Five Minute Stories

Chapter 42: THE WEATHERCOCK.

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A lively collection of short stories and poems for children, offering simple domestic scenes, playful rhymes, brief narratives, and light moral lessons. Pieces range from tender portraits of family life and child play to fanciful nonsense verses, seasonal and holiday sketches, animal vignettes, and concise character studies, often keyed to children's imagination and daily activities. Language is straightforward and rhythmic, with songs and jingles interspersed among short tales; many pieces aim to charm or amuse while gently reinforcing kindness, curiosity, and good manners. Illustrations accompany several items, enhancing the accessible tone and appeal to young readers.

THE WEATHERCOCK.

The weathercock stands on the steeple,

And there the weathercock stands;

He flaps his wings and he claps his wings,

Because he has no hands;

He turns him round when the wind blows,

He turns again and again;

But Baby has hands and can clap them,

Flip them and flop them and flap them,

Swing them and wring them and slap them,

Far better than cock or hen.