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1	1	Said the Wind to the Moon, “I’ll blow you out;	Said the Wind to the Moon, “I will blow you out;
2	2	You stare	You stare
3	3	In the air	In the air
4	4	Like a ghost in a chair	Like a ghost in a chair,
5	5	Always looking what I’m about –	Always looking what I am about —
6	6	I hate to be watched; I’ll blow you out.”	I hate to be watched; I’ll blow you out.”
7	7
8	8	~~So t~~he Wind blew hard, and out went the Moon,	The Wind blew hard, and out went the Moon.
9	9	So deep	So, deep
10	10	On a heap	On a heap
11	11	Of clouds to sleep,	Of clouds to sleep,
12	12	Down lay the Wind and slumbered soon,	Down lay the Wind, and slumbered soon,
13	13	Muttering low, “I’ve done for that Moon.”	Muttering low, “I’ve done for that Moon.”
14	14
15	15	He turned on his bed; she was there again!	He turned in his bed; she was there again!
16	16	On high	On high
17	17	In the sky	In the sky,
18	18	With her one ghost eye,	With her one ghost eye,
19	19	The Moon shone white and alive and plain.	The Moon shone white and alive and plain.
20	20	Said the Wind, “I will blow you out again.”	Said the Wind, “I will blow you out again.”
21	21
22	22	The Wind blew hard, and the Moon grew dim.	The Wind blew hard, and the Moon grew dim.
23	23	“With my sledge	“With my sledge,
24	24	And my wedge,	And my wedge,
25	25	I have knocked off her edge!	I have knocked off her edge!
26	26	If only I blow right fierce and grim,	If only I blow right fierce and grim,
27	27	The creature will soon be dimmer than dim.”	The creature will soon be dimmer than dim.”
28	28
29	29	He blew and he blew, and she thinned to a thread.	He blew and he blew, and she thinned to a thread.
30	30	“One puff	“One puff
31	31	More’s enough	More’s enough
32	32	To blow her to snuff!	To blow her to snuff!
33	33	One good puff more where the last was bred,	One good puff more where the last was bred,
34	34	And glimmer, glimmer, glum will go the thread.”	And glimmer, glimmer, glum will go the thread.”
35	35
36	36	He blew a great blast, and the thread was gone.	He blew a great blast, and the thread was gone.
37	37	In the air	In the air
38	38	Nowhere	Nowhere
39	39	Was a moonbeam bare;	Was a moonbeam bare;
40	40	Far off and harmless the shy stars shone	Far off and harmless the shy stars shone —
41	41	Sure and certain the Moon was gone!	Sure and certain the Moon was gone!
42	42
43	43	The Wind he took to his revels once more;	The Wind he took to his revels once more;
44	44	On down	On down,
45	45	In town	In town,
46	46	Like a merry mad clown,	Like a merry—mad clown,
47	47	He leapt and halloed with whistle and roar	He leaped and halloed with whistle and roar —
48	48	“What’s that?” The glimmering thread once more!	“What’s that?” The glimmering thread once more!
49	49
50	50	He flew in a rage – he danced and blew;	He flew in a rage — he danced and blew;
51	51	But vain	But in vain
52	52	Was the pain	Was the pain
53	53	Of his bursting brain;	Of his bursting brain;
54	54	For the broader he s~~welled his big~~ c~~heeks~~ and blew	For still the broader the Moon—scrap grew,
55	55	~~Still t~~he broader the ~~Moon~~scrap grew.	The broader he swelled his big cheeks and blew.
56	56
57	57	Slowly she grew till she filled the night	Slowly she grew — till she filled the night,
58	58	And shone	And shone
59	59	On her throne	On her throne
60	60	In the sky alone,	In the sky alone,
61	61	A matchless, wonderful silvery light,	A matchless, wonderful silvery light,
62	62	Radiant and lovely, the queen of the night.	Radiant and lovely, the queen of the night.
63	63
64	64	Said the Wind: “What a marvel of power am I!	Said the Wind: “What a marvel of power am I!
65	65	With my breath,	With my breath,
66	66	Good faith!	Good faith!
67	67	I blew her to death –	I blew her to death —
68	68	First blew her away right out of the sky –	First blew her away right out of the sky —
69	69	Then blew her in; what strength have I!”	Then blew her in; what strength have I!
70	70
71	71	But the Moon knew nothing about the affair;	But the Moon she knew nothing about the affair;
72	72	For high	For high
73	73	In the sky	In the sky,
74	74	With her one white eye,	With her one white eye,
75	75	Motionless, miles above the air,	Motionless, miles above the air,
76	76	She had never heard the great Wind blare.	She had never heard the great Wind blare.