37. THE PIGEON AND THE OWL. 



T^HERE once was a pigeon, as I have heard 

 say, 



Who wished to be wise ; 

 She thought to herself, " I will go to the owl, 



Perhaps he '11 advise ; 

 And if all he tells me, I carefully do, 

 I '11 surely get wisdom." Away then she flew. 



When little Miss Pigeon arrived at the barn 



She found the owl there ; 

 Most humbly she cooed out her wish, but the owl 



Did nothing but stare. 

 "Well, well," thought Miss Pigeon, "of course I 



can wait, 

 I won't interrupt him ; his wisdom is great." 



She waited and waited. At last the owl blinked, 



And deigned a remark, 



u You '11 never be wise, foolish pigeon, unless 

 You stay in the dark, 



