p pi l "
( To b e read to t he u s .
A l t o f li t tle sn o wfl k e s
o a ,
Were slee ping in th sky e ,
With clou d s tuc ked f st bo u t th em a a
A s t rry ligh t cl os e by "
a
Th e wi n d blew u t th eir c n dle o a
Thre w ff their bl nket w rm
o a s a
An d dow n t h ey q uickly tum bled
In ter ible l rm
r a a .
It di d h urt t h em s urely
no t ,
B u t m d e th e r th so whi t
a e a o
Th t ll th little child en
a a e r
L ugh e d u t i n p u re d eli gh t
a o .
Th e little ngel fe th ers
a a
Will m k e th e rth so w rm
a e a a
Th fl owe rs w i ll b e cos y
e
A n d shi eld e d t from h rm oo a .
—C H AS . E . BO Y D .
W ord B ui ld i ng .
rai n white bla ck hill
rai ny Whitey Bla cky hilly
pig m ud dear b ri ck
old ki nd Bro w ny e very
A m am m a pi g had three little pigs .
Bla cky w as a good little pi g She .
did as her m am m a told her .
Bro w ny was no t a good pig at all .
He g ot i nto the m ud up to his eyes
every day .
Whitey ate and ate and at e and
, , ,
the n cried fo r m ore .
O ne day th e old m am m a pi g said ,
Bro w ny d e ar , What ki nd o f a house
would y o u lik e to hav e 3 7’
‘
Oh I should lik e a m ud hous e ,
d ear Mam m a ”
,
said Bro wny .
“
A nd What ki nd o f a house w ould
you lik e Whitey ? asked the Inam m a
7’
.
I should like
a bi g big cabbag e
,
ho u s e Mam m a , ,
”
said Whitey .
Blacky What ,
ki nd o f a hous e shall I m ak e fo r y o u? ”
said th e In am m a pig .
O h a brick hous e said Blacky
,
”
.
A nd so th e ki nd m a m m a pi g m ad e
th r ee hous e s fo r th e t hr ee lit t l e pig s .
Th e n she w e nt aw ay .
bag k no ck e d n ext
who carri e d door
The v ery ne xt d ay ,
the old fo " k nock e d
at the door o f th e
m ud house .
“
IV ho is th e r e (
3 7’
asked Browny .
A g ood fri e nd o f
your m am m a s said the fo "
’
,
”
.
“
Oh no you ar e no t said Bro w ny
, ,
”
.
You can t co m e i n
’
.
”
Th e n th e old fo " k nock e d a hol e i n
th e mud hous e H e put Bro wny i nt o a
.
bag and carri e d hi m aw ay to th e w oo d s .
"
O n anoth e r day th e fo r k nock e d
at the cabbage hous e door Whi te y .
w as eati ng th e cab bage t hat his
“
house was m ade o f Who is th e re 2
.
sai d he.
“
I am a fri e nd o f your m am m a s ’
,
”
s aid t he fo " .
“
No you ar e no t ,
”
“
said Whitey You can t.
’
co m e i n .
”
The n th e fo " m ad e a
big hole i n th e c abbag e
hous e and carried lit t le
,
Whi t ey aw ay i n his big bag .
Th e ne xt ni ght the fo " k nocked
at the d oor o f the bri ck house .
W ho is th e re ask e d Blacky
I am a fri e nd o f your m a m m a s ,
said the fo " .
“
Oh no said Blacky you ar e not
,
”
,
a frie nd You ca n t c o m e i n
.
’
.
”
The n the fo "
tri e d and t ried ,
but he could no t
g e t i nto B lack y s ’
b rick house .
“
As h e we nt aw ay he said I will ,
co m e back ag ai n and I will g et i nto
,
that bri ck hous e so m e ho w .
c hi m ne y w at e r roll
killed ke t tle do wn
The next day Bla c ky we nt to to w n
to get a ne w ket t le .
As sh e cam e back she saw the fo " ,
walki ng i n the w oods She was afrai d
. .
She did no t know what t o do She .
c ould r un but so could the fo "
,
.
“
Oh , what sh all I d o 2 she cried .
10
The n she g ot i nto the k e ttle and
i t be g an to roll Down t h e hill it
.
we nt and soo n it w as g oi ng very fast
,
.
The fo " could no t
s e e a pig anywhere .
All that h e c ould
s e e was a b ig bla c k
kettle goi ng do wn
t he hill .
B lac k y s h o u s e
’
w as at th e botto m
o f that hill Wh e n the
.
k ett l e c am e to th e door
o f t h e bri c k hous e Bla cky g ot out
,
.
She r an i nto t h e house j ust as fast
as she c ould go and put th e kettle
,
o v er th e fire Th e n she put so m e
.
wat e r i nto the k et tle .
1 1
Whe n the fo " tri e d the d oor he
co uld no t ge t i n Th e n h e we nt do w n
.
th e chi m ne y He did not s e e the
.
kettl e o f hot w at e r So he fe ll i nto
.
it and w as kill e d .
1 2
Th e n Blacky we nt to fi nd Browny
and Whit e y . The fo " had carri e d
the m to his hole i n t he w oods They .
all we nt to liv e at B lack y s house ’
until t heir m a m m a cam e back .
( To b e r e ad t o t he p plu i s .
"
To m rk e t
a ,
T o m rk et
a ,
To bu y f t pi g "
a a
H om e g in a a ,
H om e g i n a a ,
J ig g e ty j 1 g .
