THE HUMMINGBIRD 
“Do you think it would be out of place 
For me to enter the birds’ foot race? 
To win it would be easy, you see 
If I only had the entrance fee. 
“Birds can’t have just what they choose, 
But I might get in on carrying the news. 
You see I am small and not very fat 
I might get something to eat out of that.” 
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