ROBINS

What Robin Told
by George Cooper

How do robins build their nests?
Robin Redbreast told me
First a wisp of yellow hay
In a pretty round they lay;
Then some shreds of downy floss,
Feather, too, and bits of moss,
Woven with a sweet, sweet song,
This way, that way, and across;
That's what Robin told me.

Where do robins hide their nests?
Robin Redbreast told me
Up among the leaves so deep,
Where the sunbeams rarely creep,
Long before the winds are cold
Long before the leaves are gold
Bright-eyed stars will peep and see
Baby robins--one, two, three;
That's what Robin told me.

We always wait for the robins in the spring, often hearing them before dawn. The yards in the neighborhood are hopping with red breasts this afternoon. We must have a lot of worms--yummy worms with a smile.

Oh. Rockin' robins!

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