W o rd Bu i l di ng .
frie nd sad bri ght
frie ndly sadly bri gh t ly
m ic e n e ck b e ll
abo ut h e ar we ll
14
Th e y said O ats have bi g gree n eyes
,
wit h bla c k hol e s i n t he m T hey c an se e
.
al m ost as well by ni g ht as by day .
So do no t l e ave y ou r hol e s at ni ght ,
li ttl e o ne s .
B ut ho w shall we ge t anyt hi ng
to eat ? cri e d t he little m ice
”
.
Just so said t h e papa m ic e
,
”
We .
are afraid we shall g et hu ng ry T hat .
cat walks about o n h e r t o e s so t hat
w e c an no t hear h e r w h e n sh e co m e s .
”
The n an old g ray pap a m ous e said
, ,
Hear m e m ic e " W e will put a b e ll
,
o n th e ca t s ne ck Th e n we can h e ar h e r
’
.
”
whe n she c o m es and we can r un aw ay .
15
O h, g ood "good
good " cri e d all
”
t he hu ngry little m ice . W e shall
hav e happy days agai n wh e n the old
cat has a bell o n h e r neck .
”
“
Who will put this b e ll o n th e cat
ask e d a gray old m am m a m ous e .
Not I " Not I " Not I " cried all
”
the oth e r m ic e .
A nd t o this day the cat w alks about
o n h e r toes fo r no t o ne o f t he m ic e
, ,
bi g or li ttle w ould put th e bell o n
,
her ne ck .
16
F inding S o un ds .
( To b e r e p pi l "
ad to t he u s
.
P uss nd "i t ty so ftly s to le
a
A fter M M ouse "rs .
But sh e n i n to h
ra h ol e er
U n d erne th th h ouse
a e .
Puss nd "i tty th ought the y d
a
’
tr y
H unti ng M S w llow r . a
Th ey forgo t th t h e could fl y a
Wh ere th e y c ould n t follow ’
.
P uss an d fo n d t r y
"i t ty u a a
F i lle d w i t h d i n ti es i ce
a n .
D oyou thi nk i t g t w y o a a
k
Li e the bi r d s a nd mi ce ?
—AD APTE D .
1 7
Sunday m o ne y sell m et
c hurch m oo n ever bad
A littl e old m an we nt
to th e woods e v ery day
fo r twi g s and bra nc hes
o f trees. He c arried th e m
to town o n his b a ck
to se ll the m H e was a
.
bad m an He did no t like anythi ng
.
but m o ney So he worked o n Su ndays
.
as well as o n other days .
O ne Su nd ay as he c arri e d the twi g s
to tow n o n his back he m e t another
,
m an who was dr e s s e d i n his S u nday
c oat for he was g oi ng to c hurch
,
.
This m an said to th e li ttle old m an ,
Do you not know that this is Su nday
M e n do no t w ork o n Su nday .
18
S unday or no t i t is all o ne to m e
,
said th e li tt l e old m an .
“
Th e n you shall hold t wi g s o n
y our back for eve r said
”
th e m an i n
“
t he Su nday coat . A nd as y o u ha ve
worked o n Su nday you s hall no t ag ai n
,
have a S und ay All o f your days
.
s hall b e M o o nd ay s and you s hall li ve
,
i n the m oo n for eve r ”
.
A nd to t his ve ry d ay you c an s e e
t h e li tt l e old m an i n th e m oo n holdi ng
t he twi g s o n hi s b ack .
1 9
ice s no w
sky s t o ve
sid e no t hi ng
eve n w i nd ow
“
I like this c old , ”
said the s no w
“
m an . I like t he w i nd too But W ha t
.
is that bi g red t hi ng i n the sky ? ”
It w as the sun goi ng to b e d
that t he s no w m an sa w By and by
.
the m oo n ca m e up .
“
Th e r e it co m e s ag ai n fro m th e
oth e r sid e ,
”
said th e s no w m an ,
“
b ut it is not so bright as it was .
”
20
“
T h e n h e we nt on, I wish I c ould
r un o n t h e i c e . I saw so m e boys
but I do n t k no w how they
’
did it I c an t ev e n walk
.
’
.
The sun w ill m ake
you r un said the old
”
,
house dog .
“
Is that t hi ng i n
the sky the sun ? asked
the s no w m an .
Yo u k now nothi ng at all said ”
“
the house d og . Yo u we re j ust m ade
to d ay No , it is the m oo n that yo u
-
.
se e i n the sk n ow Th e r e d thi ng
y .
w as the sun It w ill co m e ag ai n and
.
m ake yo u r u n do w n hill .
”
“
A nd w here d i d you co m e fro m 2
said the s now m an t othe do g .
22
us e fre e z e
m ust p e ep e d
roo m pi tc her
pus h m is c hi ef
I do no t lik e t h e sun ve ry w ell ,
s aid Jack Frost o ne wi nt er d ay Ho
.
and I are no t ve ry frie ndly I lik e
to w alk about at ni ght wh e n he i s
asl ee p i n hi s b e d
.
That v ery nig ht w ho should go ‘
dow n to wn but Ja ck Frost He .
peep e d i n at the wi ndo w s o f a house
and saw a bright fire .
23
I t is too h o t to w o r k h e re said he ,
”
.
That fire wo uld soo n kill m e .
”
So h e peeped i n at other wi ndo w s .
