Poems (Mansfield)/Little Brother's Secret

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LITTLE BROTHER'S SECRET
When my birthday was comingLittle Brother had a secret:He kept it for days and daysAnd just hummed a little tune when I asked him.But one night it rainedAnd I woke up and heard him crying:Then he told me."I planted two lumps of sugar in your gardenBecause you love it so frightfullyI thought there would be a whole sugar tree for your birthdayAnd now it will all be melted."O the darling!
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