The sun had come out so bright and warm the Snowmen began to melt.
The Parrot cried,
“If you’d take out a bucket of water or so
It might freeze them up again you know.”
The Fourteen Little Darling Dogs got fourteen little pails of water, and carried out water to pour on their Snowmen.
Curly-Tail let the parrot out of his cage, and Daddy Do-Little finished his moist ginger snaps.
The Fourteen Little Darling Dogs went happily homeward each with a moist ginger snap, with red sugar upon it.
Late at night the Parrot called,