Who will love a little Sparrow?
Who's traveled far and cries for rest?
";Not I,"; said the Oak Tree,
";I won't share my branches with
no sparrow's nest,
And my blanket of leaves won't warm
her cold breast.";
Who will love a little Sparrow
And who will speak a kindly word?
";Not I,"; said the Swan,
";The entire idea is utterly absurd,
I'd be laughed at and scorned if the
other Swans heard.";
Who will take pity in his heart,
And who will feed a starving sparrow?
";Not I,"; said the Golden Wheat,
";I would if I could but I cannot I know,