Kind friends, my name is Reallywish;
I serve the people gladly.
Whenever they are true to me
They cease to mourn so sadly;
For, don’t you see? they go to work
To make their wish come true, sir!
And when they smile instead of shirk
There’s little they can’t do, sir.
Justnow.
And my name, if you’d know it well,
Would save you much debating;
For it’s Justnow, and when I’m called
I never keep folks waiting.
I hasten gladly on my way,
As fast as I can run, sir!
And when I work, and when I play,
’Tis very quickly done, sir.
I Can.
They call me by the name I Can;
That name I’ll never alter.
I’m bound to do what any man
Should try, nor will I falter.
Brave thinking helps to bring success;
I’m every one’s good friend, sir!
Whate’er I try, I’ll carry through,
And push it to the end, sir.
I Will.
And I, the last, am called I Will,
And never should you doubt me.
Some call me stubborn, but I’d like
To see them do without me!
For ships I sail and houses build,
And every lesson learn, sir!
Make haste and call me to your aid,
If you would comfort earn, sir.
Avis (clapping her hands). O what dear Brownies! And so you will help us to get rid of that hateful Dismal Dumps and the Bugaboo Man we’re so afraid of! What shall we do first?
(Brownies, puzzled, look up at the ceiling, down at the floor, and in various corners, as if for an idea.)