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Now, read the poem about a boy who wishes for a tail.

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A lion has a tail and a very fine tail,

And so has an elephant, and so has a whale,

And so has a crocodile, and so has a quail–

They’ve all got tails but me.

If I had sixpence I would buy one;

I’d say to the shopman, ‘Let me try one’;

I’d say to the elephant, ‘This is my one.’

They’d all come round to see.

Then I’d say to the lion, ‘Why, you’ve got a tail!

And so has the elephant, and so has the whale!

And, look! There’s a crocodile! He’s got a tail!

You’ve all got tails like me!’

—A A Milne

Have you ever had
a wish to have some quail: a small bird with a
Let’s connect
features like animals? short tail
sixpence: a small silver-
coloured coin

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