Three little birds in a row
Sat
musing.
A man passed near that place.
Then did the little
birds nudge each other.
They said, "He thinks he can sing."
They threw back their heads to laugh.
With
quaint countenances
They regarded him.
They were very curious,
Those three little birds in a row.
Stephan Crane,
1905
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