She found them in the barn amusing themselves with Eb. He had learned to say, “Hallo!” and was walking back and forth on a beam, cocking his eye and looking down at the boys below.
“He’s a funny fellow,” said Max as Jessie came in. “I’d like to take him back to school. We’re going Monday. Carl is all right, they say.”
“It certainly would make the children laugh and play
To see a crow at school,”
said Jessie laughing.
“Jessie had a little crow
As black as you can think.
It followed her to school one day
And drank up all the ink,”
said Max.