All heads were bent down again while busy brains tried to find a suitable name for the protégés coming from the city.
“Could they be called ‘birds’ like us?” asked Dot.
“I do not think city children would care for such a name. You see, dear, they are so precocious from their daily experiences that they might think a bird-name silly,” said Mrs. Talmage.
“Maybe they would like the name ‘Little Soldiers,’” ventured Norma.
“Oh, that makes you think of ‘Onward Christian Soldiers’ and they would guess we were goin’ to make them join a Sunday School class right off!” objected Dot.
Everyone laughed at Dot’s viewpoint, but Aunt Selina was given an idea by Norma’s suggestion.
“How would ‘Little Workers’ sound?” she asked.
“Then they will all fear you are going to make them work,” laughed Mrs. Talmage.
“‘Little Lambs’—‘Little Folks’—‘Little Friends,’” recited Dot, zealously, then waited for a verdict.
Heads were shaken in negation of the names, and Ruth started a list of names.