Birds and All Nature, Vol. VII, No 1, January 1900

<h2><SPAN name="THE_WISE_LITTLE_BIRD" id="THE_WISE_LITTLE_BIRD"></SPAN> THE WISE LITTLE BIRD.</h2> <div class="poetry-container"> <div class="poetry"> <div class="stanza"> <div class="verse">A little cock sparrow sat on a limb</div> <div class="verse indent-2">And shivered and shook and whined;</div> <div class="verse">And his little mate went and sat by him</div> <div class="verse indent-2">And asked what was on his mind.</div> </div> <div class="stanza"> <div class="verse">"The snow comes down and the north wind blows,"</div> <div class="verse indent-2">The little cock sparrow said.</div> <div class="verse">"And the cold, cold world is so full of woes</div> <div class="verse indent-2">That I wish that I were dead."</div> </div> <div class="stanza"> <div class="verse">So his little mate chirped, "Come, fly with me,"</div> <div class="verse indent-2">And they left that frosty limb,</div> <div class="verse">And they fluttered about from tree to tree,</div> <div class="verse indent-2">And she gayly chattered to him.</div> </div> <div class="stanza"> <div class="verse">And the little cock sparrow forgot the snow</div> <div class="verse indent-2">And the chilling wind that blew,</div> <div class="verse">Nor thought again of his weight of woe;</div> <div class="verse indent-2">He had something else to do.</div> </div></div> </div> <p><span class="pagenum"><SPAN name="Page_8" id="Page_8">[Pg 8]</SPAN></span></p> <div style="break-after:column;"></div><br />