. The runaway donkey, and other rhymes for children . The barn near which was the pigeon-house high (Where never a prowling cat could pry)Where lived the pigeon with soft gray breastWho patiently sat on the loose straw nest, The nest where the pretty white eggs were found, Her own little eggs so smooth and roundThat held the wonderful j- And when the child threwthe corn about, The little gray pigeon camefluttering out From the door of the pigeon-house safe and high, And the child heard a feintlittle cooing cry, - A sweet little, wee little murmuring sound; For, instead of the eggs so
. The runaway donkey, and other rhymes for children . The barn near which was the pigeon-house high (Where never a prowling cat could pry)Where lived the pigeon with soft gray breastWho patiently sat on the loose straw nest, The nest where the pretty white eggs were found, Her own little eggs so smooth and roundThat held the wonderful j- And when the child threwthe corn about, The little gray pigeon camefluttering out From the door of the pigeon-house safe and high, And the child heard a feintlittle cooing cry, - A sweet little, wee little murmuring sound; For, instead of the eggs so smooth and round, (Perhaps the wonderful secret youve guessed) Two baby pigeons were in the nest!
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