SYMPATHY

IF I were only a little puppy,not your baby,mother dear,would you say “No”to me if I tried to eat from your dish?

Would you drive me off,saying to me,“Get away,you naughty little puppy?”

Then go,mother,go! I will never come to you when you call me,and never let you feed me any more.

If I were only a little green parrot,and not your baby,mother dear,would you keep me chained lest I should fly away?

Would you shake your finger at me and say,“What an ungrateful wretch of a bird! It is gnawing at its chain day and night?”

Then,go,mother,go! I will run away into the woods; I will never let you take me in your arms again.