Dip-into-everything , the second finger , dipped into sweet things as well as sour things , pointed to the sun and the moon , and guided the pen when they wrote . Longman , the third , looked at the others over his shoulder . Goldband , the fourth , had a gold sash round his waist ; and little Playman did nothing at all , and was the more proud . There was too much ostentation , and so I came away . ' ` And now we are sitting and shining here ! ' said the bit of bottle-glass . At that moment more water came into the gutter ; it streamed over the edges and washed the bit of bottle-glass away . ` Ah ! now he has been promoted ! ' said the Darning-needle . ' I remain here ; I am too fine . But that is my pride , which is a sign of respectability ! ' And she sat there very proudly , thinking lofty thoughts . ' I really believe I must have been born a sunbeam , I am so fine ! It seems to me as if the sunbeams were always looking under the water for me . Ah , I am so fine that my own mother can not find me ! If I had my old eye which broke off , I believe I could weep ; but I ca n't -- it is not fine to weep ! ' One day two street-urchins were playing and wading in the gutter , picking up old nails , pennies , and such things . It was rather dirty work , but it was a great delight to them . ` Oh , oh ! '
cried out one , as he pricked himself with the XXXXX ; ` he is a fine fellow though ! ' '
Darning-needle Goldband Longman fourth ostentation second street-urchins sunbeam sunbeams third