Father Thrift was plowing his garden and Shaggy Bear was helping him.
And do you know how they worked together?
Father Thrift held the handles of the plow and Shaggy pulled it. He was the horse. A funnier sight you have never seen!
The ground was hard, so that no seed could grow in it. Father Thrift turned the earth over with his plow. This loosened the soil and made it soft.
The robins followed the plow and found nice large angleworms for their breakfast. Then they sang this song:
Cheerily cheer-up! Cheerily cheer-up!
Cheerily cheer, we’re glad you’re here,
Little fat worms. Oh, cheerily cheer-up,
Cheerily cheer, we’re glad you’re here!
But the little fat worms only turned and squirmed. They sang no song at all.