The Bad Child's Book of Beasts by  Hilaire Belloc
Table of Contents
Introduction
The Yak
The Polar Bear
The Lion
The Tiger
The Dromedary
The Whale
The Camel
The Hippopotamus
The Dodo
The Marmozet
The Camelopard
The Learned Fish
The Elephant
The Big Baboon
The Rhinoceros
The Frog

The Hippopotamus


[Illustration]

I shoot the Hippopotamus

With bullets made of platinum,

Because if I use leaden ones


[Illustration]

His hide is sure to flatten 'em.

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