By and by h e ca m e to a roo m that
had no fire .
O I c an use this wi ndo w fo r so m e
,
t hi ng v ery b e au ti ful said he A nd ,
”
.
he be g an to w ork .
T he n he w e nt so ft ly up to a pitc he r .
As soo n as he pe e p e d i nt o i t t he wate r ,
i n the pi t cher cri e d
out Oh do go aw ay "
,
“
,
You ar e very c old .
”
F indi ng S o und s .
side
ride
slid e
24
But Jack Frost did no t w ish to g o
away . By and by th e w ater cried ,
“
If you do not go I shall freeze
,
.
”
That is what I w ish you to do ,
“
said Jack Frost So I shall hold you
fast i n m y ar m s
.
T he n th e w ater b eg an to freeze .
At this th e pitcher cried ,
Wate r i f you push any
,
harder I shall burst .
”
“
I ca n t h e lp it said the
’
,
”
“
wate r I am freezing and
,
m u st hav e m or e roo m
”
.
So it we nt o n fr ee zi ng and pushi ng
and pushi ng . By and by it w as ice .
The pitch e r g ave a cry and burst .
The n Jack Frost we nt so ftly o ut
to ge t i nto m ore m ischi e f .
25
I n the m orni ng M ay saw the be au
ti fu l thi ngs that Ja ck Frost h ad m ade
o n the wi n dow bu May s a ’
,
t m am m
di d n ot like s o well what had bee n
’
do ne to the pitcher .
F ind i ng S o und s .
IIIO I O
'
tore
26
ho m e t hr e w b e a ns
poo r v exed m o t her
Jack and hi s m ot he r li ve d i n an
old hous e Th e y we r e very ve ry poor
.
,
.
All that they had i n th e world w as
a n old r e d co w .
“
O ne day Jack s m oth e r said
’
J ac k ,
we m ust s e ll the old co w Tak e h e r .
t o t o w n and ge t w hat you can fo r h e r .
”
27
As Ja ck was t aki ng the old cow
t o town he m e t a m an i n the road
,
.
“
My boy what are y o u goi ng to d o
,
with t hat c ow ? said the m an ”
.
“
I am goi ng to sell her said Jack ,
”
.
I will give y o u three big bea ns
fo r your c ow said the m an
”
,
.
“
You m ay ha v e h e r said Jack ,
”
.
Th e n Ja ck we nt ho m e to his m other
“
and said See the big beans that
,
I g o t fo r the c o w " J ack s m o t h e r ’
was v exed .She said ,
“
O Jack "What ha v e
you do ne ? The
c ow was all we
had . The bea ns
are no t good
for anythi ng .
”
28
T he n s he threw all the bean s o u t
o f the wi nd ow and p u t Jack to be d
,
.
P oor little Ja ck c rie d and c ried
until he fell asleep .
F i di
n ng S ound s .
u
Ju ne
land great giant don t grown’
hide ove n stalk plea s e wo m a n
Whe n Jac k waked up he did no t
k now where he w as The sun was u p .
but he c o uld not see out .
O ne of the big bean s h a d c o m e up
i n the n ight It had grown so th at
.
its leave s w ere o v er Ja ck s wi ndow ’
.
He could not see the top o f the
stalk It was up i n the very sky
.
~ .
I can t go
’
u nt i l I get
s o In e t h i n g
t o e at I am .
so hu ngry ,
”
said Jack .
Th e n t he w o m an g ave hi m
so m e b r e ad and m ilk As he .
was e ati ng th e gi ant ca m e ho m e
,
.
Hid e "hide " cri e d the w o m a n
”
.
Th e gia nt will kill y o u " ”
So Jack got i nto the o ve n .
cut cut- -
ca -
d ah-
cut
laid di nner safe
gold s m ell ti m e
Whe n the giant cam e in h e walke d
to the o v e n.
31
“
What is this I s m ell ? s aid he
”
Oh d o co m e and e at your di nne r
, ,
said th e wo m an So the gia nt sat
.
down and at e his d i nne r . The n he
“
sai d Ge t m e th e he n .
”
The w o m an w e nt ou t and cam e back
with a w hi t e he n i n h e r ar m s She put
.
it dow n The giant sai d Lay "
.
,
“ ”
32
So the he n laid a gold egg The n .
the gia nt again sai d Lay " and the
“ ”
he n laid a nother gold egg E v ery ti m e
.
the giant said Lay " the he n laid
“ ”
a gold egg .
By and by the giant fell asleep ,
No w you com e out o f the o v e n and
r un away said the wo m an to Ja ck
”
,
.
Jack cam e out and saw the he n
and the eggs .
38
“
He said I do wi sh I h ad a he n
,
like th at
.
”
Y ou m ay take her said the wo m a n .
The he n i s your s i f y o u wish her .
”
Ja ck took the he n and as he w as
goi ng out o f the door she cried ,
O ut c ut cu t cut ca dah c ut
- - - - - -
This wak e d the giant He cried to
.
Ja ck to put dow n the he n .
ut Jack r an o n as fast
as he co ul d u nt il
he cam e to th e
bean stalk .
34
Dow n the stalk he we nt and soo n
was safe at ho m e .
Ja ck took the he n to his m other .
He put her o n the grou nd and said ,
“
Lay " j ust as the giant had said i t
”
.
A nd the he n laid a gold egg . E v ery
t i m e Jack said Lay " the he n laid a
“ ”
gol d egg .
