I br br A little boy once played so loud br That the Thunder, up in a thunder-cloud, br Said, 'Since I can't be heard, why, then br I'll never, never thunder again!' br br br II br br And a little girl once kept so still br That she heard a fly on the window-sill br Whisper and say to a lady-bird,-- br 'She's the stilliest child I ever heard!'br br James Whitcomb Rileybr br