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And a crib around the house
To guard earnestly.
It has a vast green valley
To jump like a hare,
It has a bright clean field
To hop and leap.
It has a splendid lake
Spacious enough to swim and dive.
Entering light antechamber
Enormous enough to make you run
Dripping with sweat,
You see their warm hearth.
From the first seven-half
Up to the last seven-half
Of October month
Seventy-seven mature men
Till becoming weak
Tried to half-open
The firm dwelling door.
From the first eight-half
Up to the last eight-half
Of December month
Eighty-eight brave men
Pulled by force to set ajar
The door with a bell,
Slightly open I.
Stepping over
The stout threshold
Reminding me of
Five-six years old
Blood-eyed ox,
Puffing quietly,
Lying on its knees
Glance round I.
Four huge columns
Made of the best larches
Solidly are set in four comers.
A cross-beam is made of
Three good larches
To serve for centuries.