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ON THE ROAD TO TATTLETOWN

On the road to Tattletown

What is this I see?

A pig upon a pedestal,

A cabbage up a tree,

A rabbit cutting capers

With a twenty dollar bill —

Now if I don't get to Tattletown

Then no one ever will.

[NOTES] This rhyme is funny. It makes children laugh. Children love to hear about strange things like a pig on a pole called a pedestal. It makes them laugh to think of a cabbage in a tree or a rabbit cutting small flowers called capers with money.

tattletown—name of the town

pedestal—flat pole to sit on

capers—baby closed flowers in pickle water

twenty dollar bill—paper money ($20)