1.Once a trap was baited With a piece of cheese；
It smelt so strong to mousie，It almost made him sneeze.
An old mouse said，“There‘s danger；Be careful where you go！”
“Nonsense，”replied the other；“I don’t believe you know！”
2.So he walked in boldly，No one was in sight；First he took a nibble ，Then he took a bite.
Close the trap together Snapped，as quick as wink，Catching little mousie there，Because he “didn‘t think.”
3.Once a little robin Stood outside the door：He wanted to go inside，And hop upon the floor.“NO，no，”said the mother，“You must stay with me；Little birds are safest Sitting in a tree！”
4.“I don’t care，”said Robin，And gave his tail a fling；“I believe you old folksDon‘t know everything.”
He went；but pussy seized him，Before he’d time to blink .
“Oh，”he cried，“I‘m sorry！But I didn’t think.”
5.Now，my little children，Learn from this my song，Young folks are not always right，Nor old folks always wrong.
Don‘t suppose you know more Than anybody knows；For there’s often danger Where no danger shows.
GRAMMAR EXERCISE
1.How many nouns are in verses 4and 5?
2.Give the plurals of piece,mouse,mother,pussy,song.