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Question
Rewrite the following line in your own words.
'Never one comes flying by
But will flutter down to drink.'
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Solution
The poetess Evaleen Stein is sharing the sight in the garden on summer days. Not usual visitors, the robins visit the pool only in summer to quench its thirst and beat the heat.
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