THE VEERY 
REDSTART 
“Em shy of those foot races, 
And will tell you why, 
As the birds all tell me 
We dare not fly. 
“I am going to go, and sit close by, 
Will not enter if I cannot fly. 
I love to fly, and love to sing, 
A race on the ground is another thing.” 
“Believe I could run 
If I could get a good place, 
Would like to have the honor 
Of winning that foot race. 
“The prize is worth having, 
Is my only good thought, 
For a nice bed of worms 
That are all ready caught.” 
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