The n he and his m o the r had all
they wished to eat and t o we ar .
35
m usi c si ng box har p tabl e
V ery soo n Ja ck we nt up t he bea n
s talk ag ai n A nd he ca m e agai n
.
to the great big house .
The great big wo m a n was at the door .
“
Go ba ck "go back "cried the wo m an ”
.
The giant kills and eats e v ery boy
t hat he can fi nd .
”
But I am v ery v ery hungry said, ,
”
“
Jack . Do gi v e m e so m e thi n
to eat .
”
So the w o m an g ave 1
so m e bread and butter .
A nd agai n the giant
c am e ho m e .
Jack h ad j ust
abo u t ti m e t o g e t
i nto the b r ead box -
.
36
The g iant cried W here is he ? “
I s m ell a boy Where is he
.
Oh c o m e eat yo u r di nne r said
, ,
the w o m a n .
So the gi a nt ate his di nner .
Whe n he had eate n he said Get ,
m e the harp .The n the wo m an put
”
a ve ry beauti ful harp o n t h e table .
The giant said to it Si ng " and
“
,
”
beauti ful m usi c cam e fro m the harp .
F i nding S ou nds .
be she
m aster heard far aft er hat c het
By and by t he gi ant fell asleep
ag ai n Th e n the w om a n told Ja ck
.
to c o m e out and r un ho m e .
38
Whe n Ja ck go t t o the b o tt o m he
rie d Moth e r ge t m e the hatche t
“
,
.
”
His m o ther r an o ut wi th t he hatchet
nd Jack c u t t he s t alk down T he n.
th e g ia nt c ould no t g e t down t o the
g r ou nd. I t i s s ai d that he li v e s
i n hi s hou se i n t he sk y to t h i s d ay .
Jack and hi s m o t her w e nt t o li v e
1 1 a ne w r e d b r ick house . They got
t heir o ld r e d cow
b ack agai n T he y .
had all t hey wishe d
to eat and to wear ,
and a be aut i ful gold
har p t o m ak e m usi c
fo r t he m A nd they
.
were v ery happy
e v er after .
FO L" TAL"
.
39
o nc e
why
looked t hro ug h
O ne d ay i n su m m er Ma la o n the
ground i n t he w oo d s All a t o nce .
s he sawa little e lf m an -
.
He had w i ng s o n his back
just like th e w i ngs o f a b u tt erfly .
“ “
Good m or ni ng sai d May w ho
,
”
,
are you ? ”
“
I am an e lf m an s aid the e lf
-
,
”
.
40
Do yo u li v e here i n the wood s all
the ti m e ? asked May
”
.
“ “
Oh no sai d the e lf I go to
, , ,
your garde n so m et i m es You will .
fi nd m e where the li li es and the
m or ni ng glories grow
-
.
“
I will look for you the next
ti m e I am i n the gard e n said May ,
”
.
“
Look fo r t he E lf " uee n t oo-
, ,
“
said the e lf m an -
. She can gi v e
o u a nythi ng you ask for
y .
D o you k now wher e the E lf
" uee n li v es ? ask
”
e d May But the .
e lf m an w as no t there
-
S he looked
.
all about b u t could see nothi ng o f hi m
,
.
“
N o w I c an nev er fi nd the E lf
" ue e n
,
”
she sig h ed .
Whe n May told Mam m a about it ,
41
Mam m a said t hat May was asleep
w he n she saw the e lf m an
-
.
I a li ttle e lf m an o nc e
m et -
,
Down w he r e th e lilie s blow .
I asked hi m why h e w as so s m all
A nd why he did no t grow .
He fro w ned at m e and with his eye
,
He looked m e thro ugh and thro ugh .
I am as big fo r m e said he ,
”
,
As yo u ar e big for y ou .
— JO H N" E N D RIC " B AN GS .
say s go n e r unn i ng
you ng do nk ey together
li v i ng Bow w o w -
m u s i c i an s
A m an h ad a d o n key . Th e d o nkey
had work e d h ard and h ad grown
‘
t o be very old .
O ne d ay his m as te r said to hi m ,
Yo u are so old th at you c annot
-
wor k any m or e I shall h av e to k ill
.
43
yo u . I m u st
hav e a yo un g do n ke y ,
and I c ann ot feed t w o
”
.
The do nkey sighed sadly whe n he
“
heard this He said I h ave w orke d
.
,
hard and I ha ve bee n a goo d do nkey
,
.
No w that I am old there i s no room
fo r m e This is a poor way to tha nk
.
me . But m y m as te r sh all n ot k i ll
me . I will r un a w ay and go to to wn .
I si ng v ery well and I will go and
,
si ng for a li v i ng .
So the do nkey w e nt down the road
t o to w n He had no t go ne far w he n
.
he saw a dog ru nni ng o n t h e road .
My good Bo w w o w wh at m is c hie f
-
,
have yo u bee n at ? said the do nkey
”
.
“ “
Oh said the do g m y m aster says
,
”
,
I am t oo old fo r hi m He i s g oi ng.
44
to ge t a you ng dog He says t hat he
.
w ill kill m e so I am ru nni ng aw ay
,
.
T hat is j ust what m y m ast e r sai d
“
of m e ,
said th e do nk e y
”
I t oo am
.
r unni ng a w ay I am g oi ng to t o wn
.
to si ng fo r a li v i ng Co m e w i t h m e
. .
