The Song
of the Hazelnut Fairy
Slowly , slowly growing
While I watched them well,
See my nuts have ripened;
Now I've news to tell.
I will tell the Squirrel,
"Here's a store for you;
But , kind sir, remember
The Nuthatch likes them too."
I will tell the Nuthatch,
"Now, Sir, you may come;
Choose your nuts and crack them,
But leave the children some."
I will tell the children,
"You may take your share;
Come and fill your pockets,
But leave a few to spare ! "
(illustration and poem by Cicely Mary Barker)
[Flower Fairies of the Autumn 1926]
Background set inspired by
poetry pages
from Ella in New Zealand
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