"Mother, may I go out to swim?"
"Yes, my darling daughter.
Fold your clothes up neat and trim,
But don't go near the water."
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Let's get a pool!
We could put a pool where the grass is!
Can we go to the pool?
If we get a pool we can't do the nature strip yet.
I really want a pool.
A pool would be good.
We wouldn't have to drive.
I'm hot.
Can I get in my swimmers?
Poem: Mother Goose Rhymes.
Image: Australian Institute of Sport, by me.
