POEMS BY LAURA E. RICHARDS1

The bumblebee, the bumblebee, He flew to the top of the tulip tree. He flew to the top, But he could not stop, For he had to get home to his early tea. The bumblebee, the bumblebee, He flew away from the tulip tree; But he made a mistake, And flew into the lake, And he never got home to his early tea.

Little Brown Bobby sat on the barn floor, Little Brown Bossy looked in at the door. Little Brown Bobby said, "Lackaday! Who'll drive me this little Brown Bossy away?" Little Brown Bobby said, "Shoo! shoo! shoo!" Little Brown Bossy said, "Moo! moo! moo!" This frightened them so that both of them cried, And wished they were back at their mammy's side.

Jippy and Jimmy were two little dogs. They went to sail on some floating logs; The logs rolled over, the dogs rolled in, And they got very wet, for their clothes were thin. Jippy and Jimmy crept out again. They said, "The river is full of rain!" They said, "The water is far from dry! Ki-hi! ki-hi! ki-hi-yi! ki-hi!" Jippy and Jimmy went shivering home. They said, "On the river no more we will roam; And we won't go to sail until we learn how, Bow-wow! bow-wow! bow-wow-wow! bow-wow!"

Pip! pop! flippety flop! Here am I, all ready to pop. Girls and boys, the fire burns clear; Gather about the chimney here, Big ones, little ones, all in a row. Hop away! pop away! here we go! Pip! pop! flippety flop! Into the bowl the kernels drop; Sharp and hard and yellow and small, Must say they don't look good at all; But wait till they burst into warm white snow! Hop away! pop away! here we go! Pip! pop! flippety flop! Shake me steadily; do not stop! Backward and forward, not up and down; Don't let me drop, or you'll burn it brown. Never too high and never too low; Hop away! pop away! here we go!