Dolly and Molly and the Farmer Man

*** START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK 50862 *** Transcriber’s Note: Italic text is represented by underscores surrounding the _text_. Some line breaks adjusted to keep consistent 4-line stanzas. Variations on Rand McNally name kept as printed. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ DOLLY AND MOLLY AND THE FARMER MAN _By_ ELIZABETH GORDON AUTHOR OF THE “DOLLY AND MOLLY SERIES,” “THE BUTTERFLY BABIES’ BOOK,” “WATERMELON PETE” “GRANDDAD COCO NUT’S PARTY” [Illustration] _Pictures by_ FRANCES BEEM RAND McNALLY & COMPANY CHICAGO NEW YORK ------------------------------------------------------------------------ _Copyright, 1914,_ By RAND, McNALLY & CO. [Illustration] The Rand-McNally Press _Chicago_ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [Illustration] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [Illustration] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ DOLLY AND MOLLY AND THE FARMER MAN Went Dolly and Molly, one fine summer day, To watch while the farmer man made the new hay. [Illustration] [Illustration] And a beautiful basket of luncheon they took, All wrapped in white napkins by Mary the cook. [Illustration] He whetted his scythe. Oh, the big noise it made! And he cut down that hay, each spear and each blade. [Illustration] [Illustration] [Illustration] The Grasshoppers hoppered, and gazed in surprise. You ought to have seen how they stuck out their eyes! [Illustration] He took a big fork and he spread, all around, That sweet-smelling hay on the sunshiny ground. [Illustration] [Illustration] [Illustration] And the Hoppy Toads blinked sadly, saying, “Oh, well, We shall just have to move to the Burdock Hotel.” [Illustration] Then he raked it in long rows, and left it to dry, While they all ate their lunch ’neath a big tree near by. [Illustration] [Illustration] And the Robin came too, saying, “Please give me some,” So Dolly and Molly each gave him a crumb. [Illustration] [Illustration] Then the man tossed the hay in a great shiny heap, And put on its night cap, and left it to sleep. [Illustration] [Illustration] [Illustration] Then a black and gold Bumblebee bumbled along, Saying, “It’s-time-little-girlies- were-home-where-they-b’long.” [Illustration] [Illustration] So Dolly and Molly, all tired with play, Just followed the Bumblebee home all the way. [Illustration] [Illustration] And Grandmother gave them some milk and some bread, And lovingly kissed them and put them to bed. [Illustration] And the sleep fairies came to that little white room, And sprinkled them over with sleep flower bloom. [Illustration] [Illustration] [Illustration] And that was the end of that beautiful day, When the twins watched the farmer man make the new hay. [Illustration] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [Illustration] End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Dolly and Molly and the Farmer Man, by Elizabeth Gordon *** END OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK 50862 ***