{"id":813,"date":"2007-12-30T01:51:36","date_gmt":"2007-12-29T23:51:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.globe-trotter.ro\/ziaruldela5\/?p=813"},"modified":"2008-01-06T14:44:40","modified_gmt":"2008-01-06T12:44:40","slug":"english-lesson-smile-learn-xxi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.globe-trotter.ro\/ziaruldela5\/2007\/12\/30\/english-lesson-smile-learn-xxi\/","title":{"rendered":"English Lesson: Smile &#038; Learn (XXI)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"There was an old lady who swallowed a fly...\" style=\"margin-right: 7px\" alt=\"There was an old lady who swallowed a fly...\" src=\"http:\/\/img230.imageshack.us\/img230\/9840\/ladywithflylk1.jpg\" align=\"left\" \/><font size=\"1\"><em>I&#8217;ve heard that&#8230;<\/em><\/font><br \/>\nThere was an old lady who swallowed a fly.<br \/>\nI dunno why she swallowed that fly,<br \/>\nPerhaps she&#8217;ll die.<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>There was an old lady who swallowed a spider,<br \/>\nThat wriggled and jiggled and wiggled inside her.<br \/>\nShe swallowed the spider to catch the fly.<br \/>\nBut I dunno why she swallowed that fly &#8211;<br \/>\nPerhaps she&#8217;ll die.<\/p>\n<p>There was an old lady who swallowed a bird;<br \/>\nHow absurd, to swallow a bird!<br \/>\nShe swallowed the bird to catch the spider<br \/>\nThat wriggled and jiggled and wiggled inside her.<br \/>\nShe swallowed the spider to catch the fly.<br \/>\nBut I dunno why she swallowed that fly &#8211;<br \/>\nPerhaps she&#8217;ll die.<\/p>\n<p>There was an old lady who swallowed a cat.<br \/>\nImagine that, she swallowed a cat.<br \/>\nShe swallowed the cat to catch the bird &#8230;<br \/>\nShe swallowed the bird to catch the spider<br \/>\nThat wriggled and jiggled and wiggled inside her.<br \/>\nShe swallowed the spider to catch the fly.<br \/>\nBut I dunno why she swallowed that fly<br \/>\nPerhaps she&#8217;ll die.<\/p>\n<p>There was an old lady who swallowed a dog.<br \/>\nWhat a hog! To swallow a dog!<br \/>\nShe swallowed the dog to catch the cat&#8230;<br \/>\nShe swallowed the cat to catch the bird &#8230;<br \/>\nShe swallowed the bird to catch the spider<br \/>\nThat wriggled and jiggled and wiggled inside her.<br \/>\nShe swallowed the spider to catch the fly.<br \/>\nBut I dunno why she swallowed that fly<br \/>\nPerhaps she&#8217;ll die.<\/p>\n<p>There was an old lady who swallowed a goat.<br \/>\nJust opened her throat and swallowed a goat!<br \/>\nShe swallowed the goat to catch the dog &#8230;<br \/>\nShe swallowed the dog to catch the cat.<br \/>\nShe swallowed the cat to catch the bird &#8230;<br \/>\nShe swallowed the bird to catch the spider<br \/>\nThat wriggled and jiggled and wiggled inside her.<br \/>\nShe swallowed the spider to catch the fly.<br \/>\nBut I dunno why she swallowed that fly<br \/>\nPerhaps she&#8217;ll die.<\/p>\n<p>There was an old lady who swallowed a cow.<br \/>\nI don&#8217;t know how she swallowed a cow!<br \/>\nShe swallowed the cow to catch the goat&#8230;<br \/>\nShe swallowed the goat to catch the dog&#8230;<br \/>\nShe swallowed the dog to catch the cat&#8230;<br \/>\nShe swallowed the cat to catch the bird &#8230;<br \/>\nShe swallowed the bird to catch the spider<br \/>\nThat wriggled and jiggled and wiggled inside her.<br \/>\nShe swallowed the spider to catch the fly.<br \/>\nBut I dunno why she swallowed that fly<br \/>\nPerhaps she&#8217;ll die.<\/p>\n<p>There was an old lady who swallowed a horse &#8211;<br \/>\nShe&#8217;s dead, of course.<\/p>\n<p><em>[<font color=\"#0000ff\" size=\"1\">&#8220;I Know an Old Woman Who Swallowed a Fly&#8221; is a children&#8217;s song with a cumulative structure. The song was written by Alan Mills, the lyrics were written by Rose Bonne.<\/font>]<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;ve heard that&#8230; There was an old lady who swallowed a fly. 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