They paused each other there to greet,
Both in a playful mood.
Said one, “I had to wade a stream,
Now, this you must not doubt,
And when I reached the other shore
My boots were full of trout.”
Whew! cried a Veery perched in view
To hear if what they said were true. Whew!
The other’s wit was now well whet.
Said he, “Let me narrate: