Where the robin sings his sweet refrain,

And the apple blossoms, white and pink,

Fall in the nest of Bob-o-Link.”

Some day, dear boys and girls, I shall write a story about the Yellow Dog Tramp. He just sort of rubs his nose against my knee as I write these stories. Yes, he looks up at me with big brown eyes that seem to say:

“Tell the children to be kind to yellow dogs.”

Dear children, never, never sling

A stone at any living thing.

The little bird that swiftly flies

Up in the country of the skies,

The friendly tabby cat that purrs