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A Little Freckled Person.

by Mary Carolyn Davies.

A LITTLE FRECKLED PERSON

They think I'm just a little girl At study, work, or play,-- A little freckled person who Has never much to say.

They do not know a princess oft In golden gown am I, With cheeks like apple petals soft And eyes like sea or sky.

They only see my tumbled braids, They do not know I wear A crown with turquoises and beryls Upon my coiled-up hair.

They do not know adventures dire Beset me, land and sea, That page and courtier, knight and squire, Before me bend the knee.

That haughty s.h.i.+ps with silken sails Upon my bidding go-- All these, and other happy things, They cannot, cannot know.

They only see a little girl At study, work, or play,-- A little freckled person, who Has never much to say!

THE SELFISH SEA

The sea is very, very wide: It takes up all the room outside; And when I stand beside the sea, It comes right up and pushes me!

THE RABBIT

A rabbit works its ears, and tries To watch you with its rabbit eyes; Its saucy little tail it flounces, And when it hits the ground it bounces!

[Ill.u.s.tration: A RABBIT WORKS ITS EARS, AND TRIES TO WATCH YOU WITH ITS RABBIT EYES]

THE UNCRITICAL KITTEN

If I am selfish when I play My kitten likes me anyway!

NEXT-DOOR PEOPLE