A
A was an ant
Who seldom stood still, And who made a nice house
In the side of a hill.
a
Nice little ant!
A曾是隻螞蟻，
整天爬東爬西，
靠著一座大山，
把一間房子造起。
a
好可愛的小螞蟻！
B
B was a book
With a binding of blue,
And pictures and stories
For me and for you.
b
Nice little book!
B曾是本小書，
有著故事和圖，
書脊是藍藍的，
讓你和我來讀。
b
好有趣的小書！
C
C was a cat
Who ran after a rat;
But his courage did fail
When she seized on his tail.
c
Crafty old cat!
C曾是隻老貓，
追著耗子猛跑；
一抓住耗子尾巴，
勇氣就泄了不少。
c
好狡猾的老貓！
D
D was a duck
With spots on his back,
Who lived in the water,
And always said "Quack!"
d
Dear little duck!
D曾是隻小鴨，
背上點點黑花兒，
整天遊在水裏，
整日叫著“嘎嘎！”
d
好可愛的小鴨！
E
E was an elephant,
Stately and wise:
He had tusks and a trunk,
And two queer little eyes.
e
Oh, what funny small eyes!
E曾是頭大象，
長得聰明強壯：
象牙象鼻子好長，
怪怪的小眼兒多亮。
e
哦，多有趣的小眼睛！
F
F was a fish
Who was caught in a net;
But he got out again,
And is quite alive yet.
f
Lively young fish!
F曾是條小魚，
被人用網兒捉去；
但他逃了出來，
仍在遊來遊去。
f
活蹦亂跳的小魚兒！
G
G was a goat
Who was spotted with brown:
When he did not lie still
He walked up and down.
g
Good little goat!
G曾是頭小羊，