LESSON 39 MR. NOBODY

MR. NOBODY

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car-pets creak-ing oil-ing fing-er-marks

1. I know a funny little man,

　　As quiet as a mouse,

　Who does the mischief that is done

　　In everybody's house.

2. No one has ever seen his face,

　　And yet we all agree,

　That every broken plate was cracked

　　By Mr. Nobody.

3. He puts damp wood upon the fire,

　　And kettles cannot boil;

　His are the feet that bring in mud,

　　And all the carpets soil.

4. That creaking hinge will always creak,

　　For you can plainly see,

　We leave the oiling to be done

　　By Mr. Nobody.

5. The finger-marks upon the door

　　By none of us are made;

　We never leave the blinds unclosed

　　To let the curtains fade.

6. The torn leaves in our reading books

　　Weren't torn by you or me;

　There is no doubt they were the work

　　Of Mr. Nobody.

7. The ink we never spill; the blots

　　That on the page you see

　Are not our blots; they all were made

　　By Mr. Nobody.