“O dear! we need a dictionary,” sighed the roses.
“COMMITTEE! WHO’S THAT?”
“What’s a dictionary?” asked a little upstart of a fern.
“Silence!” sternly commanded Bachelor. “Will Miss Rose kindly explain the meaning of dictionary, after which Mr. Fish will proceed to tell us about programme and committee.”
Little Rose blushed all over her pretty face, and after thinking a moment, replied,—
“A dictionary is a book that tells what all words mean.”
“Oh!” sighed the wind, “we must have a dictionary.”
Mr. Fish having made a dash up stream after a fly, now resumed his sedate manner and spoke:
“My friends, a programme says what we will have every day, and a committee are the ones who make it.”