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Willy And His Sister.

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Willy said to his sister,     "Please may I go with you?"     She said, "You must behave     Very nicely if you do."     "Please will you take me then     To look at the mill?"     "Yes," she said, "because you are     So very good I will."     "The miller he is     So very white and kind;     And sprinkled all over     With the flour they grind.     "And the big heaps of corn     That lie upon the floor;     He will let me play with those     I am quite sure.     "I like to hear the wheel     Make such a rushing sound,     And see the pretty water     Go round, and round, and round.     "So take me to the mill,     For then you shall see     What a very, very good boy     I really mean to be."

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