The Broken Pitcher


"Sweet, my love, I'm sorry

That you did not tell,

When you broke the pitcher

Coming from the well."



"Oh, I thought you'd whip me,

Just as Betty did;

Then when she would ask me,

I would tell a fib."



"Sweet, my child, I never

Punish any one

For an accidental

Thing that may be done.



"Tell me always, darling,

Everything you do;

This will help to make you

Thoughtful, brave and true."



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