`` I think you will find something better than ` little vanishers , ' dear , '' said mamma , filling up the bowl of bread and milk which Daisy was fast emptying ; for she certainly had found an appetite . `` There it is again ! '' cried Daisy , flying out of bed the next morning still earlier than the day before . Yes , there it was , the fairy music , as blithe and sweet as ever ; and the morning-glories rung their delicate bells as if keeping time . Daisy felt rather sleepy , but remembered her promise to Aunt Wee , and splashed into her tub , singing the bob-o-link 's song as she bathed . `` Where shall we go to-day ? '' she asked , as they went out into the garden . `` I think we 'd better try a new place ; so we 'll go to the farmyard ; and , while we feed the hens , I 'll listen to their chat , and perhaps can learn something from it , '' replied Wee soberly . `` Do hens know about fairies ? I thought they were very dull things , and did n't care for any thing but eating corn and laying eggs , '' said Daisy , surprised . `` Oh , dear , no ! they are very sensible creatures , and see a deal of the world in their daily walks . Hunting for insects gives them an excellent chance to see fairies , if there are any . Here is some corn for the biddies ; and , after we have fed them , we will look for eggs , and so may find a brownie or two . '' Such a clatter as there was when they came to the barnyard ; for every thing was just awake , and in the best spirits . Ducks were paddling off to the pond ; geese to the meadow ; and meek gray guinea-hens tripping away to hunt bugs in the garden . A splendid cock stood on the wall , and crowed so loud and clear that all the neighboring chanticleers replied . The motherly hens clucked and scratched with their busy broods about them , or sat and scolded in the coops because the chicks would gad abroad . Doves cooed on the sunny roof , and smoothed their gleaming feathers . Daisy 's donkey nibbled a thistle by the wall , and a stately peacock marched before the door with all his plumage spread .
It made XXXXX laugh to see the airs the fowls put on as she scattered corn , and threw meal and water to the chicks .
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