“No,” said Sewing Bird. “I don’t suppose you do want to be a birdie—for many reasons;—but the most important must be that little birds do not have hands!”
“Hands
are so
wonderful!”
“Hands are so wonderful!” said Mary Frances, “they can do so many things. They are pincers, hammers, wedges, and yet they can do the most dainty, delicate work.”
“Yes,” said Sewing Bird, “they come in handy!”
“Oh, ho, hee-hee!” laughed Mary Frances.
“Chirp, chirp!” twittered Dick Canary.
“Oh, Dick! oh, Dick!
What lots of fun!
Do you pretend