When We Were Very Young - A. A. Milne [11]
Little Boy kneels at the foot of the bed,
Droops on the little hands little gold head.
Hush! Hush! Whisper who dares!
Christopher Robin is saying his prayers.
*This poem, being printed in the Library of the Queen’s Dolls’ House, is printed here by special permission.
*So as not to go to sleep.
Table of Contents
Cover
Title Page
Copyright
Dedication
Just Before We Begin
Contents
Corner-of-the-Street
Buckingham Place
Happiness
The Christening
Puppy and I
Twinkletoes
The Four Friends
Lines and Squares
Brownie
Independence
Nursery Chairs
Market Square
Daffodowndilly
Water-Lilies
Disobedience
Spring Morning
The Island
The Three Foxes
Politeness
Jonathan Jo
At the Zoo
Rice Pudding
Missing
The King’s Breakfast
Hoppity
At Home
The Wrong House
Summer Afternoon
The Dormouse and the Doctor
Shoes and Stockings
Sand-Between-the-Toes
Knights and Ladies
Little Bo-Peep and Little Boy Blue
The Mirror
Halfway Down
The Invaders
Before Tea
Teddy Bear
Bad Sir Brian Botany
In the Fashion
The Alchemist
Growing Up
If I Were King
Vespers