Mother, the hen is cackling;What is she trying to say?She says, “Cluck! cluck! I humbly begTo tell you all I’ve laid an eggFor Little Boy to-day!”Oh! oh! is it so?Truly now, I did not know!But in return what shall I give?“Be kind, be kind, to all that live!”Mother, the cow is lowing;What is she trying to say?“Milk and cream and butter and cheese,Good people, I have brought you theseFor Little Boy to-day.”Oh! oh! is it so?Truly now, I did not know!But in return what shall I give?“Be kind, be kind, to all that live.”Mother, the sheep is bleating;What is she trying to say?She says “I’ll give my fleecy woolTo make warm clothes for play and schoolFor Little Boy to-day.”Oh! oh! is it so?Truly now, I did not know!But in return what shall I give?“Be kind, be kind, to all that live.”
Mother, the hen is cackling;What is she trying to say?She says, “Cluck! cluck! I humbly begTo tell you all I’ve laid an eggFor Little Boy to-day!”Oh! oh! is it so?Truly now, I did not know!But in return what shall I give?“Be kind, be kind, to all that live!”Mother, the cow is lowing;What is she trying to say?“Milk and cream and butter and cheese,Good people, I have brought you theseFor Little Boy to-day.”Oh! oh! is it so?Truly now, I did not know!But in return what shall I give?“Be kind, be kind, to all that live.”Mother, the sheep is bleating;What is she trying to say?She says “I’ll give my fleecy woolTo make warm clothes for play and schoolFor Little Boy to-day.”Oh! oh! is it so?Truly now, I did not know!But in return what shall I give?“Be kind, be kind, to all that live.”
Mother, the hen is cackling;What is she trying to say?She says, “Cluck! cluck! I humbly begTo tell you all I’ve laid an eggFor Little Boy to-day!”Oh! oh! is it so?Truly now, I did not know!But in return what shall I give?“Be kind, be kind, to all that live!”
Mother, the hen is cackling;
What is she trying to say?
She says, “Cluck! cluck! I humbly beg
To tell you all I’ve laid an egg
For Little Boy to-day!”
Oh! oh! is it so?
Truly now, I did not know!
But in return what shall I give?
“Be kind, be kind, to all that live!”
Mother, the cow is lowing;What is she trying to say?“Milk and cream and butter and cheese,Good people, I have brought you theseFor Little Boy to-day.”Oh! oh! is it so?Truly now, I did not know!But in return what shall I give?“Be kind, be kind, to all that live.”
Mother, the cow is lowing;
What is she trying to say?
“Milk and cream and butter and cheese,
Good people, I have brought you these
For Little Boy to-day.”
Oh! oh! is it so?
Truly now, I did not know!
But in return what shall I give?
“Be kind, be kind, to all that live.”
Mother, the sheep is bleating;What is she trying to say?She says “I’ll give my fleecy woolTo make warm clothes for play and schoolFor Little Boy to-day.”Oh! oh! is it so?Truly now, I did not know!But in return what shall I give?“Be kind, be kind, to all that live.”
Mother, the sheep is bleating;
What is she trying to say?
She says “I’ll give my fleecy wool
To make warm clothes for play and school
For Little Boy to-day.”
Oh! oh! is it so?
Truly now, I did not know!
But in return what shall I give?
“Be kind, be kind, to all that live.”
Boy sitting on cushion