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The Jolly Postman Quotes
10 of the best book quotes from The Jolly Postman
01
“Once upon a bicycle, So they say, A Jolly Postman came one day From over the hills And far away...”
Allan Ahlberg
author
The Jolly Postman
book
Jolly Postman
character
far away
ᐧ
hills
ᐧ
days
ᐧ
bicycles
concepts
02
“Off went the Postman, Toodle-oo! In his uniform of postal blue To a gingerbread cottage- And garage too! With a letter for the Wicked Witch.”
Allan Ahlberg
author
The Jolly Postman
book
Jolly Postman
character
wickedness
ᐧ
garage
ᐧ
gingerbread
ᐧ
blue
ᐧ
witches
ᐧ
letter
ᐧ
cottages
ᐧ
uniforms
concepts
03
“Once more on his bicycle The Postman rode To a beautiful palace, so we’ve been told, Where nightingales sang And a sign said ‘SOLD’, With a letter for...Cinderella. (There’s a surprise!)”
Allan Ahlberg
author
The Jolly Postman
book
Jolly Postman
character
bicycles
ᐧ
palace
ᐧ
surprise
ᐧ
beautiful
ᐧ
letter
ᐧ
signs
concepts
04
“Later on, the Postman, Feeling hot, Came upon a ‘grandma’ in a shady spot; But ‘Grandma’- What big teeth you’ve got!”
Allan Ahlberg
author
The Jolly Postman
book
Grandma
ᐧ
Jolly Postman
characters
big
ᐧ
teeth
ᐧ
shady
ᐧ
hot
ᐧ
feelings
concepts
05
“Now the Jolly Postman, Nearly done (so is the story), Came to a house where a party had begun. On the step Was a Bear with a bun.”
Allan Ahlberg
author
The Jolly Postman
book
Jolly Postman
character
bear
ᐧ
bread
ᐧ
story
ᐧ
houses
ᐧ
party
ᐧ
steps
concepts
06
“So Goldilocks put the pound note In the pocket of her frock, And the Postman joined the party And they all played ‘Postman’s Knock’. “
Allan Ahlberg
author
The Jolly Postman
book
Jolly Postman
ᐧ
Goldilocks
characters
note
ᐧ
play
ᐧ
games
ᐧ
party
ᐧ
to join
ᐧ
pockets
ᐧ
dresses
concepts
07
“Pat-a-cake, pat-a-cake baker’s man, Bake me a cake as fast as you can, Carry it in on a beautiful plate And light up the candles- TODAY I AM EIGHT!”
Allan Ahlberg
author
The Jolly Postman
book
rhymes
ᐧ
cake
ᐧ
bakers
ᐧ
going fast
ᐧ
beautiful
ᐧ
dish
ᐧ
birthdays
ᐧ
light
ᐧ
flame of a candle
ᐧ
bear
concepts
08
“So ‘Grandma’ read the letter And poured the tea, Which the not-so-Jolly Postman Drank...nervously.”
Allan Ahlberg
author
The Jolly Postman
book
Jolly Postman
ᐧ
Grandma
characters
to read
ᐧ
letter
ᐧ
tea
ᐧ
drinks
ᐧ
drinking
ᐧ
nervousness
concepts
09
“So Cinders read her little book, The Postman drank champagne Then wobbled off On his round again (and again and again – Oops!)”
Allan Ahlberg
author
The Jolly Postman
book
Jolly Postman
character
drunk
ᐧ
mail
ᐧ
bicycles
ᐧ
work
ᐧ
drinks
ᐧ
books
ᐧ
to read
concepts
10
“Soon the Jolly Postman, We hear tell, Stopped at a door with a giant bell And a giant Bottle of milk as well”
Allan Ahlberg
author
The Jolly Postman
book
Jolly Postman
character
to hear
ᐧ
stopping
ᐧ
door
ᐧ
bells
ᐧ
giants
ᐧ
bottles
ᐧ
milk
concepts
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The Great Gatsby
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Dumbledore
Becoming
The Hunger Games
Where the Crawdads Sing
The Handmaid's Tale
The Jungle Book
far away
hills
days
bicycles
Jolly Postman
wickedness
garage
gingerbread
blue
witches
letter
cottages
uniforms
palace
surprise
beautiful
signs
Grandma
big
teeth
shady
hot
feelings
bear
bread
story
houses
party
steps
note
play
games
Goldilocks
to join
pockets
dresses
rhymes
cake
bakers
going fast
dish
birthdays
light
flame of a candle
to read
tea
drinks
drinking
nervousness
drunk
mail
work
books
to hear
stopping
door
bells
giants
bottles
milk
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