November 7: The 12 Days of Christmas with Meppi
On the first day of Christmas,
my mome rath gave to me
Split pea soup in a tureen!
On the second day of Christmas,
my mome rath gave to me
Two turtles small
And split pea soup in a tureen!
On the third day of Christmas,
my mome rath gave to me
Three lettuce heads,
Two turtles small,
And split pea soup in a tureen!
On the fourth day of Christmas,
my mome rath gave to me
Four calling frogs,
Three lettuce heads,
Two turtles small,
And split pea soup in a tureen!
On the fifth day of Christmas,
my mome rath gave to me
Five green rings!
Four calling frogs,
Three lettuce heads,
Two turtles small,
And split pea soup in a tureen!
On the sixth day of Christmas,
my mome rath gave to me
Six limes a-leaping,
Five green rings!
Four calling frogs,
Three lettuce heads,
Two turtles small,
And split pea soup in a tureen!
On the seventh day of Christmas,
my mome rath gave to me
Seven cacti counting,
Six limes a-leaping,
Five green rings!
Four calling frogs,
Three lettuce heads,
Two turtles small,
And split pea soup in a tureen!
On the eighth day of Christmas,
my mome rath gave to me
Eight grapes a-growing,
Seven cacti counting,
Six limes a-leaping,
Five green rings!
Four calling frogs,
Three lettuce heads,
Two turtles small,
And split pea soup in a tureen!
On the ninth day of Christmas,
my mome rath gave to me
Nine parrots preening,
Eight grapes a-growing,
Seven cacti counting,
Six limes a-leaping,
Five green rings!
Four calling frogs,
Three lettuce heads,
Two turtles small,
And split pea soup in a tureen!
On the tenth day of Christmas,
my mome rath gave to me
Ten trees a-treading,
Nine parrots preening,
Eight grapes a-growing,
Seven cacti counting,
Six limes a-leaping,
Five green rings!
Four calling frogs,
Three lettuce heads,
Two turtles small,
And split pea soup in a tureen!
On the eleventh day of Christmas,
my mome rath gave to me
Eleven pickles prancing,
Ten trees a-treading,
Nine parrots preening,
Eight grapes a-growing,
Seven cacti counting,
Six limes a-leaping,
Five green rings!
Four calling frogs,
Three lettuce heads,
Two turtles small,
And split pea soup in a tureen!
On the twelfth day of Christmas,
my mome rath gave to me
Twelve thyme plants tingling,
Eleven pickles prancing,
Ten trees a-treading,
Nine parrots preening,
Eight grapes a-growing,
Seven cacti counting,
Six limes a-leaping,
Five green rings!
Four calling frogs,
Three lettuce heads,
Two turtles small,
And split pea soup in a tureen!
[n.b. When your mome rath gives you gifts, a disproportionate number of the gifts tend to be food. Also, as you may have noticed, green.]