6. How Doth the Little Crocodile? – by Lewis Carrol
A well read child will recognize this from Lewis Carrol’s ”Alice in Wonderland”
The song number 6 on our list of classic poems for children to memorize describes crocodile’s good physical appearance and his nice manners and good behavior. But behind his good looks and manners is a face of a predator who just waits for fish to come to him.
- How doth the little crocodile
- Improve his shining tail
- And pour the waters of the Nile
- On every golden scale!
- How cheerfully he seems to grin
- How neatly spreads his claws
- And welcomes little fishes in
- With gently smiling jaws!
