'Chevalita,
Pretty cretr,
I do love her
Like a brother;
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Simple does not mean empty minded. A truism. I'd say redundancy...
cretr is a humorous misspelling of " creature" . This poem is from Louisa May Alcott's book UNDER THE LILACS. The main character in the story is a boy named Ben who has never attended school and he was writing this poem about Chevalita, a lovely horse belonging to a friend. Cited from Polly B's explanation. This info gives better insight about her poem.CONGRATULATIONS for the Classic Poem Of The Day, Louisa May!
For anyone who does not know, this poem is from Louisa May Alcott's book UNDER THE LILACS. The main character in the story is a boy named Ben who has never attended school and he was writing this poem about Chevalita, a lovely horse belonging to a friend. And since Ben does not know how to spell very well, " cretr" is a humorous misspelling of " creature" .
We usually want to delightfully ride someone who does not 'kick or bite'. Couldn't get the meaning of 'cretr' - can any one help?
Khairul Ahsan, cretr is a humorous misspelling of " creature" . This poem is from Louisa May Alcott's book UNDER THE LILACS. The main character in the story is a boy named Ben who has never attended school and he was writing this poem about Chevalita, a lovely horse belonging to a friend.
A beautiful life song. Simple, rich in rhyme and rhythm and meaningful too.
I do love her! ! ! ! ! Thanks for sharing this poem with us.
Just to ride Is my delight, For she does not Kick or bite, ' very good poem. tony
I have never heard a cool poem before. Here we have a cool poem. Lines are just right and placed well especially I like the lines I do love her like a brother
Just to ride Is my delight, For she does not Kick or bite, '