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A LITTLE BOY RAN TO THE END OF THE SKY

A little boy ran to the end of the sky

With a rag and a pole and a gooseberry pie.

He cried: “Three cheers for the Fourth of July! ”

With a rag and a pole and a gooseberry pie.

He saw three little donkeys at play,

He tickled their noses to make them bray,

And he didn't come back until Christmas Day —

With a rag and a pole and a gooseberry pie.

[NOTES] This rhyme is about a holiday that is important to Americans. A boy runs very far. He has a pole with a rag on the end to wave like a flag on the 4th day of the month of July. This is a special day for Americans. It is the day they got their freedom from the British.

The boy has a pie. He sees donkeys. They are animals that look like horses. The boy gets the donkeysto make a sound. The boy stays away from home until Christmas.

rag—piece of cotton

pole—long piece of round wood

gooseberry pie—fruit baked in flour

cheers—shout for happiness

donkey—animal like a mule or a horse

to tickle—make someone laugh with a touch

to bray—to make a donkey sound