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James is going slowly on.
Something sort of sticks to John.
John is moving off at last.
James is going pretty fast.
John is rushing down the pane.
James is going slow again.
James has met a sort of smear.
John is getting very near.
Is he going fast enough?
(James has found a piece of fluff.)
John has quickly hurried by.
(James was talking to a fly.)
John is there, and John has won!
Look! I told you! Here’s the sun!
—A A Milne
pretty: (here) very
smear: a mark or streak
of a greasy or sticky
substance Which proverb
fluff: soft fibre from a Language
fabric about the rain will Connect
you use keeping in
view the theme of
this poem?
About the Poet
Alan Alexander Milne (1882–1956) was an English story writer, a playwright and a poet. He is best known for his
books about Winnie-the-Pooh, the teddy bear, and for various other poems.
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