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THE SWALLOW 



The children of Parma, Italy, believe that 

 the swallows can bring the rain or make 



the sun to 



/ , , / ' ' shine, so they 



/ ' - petition them in pretty 



little ditties. When they 



want the rain to come, they go 



out into the fields and call : — 



Little swallow, fly down low, 

 Pray God a storm may blow ; 

 Pray God that it may soon appear. 

 Pray God it's coming near! 



And the swallows skim low over the land, 

 and down comes the rain ! When the^ 

 \yant the sun to shine, they look out of 

 the window at the falling rain, and they 

 sing this little song, certain that the birds 

 will bring the bright sunshine : — 



