INTRODUCTION

This is the tale of a pumpkin pie And of Charlie and Fred. Just how and why They labored with their sister Nell And Towser helped, this book will tell. All boys and girls who read it through Will know what they themselves should do. If they will work, and wait, and try, They, too, may have a pumpkin pie. Where shines the sun with mellow light, And grass grows green and flowers are bright, There live our girl and jolly boys, In all the farm home’s cares and joys. They drive the cows adown the lot Where cool the creek, though days are hot; In health and happiness they dwell, And what they do I now will tell.