106 STORIES OF PLANTS AND ANIMALS 



and orchard without going out of your family 

 but that would be what people call 'very exclu- 

 sive,' which father says is a greedy, bad habit." 

 And she made a courtesy to the bush and gave 

 each open rose a light kiss in its heart, throwing 

 a handful more to the other bushes. 



" Pooh ! " said a great scarlet Poppy, tossing its 

 fiery head ; " you might take some notice of me, 

 for one of my family grows a juice that will put 

 you to sleep in a minute." 



" I don't care one bit for that," answered 

 Tommy- Anne. "Going to sleep is easy enough; 

 if the juice would wake me up in the morning as 

 quickly, it would be of much more use to me." 



" You lovely Butterfly ! " she exclaimed, as a 

 yellow beauty, barred and edged with black, its 

 lower wings ending in long points, fluttered by, 

 passing spray after spray of blossoms in search 

 for something that he did not find. " Will you 

 have some roses for breakfast ? Ruby-throat 

 said they were delicious." 



" No, I thank'-you," he replied ; " I am not a mes- 

 senger for that family. I serve much humbler 

 plants, many of those that House People call 

 weeds ; but if you have any parsley in the garden, 

 I will breakfast with you." 



" We have plenty of parsley, but it never grows 



