The Pet

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Title:     The Pet
Author: Ruth McEnery Stuart [More Titles by Stuart]

De little white chicken dat's petted too much
Gits stunted in growth f'om de sp'ilin' touch.
An' she'll nuver make a hen so brave an' good
As ef she went a-pickin', an' worked wid de brood.
An' she ain't by 'erself in dat, in dat--
No, she ain't by 'erself in dat.

[The end]
Ruth McEnery Stuart's poem: Pet

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