Harriman, Susan S., comp · Boston, New York, Houghton Mifflin Company · leaf 75
oes little birdie say, In her nest at peep of day?Let me fly, says little birdie;Mother, let me fly away.Birdie, rest a little longer, Till the little wings are stronger. So she rests a little longer, Then she flies away. What does little baby say, In her bed at peep of day? Baby says, like little… … I THINK to-day was washing day: I saw, on passing by,The little Fairy handkerchiefs Spread on the grass to dry. There is to be a wedding soon, The busy spiders spinA gauze to make the Fairy bride Her veil so soft and thin.
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