Tales of Laughter - Kate Douglas Wiggin

Time to exercise your funny bone. This fun collection of stories from around the world will make children of all ages smile and chuckle. A LAUGHING SONGWhen the greenwoods laugh with the voice of joy,And the dimpling stream runs laughing by;When the air does laugh with our merry wit,And the green hill laughs with the noise of it;When the meadows laugh with lively green,And the grasshopper laughs in the merry scene;When Mary and Susan and EmilyWith their sweet round mouths sing “Ha, ha, he!”When the painted birds laugh in the shade,Where our table with cherries and nuts is spread;Come live and be merry and join with meTo sing the sweet chorus of “Ha, ha, he!”William Blake. - Summary by Lynne Thompson