Will You Play WithMe?

By Lucy H. MooreIllustrated By Alice Moore

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Will You Play WithMe?

By Lucy H. MooreIllustrated By Alice Moore

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For Holly and Bradley

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There was once a Little Bird who lived high up in a nest

in an old oak tree.

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But Little Bird was lonely and wished that he had a friend

to play with.

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‘Will you play with me?’ Little Birdasked the Sleepy Owl.

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The Sleepy Owl snored, ‘No Little Bird, I must sleep until the Moon rises

tonight.’

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And so the Little Bird flew on.

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‘Will you play with me?’ Little Birdasked the Old Squirrel.

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The Old Squirrel squeaked, ‘NoLittle Bird, I must collect enough

food for next winter.’

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And so the Little Bird flew on.

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‘Will you play with me?’ LittleBird asked the Little Cow.

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‘No Little Bird, I must eat lots ofgrass to grow big and strong.’

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Poor Little Bird sat on the fenceand cried tears of sadness.

Nobody wanted to play with him!

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Suddenly, a Small Sparrow satnext to him. ‘Hello, will you play

with me?’ asked the SmallSparrow.

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Little Bird jumped with joy. ‘Yes!’ Little Bird cried.

And into the sky they swooped.

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They skipped. They danced.

They sang.

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But when the stars twinkled inthe sky and when the moon

smiled down over the tree tops,the two little birds stopped

playing.

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‘Good-night, Little Bird,’ said SmallSparrow,’ it is time to sleep now.’

‘Good-night, Small Sparrow,’ said LittleBird, ‘I will see you again tomorrow.’And the two little birds flew back to

their nests.

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Mummy Bird and Daddy Bird tuckedLittle Bird snugly into his little bed

and gave him a good-night kiss.

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Little Bird smiled as he slept, happy to know that he had finally found

a friend to play with.

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The End

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Will You Play WithMe?

By Lucy H. MooreIllustrated By Alice Moore