They clipped and pasted, bent and tied;

With paint and brush some ran about

From kite to kite, to fit them out.

On some they paint a visage fair,

While others would affright a bear,

Nor was it long (as one might guess

Who knows what skill their hands possess)

Before the kites, with string and tail,

Were all prepared to ride the gale;

And oh, the climax of their glee