WHO STOLE THE BIRD'S NEST? "To-whit! to-whit! to-whee! Will you listen to me? "Not I," said the Cow, "moo-oo! I gave you a wisp of hay. But I didn't take your nest away. "To-whit! to-whit! to-whee! "Not I," said the Dog, "bow-wow! "Bobolink! bobolink! Now what do you think? Who stole the nest away "Coo-coo! coo-coo! coo-coo! Let me speak a word, too! Who stole that pretty nest From little Yellow-Breast?" "Not I," said the sheep "Not I," said the Sheep, "Oh, no! I wouldn't treat a poor bird so. I gave wool the nest to line, But the nest was none of mine. "To-whit! to-whit! to-whee! Will you listen to me? Who stole four eggs I laid, And the nice nest I made?" "Bobolink! bobolink! Now what do you think? Who stole a nest away "Coo-coo! coo-coo! coo-coo! "Caw! caw!" cried the Crow, "I should like to know What thief took away A bird's nest to-day?” "Caw! caw!" cried the "Cluck! cluck!" said the Hen, "Don't ask me again; Why, I haven't a chick Would do such a trick; And she wove them together; I'd scorn to intrude On her and her brood. Cluck! cluck!" said the Hen, “Don't ask me again." crow "Cluck! cluck!" said the hen, "Don't ask me again" |