Was she glad to see me? Pshaw!

“S-h-h-h!”—’at’s what she said.

’Nen It blinked and tried to see—

’Nen I runned away

Out to my old apple tree,

Where no one could say

“S-h-h-h!”

’Nen I layed down on the ground

An’ say ’at I just wish

I wuz big. An’ there’s a sound—