August 26. Story of the Day: A was an apple-pie.

This alphabet series is from The Nursery Rhyme Book edited by Andrew Lang.

This is Roud 7539. There is a famous illustrated version by Kate Greenaway; I made an animated gif to go with it.

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A was an apple-pie;
B bit it;
C cut it;
D dealt it;
E ate it;
F fought for it;
G got it;
H had it;
J joined it;
K kept it;
L longed for it;
M mourned for it;
N nodded at it;
O opened it;
P peeped in it;
Q quartered it;
R ran for it;
S stole it;
T took it;
V viewed it,
W wanted it;
X, Y, Z, and amperse-and,
All wish'd for a piece in hand.