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TWELVE TINY TADPOLES (adding 2)

 2 tiny tadpoles swimming near the shore, 
up swam another two and that made 4. 
  
4 tiny tadpoles playing naughty tricks, 
up swam another two and that made 6. 
  
6 tiny tadpoles in a giddy state, 
up swam another two and that made 8. 
  
8 tiny tadpoles found a little den, 
up swam another two and that made 10. 
  
10 tiny tadpoles in the mud did delve, 
up swam another two and that made 12. 
  
12 tiny tadpoles wriggling just for fun, 
One called out, “There’s the stork!”, 
.  .  . And then there were none. 

[because they'd all hidden, not because they were all eaten!]

Paul King