# Alice's Supper

- Source: McGuffey's Second Reader (second-reader.gutenberg.org), Public domain, William Holmes McGuffey, 1879, via Project Gutenberg
- Reading level: Grades 1 and 2
- Subjects: Poems
- Topics: alice's, supper, finest, away, comes, dough
- Length: 205 words, about 1 min
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ALICE'S SUPPER.

- Far down in the valley the wheat grows deep,  
  And the reapers are making the cradles sweep;  
  And this is the song that I hear them sing,  
  While cheery and loud their voices ring:  
  "'Tis the finest wheat that ever did grow!  
  And it is for Alice's supper—ho! ho!"
- Far down by the river the old mill stands,  
  And the miller is rubbing his dusty hands;  
  And these are the words of the miller's lay,  
  As he watches the millstones grinding away:  
  "'Tis the finest flour that money can buy,  
  And it is for Alice's supper—hi! hi!"
- Downstairs in the kitchen the fire doth glow,  
  And cook is a-kneading the soft, white dough;  
  And this is the song she is singing to-day,  
  As merry and busy she's working away:  
  "'Tis the finest dough, whether near or afar,  
  And it is for Alice's supper—ha! ha!"

- To the nursery now comes mother, at last,  
  And what in her hand is she bringing so fast?  
  'Tis a plateful of something, all yellow and white,  
  And she sings as she comes, with her smile so bright:  
  "'Tis the best bread and butter I ever did see,  
  And it is for Alice's supper—he! he!"

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