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Auntie's Skirts
Robert Louis Stevenson · 1885
Catalog grade guidance: K–5 — Short children’s lyric; good for early memorization and reading aloud.
6 content lines · 26 words · Est. recitation about 17 sec (approx.)
Public-domain text for reading and recitation practice. Source: Project Gutenberg #136.Estimated time uses ~120 words/minute plus short pauses—not a contest rule.
Auntie's Skirts
Whenever Auntie moves around,
Her dresses make a curious sound,
They trail behind her up the floor,
And trundle after through the door.
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