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Whose Child
"Whose Child is this?" I asked one day
Seeing a little one out at play
"Mine", said the parent with a tender smile
"Mine to keep a little while
To bathe his hands and comb his hair
To tell him what he is to wear
To prepare him that be nay always be good
And learn to do the things he should"
"Whose Child is this? " I asked again
As the door opened and someone came in
"Mine", said the teacher with the same tender smile
"Mine, to keep just for a little while
To teach him how to be gentle and kind
To train him and direct his dear little mind
To help him live by every rule
And get the best he can from school"
"Whose child is this?' I asked once more
Just as the little one entered the draw
"Our's" said the parent and the teacher as they smiled
And each took a hand of the little child
"Our's to love and train together
Our's this blessed task forever."
~~~Author Unknown~~~
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