Missing Alan Alexander Milne Has anybody seen my mouse? I opened his box for half a minute, Just to make sure he was really in it, And while I was looking, he jumped outside! I tried to catch him, I tried, I tried…. I think...
The Dormouse and the Doctor Alan Alexander Milne There once was a Dormouse who lived in a bed Of delphiniums (blue) and geraniums (red), And all the day long he’d a wonderful view Of geraniums (red) and delphiniums (blue). A Doctor came hurrying round, and...
The Christening Alan Alexander Milne What shall I call My dear little dormouse? His eyes are small, But his tail is e-nor-mouse. I sometimes call him Terrible John, ‘Cos his tail goes on And on And on. And I sometimes call him Terrible Jack, ‘Cos...
Twinkletoes Alan Alexander Milne When the sun Shines through the leaves of the apple-tree, When the sun Makes shadows of the leaves of the apple-tree, Then I pass On the grass From one leaf to another, From one leaf to its brother, Tip-toe, tip-toe! Here...
Brownie Alan Alexander Milne In a corner of the bedroom is a great big curtain, Someone lives behind it, but I don’t know who; I think it is a Brownie, but I’m not quite certain. (Nanny isn’t certain, too.) I looked behind the curtain, but...
Independence Alan Alexander Milne I never did, I never did, I never did like Now take care, dear! I never did, I never did, I never did want Hold-my-hand; I never did, I never did, I never did think much of Not up there, dear!...
Buckingham Palace Alan Alexander Milne They’re changing guard at Buckingham Palace – Christopher Robin went down with Alice. Alice is marrying one of the guard. A soldier’s life is terrible hard, Says Alice. They’re changing guard at Buckingham Palace – Christopher Robin went down with...
Politeness Alan Alexander Milne If people ask me, I always tell them: Quite well, thank you, I’m very glad to say. If people ask me, I always answer, Quite well, thank you, how are you to-day? I always answer, I always tell them, If they...
If I Were King Alan Alexander Milne If only I were King of France, I wouldn’t brush my hair for aunts. I think, if I were King of Greece, I’d push things off the mantelpiece. If I were King of Norroway, I’d ask an elephant...
The Morning Walk Alan Alexander Milne When Anne and I go out a walk, We hold each other’s hand and talk Of all the things we mean to do When Anne and I are forty-two. And when we’ve thought about a thing, Like bowling hoops...
