How to Tell the Birds from the Flowers

How to Tell the Birds from the Flowers

by Robert Williams Wood

How do you tell apart a parrot from a carrot? A plover from a clover? A bay from a jay? Although there are several ways of differentiating, R. W. Wood’s use of pun and rhyme is one of the most entertaining! (Summary by Andrea L.)

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