by Lea M.

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September 8, 2007

Mary had a Little Worm

October 03, 2007 07:45 AM EDT

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Mary had a little worm

She thought it was a chigger.

But everything that Mary ate,

Only made it bigger.

It came with her to school one day,

And gave the kids a fright,

Especially when the teacher said,

"Now, that's a parasite."

-Jon Scieszke "Science Verse"

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Comments: 12

Dena Straughn Oct 3, 2007, 7:47am EDT

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Sammie B. Oct 3, 2007, 8:00am EDT

Hehe...that's cute. thanks for sharing it with us!

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Joyce C. Oct 3, 2007, 8:19am EDT

Hehe.

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Paul Allen Leoncini Oct 3, 2007, 9:49am EDT

Very Silly

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Jane Y. Oct 3, 2007, 10:11am EDT

TOO CLEVER

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J.C. Alexander Oct 3, 2007, 11:28am EDT

UUUUGGGGGHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Heidianna "Coriander" T. Oct 3, 2007, 12:14pm EDT

LOL - hilarious!

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Kelly Persinger Oct 3, 2007, 12:50pm EDT

very nice ......too cute

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Liwana W. Oct 3, 2007, 1:17pm EDT

That was kiddie cute!

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William Dotani Oct 3, 2007, 3:48pm EDT

Nice rhyme to tell children at bedtime. LOL.

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Sheila Deeth Oct 9, 2007, 9:53pm EDT

A halloween poem.

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