THE CHASE OF THE BONNET BIRD.
"Oh what is the use," said the Fays from the Moon,
"Of spending the whole of an afternoon
In fishing for fish,
To serve on a dish,
When you can go birding for birds like that,
With feathers upon it
Just right for a bonnet,
Or theatre hat?
"All fishes are cheap—
E'en those from the deep—
But bonnets come high!
That's why
'Stead of fishing for fish,
To serve on a dish,
We are birding instead
For that bird with the wonderful feathery head."