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is for Annabel. And here she is. out for an Airing, on Mary Poppins' Arm.
is for Admiral Boom, who is Mr. Banks" Best friend. He lives in a house Built like a Boat and wears a Blue coat with Brass Buttons.
is for Cherry. Mary Poppins. with her Carpet-bag and umbrella, is strolling along the lane with the Children. The Cherry trees Cover them with shade, and the Cherries drop into their mouths.
is for Dinner. Mrs. Brill, quite Distracted. Dashes in with the roast Duck and nearly Drops the Dish.
is for East Wind. It is blowing Exactly as it blew when Mary Poppins arrived.
is For the Fifth of November and also the Fourth of July. These are the nights For Fireworks.
is for Geese. Jane and Michael, as Good as Gold, are feeding them on the Green by the lake.
is for Herbert, the Matchman. He Huddles on the pavement, drawing Hundreds of pictures.
Is for In. Inside. Indoors. In a muddle. In a temper. That's where the children are today, because It Is raining outside. They are all Impatient and Irritable and can't Imagine what to do.
is for Jane and also for John. Here they are. full of Joy, in the park's wild corner, which is like a Jungle or a Jigsaw puzzle.
is for King. He has a private Key to the park, and when the Kingdom does not need him. he comes to fly his Kite. It is made of a Kitchen tablecloth and trimmed with Kid and Kapok.
is for Luck. Along the Lane comes the Chimney Sweep. Lugging his Load of brushes.
is for Michael and Mary Poppins. They are coming home from the Market with Meat and Marmalade.
is for Nursery. Naturally.
is for Once-upon-a-time. And here's an Original story.
is for Park. Along the Path the Policeman Paces, a Pillar of the law.
is for Question.
is for Robertson Ay.
is for Snow. Today the lane wears a Shawl of Silver. Everyone Slides and Skates and Slithers.
is for Topsy-Turvy.
is for Unicorn. This animal is very Unusual and rarely to be found. Try your Utmost, hunt through all the Universe, and you still may not Unearth him.
is for Valentine's Day. The children are Visiting Mrs. Corry's sweet shop to ask her to be their Valentine. She is Visibly pleased.
is for Willoughby. He is Miss Lark's other dog. Who is half an airedale and half a retriever and the Worst half of both.
is for no special word unless you can count Xylophone.
is for Year. And the Year changes all. In spring the cherry trees were green. They were white with flowers in summertime, red in autumn with their Yield of fruit, and now they are black and bare. The goslings on the lake, once Yellow as the Yolks of eggs, have gray feathers now. The birds that Yearned over their Young have flown from the Yew tree Yonder. The children's shoes. Yet too large in January, are now too small in December.
is for Zodiac. That means the ring of stars and planets that circles the earth at night. This evening it is specially bright, for it is New Year's Eve. All the neighbors are full of song and Zest as they greet each other in the lane.
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