The _Work_ is over for the _Day_; [Sidenote: K.P. del. ⌣ _Grows cool._]
The _Sky_ is pale, and far away
The _Village Children_ shout at _Play_.
Now from his _Hole_ the _Toad_ comes out,
And blinks his _Eyes_, and hops about,
And likes the pleasant _Air_, no doubt.
[Illustration: The Three Little Pigs _and the_ OGRE.]