Lyr Req: There once was a rabbit developed a habit

Subject: RE: letter
From: GUEST,steven
Date: 17 Nov 04 - 05:40 AM

I have the literature homework, so I need georgia r durston background. please send me her background to my e-mail: [e-mail]    may i accept it tommorow/ I beg u! pleeeease!    thank you so much

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: There once was a rabbit developed a habit
From: GUEST,shirpike
Date: 23 Jun 04 - 12:28 AM

This poem was repeated to me by a neighbor when I was just a little girl. Through the years, I have recalled the opening line and part of the last lines beginning with "And now the world over..." My friend tonight located the remainder of it, and I am overjoyed!

Subject: RE: There once was a rabbit
From: Wilfried Schaum
Date: 24 May 04 - 02:58 AM

She was American. Ancestry thread:

"I am trying to find information about the above two people. They were my mothers parents. I have been led to believe that Bertram hailed from Charleston WV. I believe he died around 1947 and she died about 1955. They are both buried in San Antonio, Texas at the Sam Houston National Cemetary. His family apparently owned a large department store in West Virginia and sometime before WWI, he ran afoul of his family and joined the army. He remained in the army and retired/died as a Lt Col."

"Did you ever get any information on Georgia Roberts Durston. Is she the poet who wrote in the early 1900's?"

"Georgia Roberts Durston wrote a book called "Candlelight" for her daughter Georgia Roberts Durston Frankenberger. Mrs Durston also wrote a book called "Boy Scouts on the Trail" which was a Hardy Boys mystery-type book only about Boy Scouts."

More of her writings at Google

Cheers
Wilfried

Subject: RE: There once was a rabbit
From:
Date: 24 May 04 - 01:55 AM

I made the fatal mistake of teaching this little rabbit poem to someone in my office and she repeats it over and over. Anyway, it is sweet and should be perpetuated.   It was written by Georgia Roberts Durston who may have been American. The words I recall are almost 100% the same as the above.   I have taught it to every child I know.   Cheers everyone    Deirdre

Subject: RE: There once was a rabbit
From: Liz the Squeak
Date: 05 May 04 - 02:31 PM

It's all due to the Girl Guide and Scouting movements I'm sure! I remember having to learn this for one of my merit badges, as a Brownie. It's driven me mad for years only being able to remember part of it!

LTS

Subject: RE: There once was a rabbit
From: barnacle
Date: 05 May 04 - 01:46 PM

A

Wow, thanks - and so quick

I have been trying to find this for years. Have even contacted so called experts in children's literature.

Just shows - we do know lotsa stuff between us.

thank you again

S (barnacle)

Subject: RE: There once was a rabbit
From: Sooz
Date: 05 May 04 - 12:33 PM

It never ceases to amaze me what we know between us all!

Subject: RE: There once was a rabbit
From: Amos
Date: 05 May 04 - 12:19 PM

Rabbit Poem

There was once a rabbit
Developed the habit,
Of twitching the end of his nose.
His sisters and brothers
And various others
Said, "Notice the way that it goes".

Now one clever bunny
Said, "That's very funny,
I'll practise it down in the dell".
The rest said, "If he can,
I'm positive we can".
And did it remarkably well.

Now all the world over,
Where rabbits eat clover,
And burrow and scratch with their toes,
There isn't a rabbit,
Who hasn't the habit,
Of twitching the end of its nose.

(Authorship has unfortunately been lost from view).

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Regards,
A

Subject: There once was a rabbit
From: barnacle
Date: 05 May 04 - 12:12 PM

My mum used to sing - or maybe just recite - I cannot remember. She died many years ago. The words were

There once was a rabbit developed the habit of twitching the end of his nose
His sisters and brothers and various others all (noted) the way that it goes...
...
It ends ...
Now all the world over where rabbits eat clover ...

Does anyone recognise this and can they supply me with the comlete text?

Pleeeeeeeeease