FIVE little sparrows sitting in a row Under a bench, in the darkness and the snow, Homeless and cold in the lonesome city square: What are the little birdies doing there?
Birdies with Broken Wings[A] Birdies with broken wings, Hide from each other; But babies in trouble Can run home to mother.
I sweep o'er the land, I scour o'er the sea; I cuff the tall trees till they bow down their heads, And I rock the wee birdies asleep in their beds.
The West-Wind, Bessy; and soft and low The birdies sing in the summer hours, When the West begins to blow.
XXXII THE MOON The moon has a face like the clock in the hall; She shines on thieves on the garden wall, On streets and fields and harbour quays, And birdies asleep in the forks of the trees.
We, so much older, Taller and stronger, We shall look down on theBirdies no longer.
Never a word he spak', but aye 'The birdiesis flutterin'.
Fred, "I suppose there are more birdies in the tree.
Why, sis, do you want our chickens and birdies all carried off?
Over in the meadow, In a hole in a tree, Lived a mother bluebird And her little birdies three.
Then there's nothing else to do But cuddle down and rest-- Just as little birdies cuddle In their little nest.
As through the woods I musing gang, Nae birdies cheer me frae the bushes, Save little robin's lanely sang, Wild warbling where the burnie gushes.
So she took the nest, with the birdies in it; and then she and her mother found a safe place in the notch of a tree, hidden from the road, and there they placed it.
Sky, brooks, and flowers, and birdies that sing, All help to make up the beautiful spring.
Then if you don't convince them that your imitation of bird songs is better than the little birdies themselves, we'll murder you.
Let's see if you can still make the little birdies jealous by singing their songs better than they can," suggested Jimmy.
And so she fell asleep one day Within the woods, and there Two birdies came and built a nest Amid her tangled hair.
Up in the branches birdies sing Songs to Baby and me, Baby and Kitty and me.
Mother," said Charley, "How the birdies all love father.
They do," said his mother, "but what do you suppose is the reason that the birdies love your father?
Illustration] THE MOON The moon has a face like the clock in the hall; She shines on thieves on the garden wall, On streets and field and harbour quays, And birdies asleep in the forks of the trees.
XXXII The Moon The moon has a face like the clock in the hall; She shines on thieves on the garden wall, On streets and fields and harbour quays, And birdies asleep in the forks of the trees.
Now it was dusk, and the birdies hushed up, settin' still on the branches.
But just then some birdies Came flying along, And sang as they neared us A chirruping song; And he felt just as I do When girls come and shout Right under the window, "Come, Nelly!
What do happy birdies say, Flitting through the gloomy wood?
Good-morning it is, for the sky is all blue, The grass is just shining and sparkling with dew; The birdies are singing their merriest song, And the air through the window comes sunny and strong.
The little eggs hatch, and then there are little birdiesin the nest in place of the eggs.
Jesus made the birdies Blessings to enjoy; Then, oh, do not harm them, Little girl or boy.
I pray: Have you seen a boy dressed in jacket of gray, Who carried my three littlebirdies away?
Oh, where is the boy, dressed in jacket of gray, Who climbed up a tree in the orchard to-day, And carried my three little birdies away?
Have you seen a boy dressed in jacket of gray, And carrying three little birdies away?
At that moment a violent scream issued from the upper part of the house close to which Markham and the constable were standing.
While o'er their heads the hazels hing, The little birdies blythely sing, Or lightly flit on wanton wing, In the birks of Aberfeldy.
Lionel stood and gazed on the silver stream with his wondering eyes; he observed the little birdies come down quite fearlessly to quench their thirst, and lave their tiny bodies in the cooling drops.
I once saw the little princes, in King Edward's time, feed the birdies thus; and so did Willie Shakespeare, in Stratford town.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "birdies" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
