def recite(start_verse, end_verse):
    days = ['first', 'second', 'third', 'fourth', 'fifth', 'sixth', 'seventh', 'eighth', 'ninth', 'tenth', 'eleventh', 'twelfth']
    presents = ['a Partridge',
                'two Turtle Doves',
                'three French Hens',
                'four Calling Birds',
                'five Gold Rings',
                'six Geese-a-Laying',
                'seven Swans-a-Swimming',
                'eight Maids-a-Milking',
                'nine Ladies Dancing',
                'ten Lords-a-Leaping',
                'eleven Pipers Piping',
                'twelve Drummers Drumming']

    result = []
    for i in range(12):
        string = ""
        presents_string = ""
        if i > 0:
            counter = i
            while counter > 0:
                presents_string += presents[counter] + ", "
                counter-=1
            presents_string += "and " + presents[0]
        else:
            presents_string = presents[0]
        string = "On the " + days[i] + " day of Christmas my true love gave to me: " + presents_string + " in a Pear Tree."
        result.append(string)

    print(result[0:11])

    return result[start_verse-1:end_verse]

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def recite(start_verse, end_verse):
    days = ['first', 'second', 'third', 'fourth', 'fifth', 'sixth',
        'seventh', 'eighth', 'ninth', 'tenth', 'eleventh', 'twelfth']
    presents = ['a Partridge', 'two Turtle Doves', 'three French Hens',
        'four Calling Birds', 'five Gold Rings', 'six Geese-a-Laying',
        'seven Swans-a-Swimming', 'eight Maids-a-Milking',
        'nine Ladies Dancing', 'ten Lords-a-Leaping',
        'eleven Pipers Piping', 'twelve Drummers Drumming']
    result = []
    for i in range(12):
        string = ''
        presents_string = ''
        if i > 0:
            counter = i
            while counter > 0:
                presents_string += presents[counter] + ', '
                counter -= 1
            presents_string += 'and ' + presents[0]
        else:
            presents_string = presents[0]
        string = ('On the ' + days[i] +
            ' day of Christmas my true love gave to me: ' + presents_string +
            ' in a Pear Tree.')
        result.append(string)
    print(result[0:11])
    return result[start_verse - 1:end_verse]

def recite(start_verse, end_verse):
    days = ['first', 'second', 'third', 'fourth', 'fifth', 'sixth', 'seventh', 'eighth', 'ninth', 'tenth', 'eleventh', 'twelfth']
    presents = ['a Partridge',
                'two Turtle Doves',
                'three French Hens',
                'four Calling Birds',
                'five Gold Rings',
                'six Geese-a-Laying',
                'seven Swans-a-Swimming',
                'eight Maids-a-Milking',
                'nine Ladies Dancing',
                'ten Lords-a-Leaping',
                'eleven Pipers Piping',
                'twelve Drummers Drumming']

    result = []
    for i in range(12):
        string = ""
        presents_string = ""
        if i > 0:
            counter = i
            while counter > 0:
                presents_string += presents[counter] + ", "
                counter-=1
            presents_string += "and " + presents[0]
        else:
            presents_string = presents[0]
        string = "On the " + days[i] + " day of Christmas my true love gave to me: " + presents_string + " in a Pear Tree."
        result.append(string)

    print(result[0:11])

    return result[start_verse-1:end_verse]
