“Look at that Daffodil over there,” said he, “see how gloomy he looks, and the Amaranth is trying to cheer him up. I’ll make a verse about him—if you are fond of poetry?”

“Yes, very,” said the Pansy.

“Then listen to this,” said Rhymo, “and remember it, for it is worth remembering:

“A Daffodil walked past in gloom,

And a friar’s coat his form encased;

He boasted Mediterranean birth,

The lawn with solemn mien he paced.

“The Amaranth took him by the hand,

And whispered words of faith and cheer:

‘Another glorious world awaits