W e will g o to get h e r You c an si ng
.
t oo and we w ill b e m usicians
,
.
So t h e do nk e y and hi s fi i e nd th e
'
d o g we nt do w n th e r e ad to get her .
46
O u r m aster s s a i d we were too
“
old brayed the do nkey and w e ar e
,
”
,
ru nni ng a w ay too You c an s i ng
,
. .
Co m e let us all go to to w n toge t her
,
and be m usicia ns
”
.
So the do nkey and the dog and the
c at we nt down the road toge t h e r .
They had no t g o ne far whe n the y
saw an old rooster .
Co c k -
a d o o d le d o o ,
- -
W hat i s t he m a tt e r w i t h y o u ?
”
brayed the do nkey
“
I am g oi ng to r un a w ay c ro w e d ,
“
th e roost e r Mas te r said that I w as
.
too old to fe ed He is g oi ng to have .
s o m e fri e nds to di nne r to day and h e -
,
told th e boys to kill m e So I am .
g oi ng t o r u n aw ay .
”
So ar e we runni ng away brayed ,
”
the do nk e y .
“
Our m ast e rs s aid t hat we were
t oo old to w ork bark e d th e do g
,
”
.
“
A nd so w e are all ru nni ng away
t o get h e r m eo we d the cat
,
”
.
Co m e w ith u s brav e d the do nkey
,
”
.
You c an sing L e t us all go to
.
to wn and si ng fo r a livi ng .
”
48
So t he d on key and t he dog and
t he c at and t he roos t er w e nt do wn
the r e ad to g ether .
O n t heir w ay t h e y c am e to the
w oods They could no t go t hrough
.
t he woods t hat night and so t hey ,
c ould not get to t o wn .
Whe n they c a m e to a big t ree the
c at w e nt up i nt o its bra nches Th e .
roost e r we nt up i nto the tree too .
The dog and the do nkey lay o n the
grou nd .
F ind ing S nd s
ou .
"
bee tree fr ee fl ee
bit kicked li ght fri ghte n
tO p pi ck e d robb e rs scratc hed
49
Fro m t he tre e t op the roo ster
could se e all t ha t was goi ng o n .
He saw a li ght no t far a way i n a
“
wi ndow and he c ried Fri e nds I s e e
, ,
a li g ht. Let u s fi nd out what it i s .
”
So they all w e nt together t o se e
what the li ght w as .
By an d by they cam e to t he hous e
wi t h the li ght i n the w i ndo w Bu t .
the window was so far up that they
c ould no t se e i n .
“
The do nkey brayed I w ill pu t
,
tw o fee t o n t h e bo t to m o f the w i n
do w The n I c an se e i n So he d i d
. .
”
.
“
What do you s e e ? bark e d t he do g
”
.
I se e a tabl e w i t h g ood thi ng s
to eat o n it A nd I s e e robbers
.
e ati ng the m br ayed t he d o nk e y
,
”
.
50
H ow I ho uld s
li k e to eat t h e m ,
”
m eow e d t h e cat .
“
So s hould I ,
cro we d t he old
rooste r .
“
Le t us fri gh t e n
th e robb e rs a way ,
bark e d the do g .
The do nkey had
t w o feet o n t he
botto m o f the w i n
do w Th e d og got
.
on th e d o n k e y s ’
b a ck. Th e cat g o t o n t h e d o g s ba ck
’
.
The roost e r g o t o n the c at s back ’
.
Th e n t h e y all b eg an to si ng as h ar d
as th e y could .
51
Bray br ay " B o w wow " M eo w
,
-
,
m eo w " O o ck a doodle doo
- - - A nd
the dog and the cat and th e r oos t er
w e nt i n through t he w i ndow .
The robbers w e r e so frighte ne d
that they r an aw ay .
Th e m usi ci ans ate up t he goo d
thi ng s t hat were o n the table Th e y .
all h ad a very g ood di nner T he n .
t he y lay do w n to sl ee p .
Soo n o ne o f th e robbers c a m e back
to see i f they had g o ne The dog .
heard hi m and wak e d the others .
The do nkey kick e d hi m The do g .
bi t hi m Th e cat scratch e d hi m and
.
the rooster pi ck e d hi m .
The robber w as so frighte ned t hat
h e r an away ag ai n He di d no t
.
52
c o m e ba c k an
y m ore Th e n t he four
.
m usi c ia ns lived i n the robbers h o use ’
and had a good ti m e together .
—GR IM M ( A D APTE D "
.
W o rd Bu i l ding .
54
( To b e p pi l "
r e ad to t he u s .
M o th e r E r th i so u n d s le e p "
a s a
0 o h "wh wi ll w k e h ?
,
o a er
I wi ll i d t h m i ld sou th w in d
,
sa e
I w i ll ge n tly s h k e h e r a .
o h er
M t Ea tr h i s wid e w ke " a a
W ho w ill bri n g h fl ower ? er s
“
I wi ll s i d th be m i ng su n
,
”
a e a
“
H elp ed by Apri l sh owe rs .
—RE BE C C A F O RE S M N A .
55
south
Spri ng
childre n
Madam Su nshi ne Ge ntle
56
Mad am Sunshi ne i s o n h e r w ay
b ack fr o m the sou t h said t he Wi nd
”
o ne S pri ng d a
y .
