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Where to go or stay;

She said, "I'm not a baby,

Here I am half-grown;

Surely I am big enough

To run about alone!"

Off she went, but somebody

Hiding saw her pass;

Soon like snow her feathers

Covered all the grass,

So she made a supper

For a sly young mink,

'Cause she was so headstrong

That she wouldn't think.

Once there was a robin.

Lived outside the door.

Who wanted to go inside

And hop upon the floor.

"Oh, no," said the mother,

"You must stay with me;

Little birds are safest

Sitting in a tree."

"I don't care," said Robin,

And gave his tail a fling,

"I don't think the old folks

Know quite everything."