Dolly and Molly and the Farmer Man

Dolly and Molly and the Farmer Man
Elizabeth Gordon

Elizabeth Gordon

Dolly and Molly and the Farmer Man

Went Dolly and Molly,
one fine summer day,
To watch while the farmer
man made the new hay.

And a beautiful basket of
luncheon they took,
All wrapped in white napkins
by Mary the cook.

He whetted his scythe.
Oh, the big noise it made!
And he cut down that hay,
each spear and each blade.

The Grasshoppers hoppered,
and gazed in surprise.
You ought to have seen how
they stuck out their eyes!

He took a big fork and he
spread, all around,
That sweet-smelling hay on
the sunshiny ground.

And the Hoppy Toads
blinked sadly, saying, “Oh, well,
We shall just have to move
to the Burdock Hotel.”

Then he raked it in long
rows, and left it to dry,
While they all ate their lunch
’neath a big tree near by.

And the Robin came too,
saying, “Please give me some,”
So Dolly and Molly each
gave him a crumb.

Then the man tossed the hay
in a great shiny heap,
And put on its night cap,
and left it to sleep.

Then a black and gold Bumblebee
bumbled along,
Saying, “It’s-time-little-girlies-
were-home-where-they-b’long.”

So Dolly and Molly, all tired
with play,
Just followed the Bumblebee
home all the way.

And Grandmother gave them
some milk and some bread,
And lovingly kissed them
and put them to bed.

And the sleep fairies came
to that little white room,
And sprinkled them over
with sleep flower bloom.

And that was the end of
that beautiful day,
When the twins watched
the farmer man make the new hay.