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In this variation on the traditional cumulative rhyme, a woman swallows a shell, a crab, a fish, a gull, a pail, some sand, and a wave.

A cumulative folk song in which the solution proves worse than the predicament when an old lady swallows a fly.

Ten old men in colorful outfits are featured with the text of this traditional counting song. Each illustration features a die-cut through which the next old man can be seen.

This variation on the traditional, cumulative rhyme looks at the consequences of a pirate's strange diet.

In this variation of the classic lullaby, a father reassures his son that the boy is better than a dump truck, a backhoe, or even a bulldozer when it comes to digging.

A humorous folk song in which Liza instructs Henry how to fix a hole in the bucket and Henry gives her all the reasons why he can't do it.

In this variation on an old lullaby, a baby rabbit is promised an assortment of presents from its adoring parent.

"The inhabitants of Old MacDonald's farm are described, verse by verse." --