DAY 250

/l/
Lily ladles little Letty's lintil soup.

OLD KING COLE 老国王科尔

Now old king Cole was a 现在的老国王科尔是个

merry old soul, 快乐的老家伙，

And a merry old soul was he. 快乐的老家伙。

He called for his pipe, 他要他的烟斗，

And he called for his bowl, 又要他的碗，

And he called for his fiddlers three. 然后又要他的三弦琴。

And every fiddler had a fine fiddle 每个琴的琴弦

as fine as it could be. 都尽可能的好。

And a very fine fiddle had he, 他有一个非常

had he, 好的三弦琴。

And a very fine fiddle had he, 他有一个非常

for, 好的三弦琴。

Old king Cole 因为他是个

was a merry old soul, 快乐的老家伙，

And a merry old soul was he. 快乐的老家伙。

文选可分为两部分：
第一部分的韵脚为/əul/，需重读soul/səul/、bowl/bəul/和Cole/kəul/。
第二部分的韵脚为/i:/,需重读he/hi:/、three/θri:/和be/bi:/。