“
Y e s and I have heard t hat
,
Spri ng Rai n is t o co m e wi t h h e r ”
“
s aid Jack F r o st .Spri ng Rai n and
l are no t ve ry g ood fri e nds I am .
g oi ng a w ay f o r t he su m m e r So .
g ood by " A nd aw ay h e w e nt
”
.
“
Good by said t h e Wi nd
,
”
.
V ery soo n Ma d am Su nshi ne c a m e
“
and she call e d t o th e Wi nd Wi nd ,
O Wi nd " P l e ase let your childre n
the G e ntle Bre e zes c o m e to m e I .
wish t he m to take Spri ng Rain down
to c all o n Moth e r Earth .
”
Th e n Mada m Su ns hi ne w e nt aw ay
fo r a li t tl e nap .
G e ntl e Br ee z e s to ok Spri ng R ai n
do w n t o Mo t h e r Earth s door Spri ng
’
.
Rai n k nock e d so ftly at th e door .
Co m e i n Co m e i n
,
l call e d out
“
Moth e r Earth I am v e ry happy
.
t o se e you m y good Spri ng Rai n "
,
My d e ar childr e n ar e all asle e p i n
th e ir b e ds
. They ha ve had a good
wi nt e r s nap B ut th e y w ill g e t up
’
.
at o nc e wh e n th e y fi nd that you
hav e c o m e .
”
Afte r a littl e ti m e G e ntle Bre e zes
said t hat th e y m ust go back ho m e .
So Spri ng Rai n told Moth e r Earth
t hat she w ould co m e se e n agai n .
A nd away th e y all we nt j ust as
M a d am Su nsh i ne w as waki ng up
fro m h e r nap .
58
TH E S U N BE A MS .
( To b e r ead to the p pi l
u s .
"
'
N o w, sW h at sen d h all I rt h t d y t o th e E a o -
a
S i d th gre t r ou n d gold e n S un
a e a , , .
O h "l t us go d ow n t h ere t wo rk nd p l y
e o a a ,
1 S id th S un b e m s e e ry on e
a e a v
, .
So down t th E r th i n hining crow d
o e a a s ,
Went th m err y b us y crew "
e ,
Th e y p int d wi t h s p le n d or e c h fl o t i ng cl ou d
a e a a
An d th k y while p ssing through
e s a .
?
5
3 W ke up li ttle chil dren " th e y cried in glee
a ,
”
And from D e m l nd com e w y " r a a a a
We e brough t y ou present w k e u p nd
’
v a : a a se e "
We h e br ught y ou unn y d y "
av o a s a
”
60
F indin S
g ou nd s .
lo ng s ee n clouds
pai nt e d grass flo we rs
Ma d am Su nshi ne had b ee n ba ck
fro m th e south fo r so m e ti m e .
Spri ng Rai n and G e ntl e Bre e z e s had
bee n hard at work Mother Earth s
.
’
childre n had waked up .
62
H e pai nted the sk y a b eau t i ful
blue and ev ery night and m or ni ng
,
he pai nte d the c lou d s too You have .
se e n th e m I k now w h e n they were
, ,
all re d and gold .
pr e tty Hea ve n bri dge bo w
pr e ttier a cross ri ve rs t hese
O ne day Li ght c alled to Rai n to
help hi m So down cam e Rai n The n
. .
ri ght across the S ky Light pai nt e d a
beau ti ful bow o f m any c olors .
63
So m e said that it w as a bridge o f
colors Oth e rs sai d t hat it w as m ade
.
of flo w e rs fro m e art h that w e r e
g ro wi ng ag ai n i n H e ave n .
You c an so m e ti m e s se e it w he n the
su n sh i n e s a ft e r a rai n
.
Th e r e ar e bridg es o n th e ri ve rs ,
As pr e tty as you pl e ase
But the b o w that b ri d ge s Heav e n
And o v ertops th e trees ,
A nd m ak e s a ro ad fro m earth to S ky ,
Is pr ett i e r far tha n th e se .
—C H RIS TI N A RO S S E 'I‘TI .
64
kiss wash co m b
ugly cross sister
O nce two sist e rs li v ed i n a lit t le
h ouse O ne sist e r was g oo d and ki nd
. .
Th e ot h e r w as cross and u gly .
T he S ist e r who was g ood and ki nd
had to do all th e w ork fo r th e cross,
S ister w as lazy .
O ne d ay the g ood S ist e r w e nt out
to th e w ell fo r w at e r .
A S she looked i nto the w e ll an ,
ug ly old wo m a n p ut h e r h e ad up o ut
“
o f t h e w at e r IV ash m e w ash m e ”
, ,
.
“
said the u g ly h e ad . That I w ill
said the goo d S ist e r A nd S he d id
. .
As she look e d i nto the we ll ag ai n ,
ano t her ve ry u gly old w o m a n put h e r
“
head up out o f the w ater Co m b .
me com b said
m e,
the ve ry ug ly he ad .
“
That I will s aid the
,
”
good sis t er A nd so s he did
. .
As she look e d i nt o the w e ll ag ai n .
anoth e r v ery v e ry u g ly o ld wo m a n
,
put her h e ad up o ut o f th e wa te r .
"iss m e kiss m e said the ve ry
, ,
”
,
“
very ugly head Y e s I w ill said
.
,
”
the good S ister and she kissed t h e,
old wo m an o n t h e nose .
66
talk e d m ost fall ros e s wom en
The three old wo m e n talked to
gether Th e n the u gly ol d wo m a n
.
said Y o u shal l be the m ost b e a uti ful
,
girl i n the w orld .
