14
Goblin Market
Puffing and blowing
Chuckling, clapping, crowing,
Clucking and gobbling,
Moping and mowing,
Full of airs and graces,
Pulling wry faces,
Demure grimaces,
Cat-like and rat-like,
Ratel- and wombat-like,
Snail-paced in a hurry,
Parrot-voiced and whistler,
Helter skelter, hurry skurry,
Chattering like magpies,
Fluttering like pigeons,
Gliding like fishes,—
Hug^ged her and kissed her:
Squeezed and caressed her:
Stretched up their dishes,
Panniers, and plates:
"Look at our apples
Russet and dun,
Bob at our cherries,
Bite at our peaches,
Citrons and dates,
Grapes for the asking.
Pears red with basking
Out in the sun,
Plums on their twigs;
Pluck them and suck them.
Pomegranates, figs."—
"Good folk," said Lizzie,
