When beneath the stones to hide,—

All the secrets of the water,

All brook learning, true and tried;—

"That's a good-for-nothing skipper;"

"That's a harmless yellow-bird;"

"That's the flicker of the sunshine,

When the alder-leaves are stirred;"

"That's the shadow of a cloudlet;"

"That's a squirrel come to drink;"

"That—look out for him, my darlings!—