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In the limerick below, the word that goes in the first blank will be used for the second blank after one letter has been added to its beginning. All further blanks will be filled using the same rule. For example, the first word could be "an", the second "ran", and the third "bran".
"____ me some real food," the gruff
Little pig said. "It's lousy enough
That I ____ in mud -
Must I ____ this crud
You call 'slop'? Give me corn - and no guff!"
"____ me some real food," the gruff
Little pig said. "It's lousy enough
That I ____ in mud -
Must I ____ this crud
You call 'slop'? Give me corn - and no guff!"
Answer
"ALLOW me some real food," the gruffLittle pig said. "It's lousy enough
That I WALLOW in mud -
Must I SWALLOW this crud
You call 'slop'? Give me corn - and no guff!"
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