41 LITTLE BIRD BLUE

Little Bird Blue, come sing us your song;

The cold winter weather has lasted so long.

We're tired of skates, and we're tired of sleds,

We're tired of snow-banks as high as our heads;

Now we're watching for you,

Little Bird Blue.

Soon as you sing, then the springtime will come;

The robins will call and the honey-bees hum,

And the dear little pussies, so cunning and gray,

Will sit in the willow-trees, over the way;

So hurry; please do,

Little Bird Blue!

Word list

sleds: vehicles for travelling over snow

hum: to sing with closed lips

pussies: cats

You Practice

Answer the following questions.

1) Why does the writer want to see Little Bird Blue?

2) What is the weather like at the time of writing?

3) What season is the writer looking forward to?

4) What season do you most look forward to? Why?

5) What season do you usually not look forward to? Why?