`` These are so much sweeter than those we buy . I 'd carry some home to mamma , if I only had a basket . '' `` You can pick this great leaf full , while I make you a basket , '' said Wee . Daisy soon filled the leaf , and then sat watching her aunt plait a pretty basket of rushes . While she waited she looked about , and kept finding something curious or pleasant to interest and amuse her . First she saw a tiny rainbow in a dewdrop that hung on a blade of grass ; then she watched a frisky calf come down to drink on the other side of the brook , and laughed to see him scamper away with his tail in the air . Close by grew a pitcher-plant ; and a yellow butterfly sat on the edge , bathing its feet , Daisy said . Presently she discovered a little ground bird sitting on her nest , and peeping anxiously , as if undecided whether to fly away or trust her . `` I wo n't hurt you , little mother . Do n't be afraid , '' whispered the child ; and , as if it understood , the bird settled down on her nest with a comfortable chirp , while its mate hopped up to give her a nice plump worm for breakfast . `` I love birds . Tell me something about them , Aunt Wee . You must know many things ; for they like you , and come when you call . '' `` Once upon a time , '' began Wee , while her fingers flew and the pretty basket grew , `` there was a great snow-storm , and all the country was covered with a thick white quilt . It froze a little , so one could walk over it , and I went out for a run . Oh , so cold it was , with a sharp wind , and no sun or any thing green to make it pleasant ! I went far away over the fields , and sat down to rest . While I sat there , a little bird came by , and stopped to rest also . '' ` How do you do ? ' said I. '' ` Chick-a-dee-dee , ' said he . '' '
A cold day , ' said I. '' ` XXXXX , ' said he . ''
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