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THE WIND

The wind came a-whooping, down Cranberry Hill

And stole an umbrella from, Mother Medill.

It picked up a paper on Patterson's place

And carried it clean to the Rockaby Race.

And what was more shocking and awful than that,

It blew the new feather off grandmother's hat.

[NOTES]This rhyme is about the things that wind does.This wind comes blowing very hard and pulls an umbrella from the hands of Mother Medill. It blows a paper a long way from a place called Patterson's place to somewhere called Rockaby Race. It blows the feather off of grandmother's hat.

a-whooping—loud sound

stole—past tense of steal, take without asking

to pick—to take

to carry—to bring

clean—all the way

shocking—surprising

awful—terrible

blew—past tense of blow, push with air

THE WIND CAME A-WHOOPING DOWN CRANBERRY HILL