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ears, eyes, legs and arms

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trees, the sun, and a deer Once, long ago, the different parts of the body weren't all together but went about the world on their own. The ears, the eyes, the legs and the arms all went about their business, doing what they had to do - ears one way, eyes the other, legs off over there, arms over the other way.

One day though, they decided to go out hunting together. The ears, eyes, legs and arms marched off to the forest.

 

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Edited text© 1992 Michael Rosen.
Illustrations © 1992 Louise Brierley.
Reproduced by permission of the publisher, Walker Books Ltd., London.