My first is...

Dear St. Nicholas: I send you a puzzle, which I hope you will print:

My first is in your body,

Quite useful in its way.

My second flows in Italy,

And flows by night and day.

My third, a thing to cook with, is

In every kitchen found.

My fourth's a common article,

A very simple sound.

My fifth folks often get into,—

The careless ones, of course.

My whole, a clumsy animal,

Is partly named for horse.

R.N.P.

Answer: Hip-Po-pot-a-mus, hippopotamus.

(tomado de Project Gutenberg)