drinks, and looks ex actly As if he'd like to speak. He springs in to the wa ter And flaps his wings a - bout. The fathers and the moth ers, With man-y flirts and flaunts Come drinks the clear, cold water, Then lifts his head above As if he'd thank the brooklet doesn't hurt him, But cools him graciously, And out hops sparrow flock-ing to the brookside, And in their cut - est way They, too,dip quick-ly The Inland educator Francis M. Stalker, Charles Madison |