In the poem, What Does Little Birdie Say, the poet portrays a beautiful similarity between the baby and the bird. The young bird, in this poem, wants to fly away and see the world and so does the baby. The baby also wants to rise from its bed and fly out to behold the world, just like the young. They both are lured by the intriguing mystery of the world unseen. The young bird and the baby seem to be oblivious to the feeling of leaving home behind, while their mothers ask them to stay put till they grow up.