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. '' ` Chick-a-dee-dee , ' said he . '' ` Are n't you afraid of starving , now the ground is covered and the trees are bare ? ' '' ` Chick-a-dee-dee , ma'am , chick-a-dee-dee ! ' '' answered the bird in the same cheerful tone . And it sounded as if he said , ' I shall be cared for . I 'm not afraid . ' '' ` What will you eat ? There 's nothing here or for miles round . I really think you 'll starve , birdie , ' said I. `` Then he laughed , and gave me a merry look as he lit on a tall , dry weed near by . He shook it hard with his little bill ; when down fell a shower of seeds , and there was dinner all ready on a snow-white cloth . All the while he ate he kept looking up at me with his quick , bright eyes ; and , when he had done , he said , as plainly as a bird could say it : '' ` Cold winds may blow , And snows may fall , But well we know God cares for all . ' '' `` I like that little story , and shall always think of it when I hear the chick-a-dee-dee . '' Daisy sat a moment with a thoughtful look in her eyes ; then she said slowly , as if sorry for the words : `` It is n't a stupid , grown-up world . It 's a very pleasant , young world ; and I like it a great deal better this morning than I did last night . ''
`` I 'm glad of that ; and , even if we do n't find our fairy to-day , you will have found some sunshine , XXXXX , and that is almost as good .
Daisy I. chick-a-dee-dee day deal ma'am night rest sun tone