by Leland B. Jacobs

There Is a Land

by Leland B. Jacobs

There is a land,

A marvelous land,

Where1)trolls and2)giants dwell;

Where witches with their bitter3)brew, Can cast a magic spell;

Where4)mermaids sing,

Where carpets fy,

Where, in the midst of night,

5)Brownies dance to6)cricket tunes; And ghosts, all7)shivery and white,

8)Prowl and moan.

There is a land,

Of magic folks and deeds,

And anyone can visit there,

Who reads and reads and reads.

1) troll [tr??l] n. 好惡作劇而友好的侏儒

2) giant ['d?a??nt] n. 巨人

3) brew [bru?] n. 釀造物

4) mermaid ['m??me?d] n. 美人魚

5) brownie ['bra?n?] n. 棕仙（相傳會在夜間替人干家務活的小精靈）

6) cricket ['kr?k?t] n. 蟋蟀

7) shivery ['??v?r?] adj. 令人毛骨悚然的

8) prowl [pra?l] v. 暗中來回尋覓