A nd th e v ery u g ly old w o m a n sai d
Whe n you co m b your hair g old shall ,
fall fro m it .
”
A nd the very v ery ugly old w o m an
,
sai d W h e n you talk roses S hall fall
,
“
,
fro m your m outh .
”
Fro m that day th e g ood S ist e r w as
the m ost beauti ful girl i n th e worl d .
Gold fell fro m h e r hair and roses fell ,
fro m h e r m o nth .
This m ad e th e cross S ist e r m ore
cross and u gly than eve r Go out .
o f th e house said she Co m b your
”
,
.
67
hair out i n the wood s she cried
,
”
.
Gi v e your roses t o the pi gs " ”
A nd she m a de the g ood sister li ve
o u t i n the woods wi th the p i gs .
yourself wide throw h eart
pr ayed ya r d ash e s b u shes
68
Whe n the good S ister was go ne the
cross sister had to do all the work .
O ne day S he w e nt to the well fo r
water A s s he looked i nto the well
the u gly old wom a n put her head up
“
o ut o f the water Wash m e was h
.
,
“
11 1 8 said the u gly head Wash .
yoursel f said the cross sister
,
”
.
The n she tried to get so m e wat e r .
B ut there w a s m ud i n it and she had ,
to throw it o u t .
A s S he looke d i nto the well ag ai n
'
the very ugly ol d wo m an put her
“
hea d up out o f the water Com b
m e c om b m e
,
sai d th e very ugly
,
”
“
hea d . C om b yoursel f s aid the ,
”
c r oss S i s ter .
A nd she tried to g et m ore w ater .
70
A nd fr o m
‘
t h at d ay the cr o ss s i ste r
had a nose a yard lo ng and a m ou t h ,
a yar d wi d e B u s he s b e g an t o grow
o n her h e ad and ash e s fell fro m he r
,
m ou th .
The cr oss siste r cri e d and cri e d .
“
Th e n she s ai d ,
I will pray fo r a
ki nd heart lik e m y sist e r s ’
.
”
So S he p r aye d fo r a ki n d h e art .
W he n her heart be gan to be ki nd ,
her nose an d m outh w er e no t so b ig .
Her h air be gan to be so ft again and ,
no m or e a she s fe ll fro m he r m out h .
So m e d ay i t m ay b e she will be
, ,
b e auti ful lik e h er good siste r .
F A I RY TA LE ( AD AT
P E D .
"
F ind ing S nd s
ou .
HO
( To b e r e ad to t he p pi l
u s. "
s hi p s i li ng a -
a ,
A s i li n g on th
- a " e se a
An d o h "s he w ll l d e n as a a
I Vi t h pre tt y th in gs fo r m
’
e .
There w c ndy i n th c bi n
as a e a
An d pple s in th h old
a e
Th e s i ls were m d e o f si lk
a a ,
An d th m s ts were m d e o f go ld
e a a .
Th e fou r nd t we n ty s i lo rs
a a ,
Th t stoo d b e tw ee n th d e c k s
a e
IVere fo u r nd t we n ty w hi te m i c e
a ,
Wi th c h i n s b ou t th eir ne c k s
a a .
Th e c p t i n w
a a du c k as a
W i th p c k u po n hi s b c k
a a a ,
A n d wh n th shi p b eg n t m o e
e e a o v
Th e c p t i n s id "u c k q u c k
a a a , a , a
N U RS E R Y s um s .
72
o ff
each
v oi ce
m uc h
queer
begi n
w o nd e r
plante d
W e ll "w ho d id t his ? ”
M olly Gray look e d as i f she w er e
g oi ng to cry S he had plant e d so m e
.
b e a ns i n a box o f e art h. But h e r e
was e v ery b e an o n top o f th e e art h .
IV ho c ould hav e d o ne i t ? IV as it
the old c at ?
Molly was a ve ry littl e girl She
.
d i d no t k no w m uch about bea ns .
73
A nd beans you k no w ha v e q ueer
, ,
w ays o f th e i r o wn .
Molly tri e d t o take a b e an fro m the
earth B ut she could no t pick it up
. .
The n sh e saw t hat the b e a ns we r e
so ft and g r ee n and th at th e ir coats
w ere co m i ng o ff .
“
I k no w I plant e d hard w hi t e
“
beans cri e d Molly Oh what c an .
,
be th e m atter ? ”
A nd no w th e r e w as so m u c h w at e r
i n h e r e y e s t hat sh e could no t s e e
at all .
“
Do n t cry said a q u ee r little v oic e
’
,
”
.
Oh m y " W ho is t hat ? s aid
'
” ‘
Mol ly m uch fri gh te ne d
,
.
“
It w as I said t h e ve ry qu e er
,
”
li tt le v o i c e “
I am a b e an If you
. .
74
wo uld like to k no w a b out beans look ,
at us.
Molly looke d as the bea n told ,
he r to do She saw that each bea n
.
had t w o part s .
H o w very quee r " sai d Molly
”
.
I w o nder w ho c ut you i n t w o .
”
No o ne sai d a big gree n bean
”
.
A ll bean s burst i n t w o whe n they
b egi n to grow .
”
“
Ar e you gro wi ng no w ? aske d ”
M olly .
Ye s we are
,
said th e bea n ,
”
.
