THE SILK WORM 



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THE SILK WORM 

 silk worm mulberry threads coffin 



Silk worm on the mulberry tree 

 Spin a silken robe for me ; 

 Draw the threads oiit fine 



and strong, 

 Longer yet and very 



long; 

 Longer yet 'twill 



not be done 

 Till a thousand 



more are spun . 

 Silk worm, turn 



this mulberry tree 

 Into silken threads 



for me ! 



Spinning ever ! now 'tis done, 

 Silken threads enough are spun ! 

 Spinning, they will spin no more 

 All their little lives are o'er ! 

 Pile them up a costly heap ! 

 Each in his coffin gone to sleep ! 



