The Ink-Bottle Babies said,
“We are so little, it is true,
The washing is very hard to do!”
The Ink-Bottle Papa laughed and he said, “Then shall we sweep the house all over, from top to bottom?”
Then the Babies said,
“The brooms are heavy for us to hold,
And after all we are not very old!”
Then the Ink-Bottle Papa clapped his hands and said, “Shall we mow our lawn, front and back?”
Then the Ink-Bottle Babies cried,