCESS GOT INTO A BOAT ONE NIGHT, THE DOOR TO HER CHAMBER FLEW OPEN AND THERE STOOD THE LITTLE MAN ONCE MORE, GRINNING SLYLY FROM EAR TO EAR
SHE LOOKED SO BEAUTIFUL, SO SERENE, THAT HE COULD NOT TEAR HIS GAZE AWAY FROM HER SURELY YOU CAN HAVE ONE OF MY DELICIOUS, JUICY APPLES? THE WITCH PICKED UP THE CHILD, CALLED HER RAPUNZEL, AND TOOK HER AWAY
THE WITCH GRABBED HIM BY THE ARM SNIP, SNIP – SHE CUT OFF A GOOD PORTION OF THE DWARF'S BEARD THE GIRLS' MOTHER CAME TO LIVE WITH THEM IN THE PALACE AND SHE BROUGHT HER TWO ROSE TREES WITH HER
'ARE YOU MAD?' HOWLED THE DWARF THE BEAR CAME IN AND SAT BY THE FIRE IN A FIT OF RAGE, SHE SEIZED A PAIR OF SCISSORS AND VICIOUSLY LOPPED OFF RAPUNZEL'S HAIR
A PRINCE WAS RIDING THROUGH THE FOREST ALL THE DWARVES CROWDED ROUND ALL FOUR SET OFF TOWARDS THE FOREST
THEIR WICKED STEPMOTHER SHOUTED AT THEM THE GINGERBREAD HOUSE SHE LANDED WITH A THUMP!
DOWN, DOWN, DOWN SHE WENT ON FALLING SHE BEGAN TO FALL
LOOK! SHE'S DANCING! CHATTING TO THE BIRDS LITTLE KITTY, KITTY!
NO! NO! NO! POOR LITTLE KITTY! CATCH, LITTLE KITTY!
ROLY, POLY TICKLY TUMMY! 'I MISS SQUILL,' SAID WILL CROC MAKING PANCAKES
SNOWING LIFT ME UP croc WORRIED about the time
WILL, SQUILL AND KITTY CAFE SCENE WILL MEETS SQUILL
MELROSE ROWS OUT TO SEA SHE GAZED INTO HIS EYES ALL THE TOYS AWOKE WITH A START
ALL THE TOYS CLAMBERED OUT OF THE WINDOW AND IN TO THE GARDEN BALANCING ON HIS HEAD SHE COULD NOT SLEEP
ELF HILL JUMPING COMPETITION GERALD
'SHE BENT OVER AND KISSED ITS RED AND YELLOW PETALS' THE MAGIC GRAIN OF CORN GROWS  

EMMA CHICHESTER CLARK (Born 1955)

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