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Rhymes and Jingles  197

“The two little ones” are the two final fingers. “The big one” is the middle finger.

a schoolboy jingle

“Fire, fire!”
Said Mrs. McGuire.
“Where, where?”
Said Mrs. Ware.
“Down town!”
Said Mrs. Brown.
“Oh, Lord save us!”
Said Mrs. Davis.

another jingle

Two’s a couple,
Three’s a crowd,
Four on the sidewalk
Is never allowed.