" i am quite as rich as the oats , " it said ; " and , moreover , i am much more sightly . my flowers are as pretty as apple blossoms . it is a treat to look at me and my companions . old willow , do you know anything more beautiful than we ? " the willow nodded his head , as much as to say , " indeed i do ! " but the buckwheat was so puffed with pride that it only said : " the stupid tree ! he is so old that grass is growing out of his body . "
do you know anything more beautiful than we ? .
what does the narrator ask the willow ?
what does the narrator ask the willow ?