...! Why so, why so, why so ? Because my heel is as long as my toe ! THE CUCKOO. The cuckoo 'sa bonny bird, He sings as he flies ; He brings us good tidings ; He tells us no lies. He drinks the cold water, To keep his voice clear; And he '11 come again In the spring of the year. In...

...! If your daughters do not like them, give them to your sons ; 125 THE CUCKOO. HE Cuckoo is a fine bird, He sings as he flies ; He brings us good tidings,...; And when he sings " Cuckoo," The summer is near. THE Cuckoo comes in April, Stops all the month of May, Sings a song at midsummer, And then he goes...

...you. Children are frequently heard to hail the cuckoo in verse as follows : " The cuckoo is a fine bird, He sings as he flies, He brings us good tidings, He tells us no lies. He sucks the sweet flowers To make his voice clear, And when he sings " Cuckoo " The summer draws near." Particular...

...; A swarm of bees in July, Is not worth a fly. THE CUCKOO. tid-ings voice The Cuc-koo is a pret-ty bird, He sings as he flies; He brings us good ti-dings, He tells us no lies. He drinks the cold wa-ter To keep his voice clear; And he'll come a-gain In the spring of the year. twen-ty...

...barked To see the sport, And the cat ran after the spoon. FOURTEENTH CLASS. DXL1V. THE cuckoo 'sa fine bird, He sings as he flies; He brings us good tidings,...And when he sings " cuckoo ! " The summer is near. DXLV. [A provincial version of the same.] THE cuckoo 'sa vine bird, A zengs as a vlies ; A brengs us...

...barber shaved the mason, As I suppose Cut off his nose, And popped it in a basin. The cuckoo 'sa fine bird, He sings as he flies; He brings us good tidings,...And when he sings " cuckoo ! " The summer is near. The lion and the unicorn Were fighting for the crown : The lion beat the unicorn All round about the...

...bird, lie sings as he flies; he brings ns good tidings, he tells us no lies. He sucks liltle bird's eggs to make his voice clear, and when he sings „cuckoo", the summer is near. 35ie 3roettb,ei(ung ber inbogermanifcfyen Safyreejetten nun, ju ber wir auf {ргафИфет Söege...

...bird, he sings as he flies; he brings us good tidings, he tells us no lies. He sucks little bird's eggs to make his voice clear, and when he sings „cuckoo", the summer is near. 5)ie Sweit^eilung ber tnbogermanifdjen Sa^reêjeiten nun, ju ber toil auf ^эraфИфem SBege gelangt...

...eggs of helpless warblers, whose trim nests it rifled : — " The cuckoo's a bonny bird, he whistles as he flies ; He brings us good tidings, he tells...little birds' eggs, to make his voice clear ; And never sings cnckoo ! till summer draws near. Sings cnckoo in April, cuckoo in May, Cnckoo in June,...

...existe aussi, on prétend que ce qu'il en fait, c'est pour avoir la voix claire : He sucks Utile bird's eggs To make his voice clear; And when he sings « cuckoo <• The summer is uear. Halliwell, Nursery Rhymes. Le coucou est appelé snck egg dans le Northamptonshire. l'a I mers,...