The Lambton Worm
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The Lambton Worm |
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Let me tell you a story about John Lambton. |
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When he was young he went
fishing at the river one Sunday morning. He caught a strange looking fish.The fish was a slithery and long green worm. John was angry that he had only caught a worm so he threw it in a nearby well. He could not be bothered to take it home. |
| Quiet, please and I’ll tell you a story, The horrible story of the Lambton Worm. |
| Lambton went to fight in a war. He joined some brave knights. Very soon he forgot about the ugly worm in the well. Quiet, please and
I’ll tell you a story, |
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Meanwhile ... in the well the worm grew long and fat with huge yellow teeth and eyes as big as saucers. It looked like it was going to explode. It grew a big mouth like a deep dark cave. Soon it crawled from the well and when it was thirsty it drank milk from a field of cows. |
| Quiet, please and I’ll tell you a story, The horrible story of the Lambton Worm. |
| The worm often ate calves,
lambs and sheep. When he had eaten everything he could, he wrapped his tail seven times around Pensher Hill. Quiet, please and
I’ll tell you a story, |
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Soon the news crossed the seas
to the ears of brave Sir John. So John crossed all the seas to catch and fight the awful beast. Quiet, please and
I’ll tell you a story, |
So let’s drink to brave Sir John. He kept babies from harm. He saved cows and calves and sheep and lambs by chopping the worm in two. That is the story of Sir John Lambton and the Lambton Worm. Quiet, please and I’ll tell you a story,The horrible story of the Lambton Worm. |
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