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THE ROBIN'S YULE SONG.

And grey, greedy Hawk, says, "Come here, wee Robin, and I'll let you see a bonny feather in my wing." But wee Robin says, "No, no, grey, greedy Hawk, no, no! You pecked at the wee linnet; but you shan't peck me." So wee Robin flew away till he came to the side of a rock, and there he saw a sly Fox sitting. And the sly Fox says, "Where are you going to, wee Robin?" And wee Robin says, "I'm going to the King to sing him a song this fine Yule morning." And the sly Fox says, "Come, wee Robin, and I'll let you see a bonny spot on the top of my tail." But wee Robin says, "No, no, sly Fox, no, no! You worried the wee lamb; but you shan't worry me." So wee Robin flew away till he came to the side of a rivulet, and there he saw a wee boy sitting. And the wee Boy says, "Where are you going, wee Robin?" And