"And Silver-Locks went strolling
 One day, in that pretty wood,
With Ninny, the nurse, and all at once
 They came where the bears' house stood.

 "And without so much as knocking
 To see who was at home,
 She cried out in a happy voice,
 'Old Grizzly, here I come!'

"And thereupon old Grizzly
 Began to gaze about;
And the mother bear sniffed at the bars,
 And the baby bear peeped out.

 And they thought she must be a fairy,
 Though, instead of a golden wand,
 She carried a five-cent paper bag
 Of peanuts in her hand.

"Old Grizzly his red mouth opened
 As though they tasted good;
And the brown bear opened her red mouth
 To catch one when she could;

 And Betty, the greedy baby,
 Followed the big bears' style,
 And held her little fire-red mouth,
 Wide open all the while.

"And Silver-Locks laughed delighted,
 And thought it wondrous fun,
And fed them peanuts from the bag
 Till she had n't another one.

 "And is that all ? sighed Gold-Locks.
 "Pshaw, is that all?" cried Ted.
 "No one thing more! 'Tis quite, quite time
 That little folks were in bed !"
 CLARA DOTY BATES