Five Minute Stories

Chapter 62: THREE LITTLE BIRDS.

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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.

THREE LITTLE BIRDS.

Three little birds

Sat upon a tree.

The first said “Chirrup!”

The second said “Chee!”

The third said nothing,

(The middle one was he,)

But sat there a-blinking,

Because he was a-thinking.

“Pee-wit! pee-wit! Yes, that is it!

Pee-wip, pee-wop, pee-wee!”

Three little birds

Sat upon a bough.

The first said, “When is dinner-time?”

The second said, “Now!”

The third said nothing,

(The middle one was he,)

But sat there a-blinking,

Because he was a-thinking.

“Pee-wit! pee-wit! Yes, that is it!

Pee-wip! pee-wop! pee-wee!”

Three little birds

Flew down to the ground,

And soon, by working very hard,

A fine fat worm they found.

The third flew down between them,

(The middle one was he,)

And ate it up like winking

Because he had been thinking.

“Pee-wit! pee-wit! Yes, that is it!

Pee-wip! pee-wop! pee-wee!”