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something, and cannot exactly sing. Johnny and Jenny 

 make a great fuss, but they are really very fond of each 

 other and make the very 

 best of citizens, eating 

 no fruits and being offi- 

 cers in the guilds of 

 Ground Gleaners and 

 Tree Trappers." 



"Look ! " said Dodo, 

 "Jenny is scolding and 

 dancing about, and 

 Johnny is singing away 

 again. What is the mat- 

 ter with them. Uncle 

 Roy?" 



" Did you never hear 

 the ' Wrens' duet ' ? 

 That is what they are 

 singing now. Listen, 

 and I will tell you what 

 they say in House Peo- 

 ple's language : House Wren. 



Johnny (keeping time with his wings) : 



I'm jolly Johnny Wren, 



The busiest of men ; 



For I sing and I clean house, too. 



Though wife is such a bustler, 



'Tis I that am the hustler, 



For T icork when there's twtliing to do ! 



And / don't care to talk, 



And / daren't take a walk. 



For Jenny's such a jealous, j-e-a-1-o-u-s She ! 



