“Oh, what fun!

I see it’s done!

Quite in distress,

Without this dress,

Would be, you see,

Our Sweet Marie,”

sang Sewing Bird, admiring the morning dress.

“But the button-holes,” said Mary Frances, “are pretty poor, I must say!”

“That’s because the Old Grunt taught you—” began Scissors Shears.

“Oh, my!” exclaimed Mary Frances.