Wise Owl

Cross stitch chart from Rosewood Manor. The rhyme refers to the traditional image of owls as the symbol of wisdom. "There was an owl who liv'd in an oak. The more he heard, the less he spoke. The less he spoke, the more he heard. O, if men were like that wise bird." Accented with owls, birds, rabbits, a squirrel, and small blooming plant. A vine and acorns border the design. Seven small designs for needlework smalls included. Stitch count for framed design 100 x 110. Stitched on #2007 Cashel Linen antique white.