The Rue and the Rooster

Of Rooster the rudiment clearly is "Roo",

单词“公鸡”(Roo-ster)的原型很明显是 Roo（Rue的谐音），

And the bird from the plant very probably grew.

这种禽类很可能是从草里长出来的。

You can easily tell them apart without fail,

分辨它们想必是很轻松的，

By merely observing the Rue lacks de-tail.

只要你看到芸香的叶尾不是下垂的就好。

摘选自公版书《How to Tell the Birds from the Flowers》

by Robert Williams Wood