Старикашка , что с берега Нил,
все фаланги на пальцах спилил.
Посмотрев на свой труд,
он сказал: "Отрастут!"
И усердно опять запилил.
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There was an Old Man of the Nile,
Who sharpened his nails with a file,
Till he cut out his thumbs,
And said calmly, 'This comes
Of sharpening one's nails with a file!'