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368 And said "O Pig, what makes you cry?" And bitter was that Pig's reply,
 * "Because I cannot jump!"

That Frog he grinned a grin of glee,
 * And hit his chest a thump.

"O Pig," he said, "be ruled by me, And you shall see what you shall see. This minute, for a trifling fee,
 * I'll teach you how to jump!

"You may be faint from many a fall,
 * And bruised by many a bump:

But, if you persevere through all, And practise first on something small, Concluding with a ten-foot wall.
 * You'll find that you can jump!"

That Pig looked up with joyful start:
 * "Oh Frog, you are a trump!

Your words have healed my inward smart Come, name your fee and do your part: Bring comfort to a broken heart,
 * By teaching me to jump!"

"My fee shall be a mutton-chop,
 * My goal tills ruined Pump.

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