The Great Brown Owl

  The Brown Owl sits in the ivy-bush,
  And she looketh wondrous wise,
  With a horny beak beneath her cowl,
  And a pair of large round eyes.
  
  She sat all day on the selfsame spray,
  From sunrise till sunset;
  And the dim grey light, it was all too bright
  For the Owl to see in yet.
  
  "Jenny Owlet, Jenny Owlet," said a merry little bird,
  "They say you're wondrous wise;
  But I don't think you see, though you're looking at ME
  With your large, round, shining eyes."
  
  But night came soon, and the pale white moon
  Rolled high up in the skies;
  And the great Brown Owl flew away in her cowl,
  With her large, round, shining eyes.