Nam e s of S o und s .
a as in late i as in like
e as in m e o as in no
u as in u se
root p u lle d b e t w ee n l as t
above peeped c olored itsel f
The nex t day M olly look e d at the
b eans ag ai n They w ere up ab ov e
.
the grou nd now Each bea n w as
.
o n top o f a little gree n s t alk .
This ti m e Molly p ull e d o ne U p .
The n she saw t he li tt l e w hit e root .
Oh that i s why I could no t pic k
,
you up said Molly ,
”
“
Y e s sai d th e bea n ,
”
.
“
What que e r
I have l e ave s t oo
‘
, ,
“
said the bean T he y
.
ar e no t very bi g but ,
y o u c an see
. the m If
you look f r the mo .
”
76
Molly looke d and looke d At Ia st .
she peepe d betwee n the two parts
o f the bean There she saw t w o
.
little gree n leaves .
Oh ho w beau t iful " cried Molly
,
”
.
But ho w v ery lit t l e they are " ”
“
Th e y w ill gro w fas t no w said ”
the b ean .
“
What m ak e s t h e m gro w ? asked
M olly
Oh the lit t le pla nt e ats b e a n
,
m ilk said th e old bea n
”
.
“
Where c an i t g et b e a n m ilk ? ”
asked Molly .
“
It is i n the t w o g r e e n parts ”
,
“
sai d the old bea n The plant will
.
grow and soo n it wi ll feed itself
t hrou g h its leav es and roo t s The n .
78
Mol ly di d u se
or
ye s e ever y
a
y ,
a n d sh e
saw all that the
bea n had t alke d
abou t
S o c an you ,
chil d r e n i f y o u
,
w ill pla nt so m e
bea ns and u se
your t wo g o od
t h e m as t hey grow .
79
TH E C O M IN G O F S P R IN G .
( To b e r ead to the p pil
u s
.
"
Oh "th eunshi n e told th b lu ebird
s e
An d the b luebird told th brook e ,
Th t t h d n d elion we p e pi n g
a e a s re e
F ro m th woo dl n d s s h e l te e d n oo k
e a
’
r
S th b roo k w
o e bli th e nd h ppy as a a ,
A n d i t b bbled ll th w y
a a e a
A it
s n t t e ll th ri ve r
ra o e
O f t h c o mi n g o f t h M y
e e a .
Th en ri ver to ld t h m e d o w
th e e a ,
A nd th m e d ow t ol d t h b ee
e a e ,
Th t th ten der bud s were swelli ng
a e
O n th e ld h o rse c h es tn u t t ree "
o -
An d th b ee sh oo k fl i t to rp or
e o
’
s
And i t s pre d e c h g u "y wi ng
a a a
As i t fl w t tell th fl owers
e o e
O f th c o m in g o f th s pri ng
e e .
— " A N s . . L PI S .
80
cup st e m viol e t be nt
S hy hurt u nder keep
All wi nter lo ng a li t tle violet plant
had bee n asleep j us t u nder the g rass .
Spri ng Rai n c all e d to her and she ,
w ak e d up Soo n h e r leav e s pushed
.
t hro u gh th e earth The n cam e a.
shy little flow e r o n a light gr ee n ste m .
Why little viol et "you are blue
,
all over c alled the gr ee n leaves
,
”
.
“
Are yo u c old ? ”
O h no said t he violet
,
”
.
Why do n t you look up at t h e sun
’
as we d o ? sai d the g r ee n leaves
”
.
“
He will not hurt you .
I am no t afraid of the sun sai d ”
“
the violet I hol d m y h e ad this
.
way to keep the r ai n out I m us t .
81
keep m y yello w flour dry or m y good ,
fri ends the bees w ill no t like it .
”
“
You have a very queer little c up ,
said the l e av es .
“
It is full o f h o ney sai d the violet ,
”
.
The ho ney too is fo r the bees
, ,
.
”
Soo n the sun be g a n to go down .
Well well said the violet the d ay i s
, ,
”
,
over and go ne Good ni ght
. A nd .
”
the li tt le violet be nt her head ag ai n
soo n a s leep .
F ind ing S ou nd s .
y
~~
i
by cry try fly shy
82
C A LLlN
e r so ,
g ssra
Wr pp e d i n y
a co at of
V i ole t w hy ,
So silen t an d shy ?
He r
a th e ai n h s per
w i ,
“
D er
a V io le t c o m e "
,
H ow n y u li p
ca o ee
In y ou r u nd ergro un d h o m e l
‘
U p i n th t e t op s
e re
F ory t h
ou w i n d i g he s S .
H o m esi c k t y o se e ou
Are w M y nd I e — a a .
A
L U C Y L RC O M .
83
apple s
c herry
swee t
blosso m s
H on e y sweet
F th e t
”
or e o e at ,
so ftly sang the cherry bl
I wo nder i f they ar e
me ,
said a butterfly as
”
“
out h e r wi ng s I am v e ry h u ngry
. .
She had j u st co m e o ut
o f her wi nter c radle .
There is h o n e y for th ee ,
In th ld pp le tree
”
e o a ,
sa ng t he appl e blosso m s .
84
There wer e no apple
blosso m s w he n I was a caterpillar ,
”
“
said the b ut terfly . I S hall g o I
.
m ust have so m e t hi ng sw eet to e at .
”
A S S he w as flyi ng up i nto t h e apple
“
tr ee a li t tl e g irl saw h e r O h w hat
a b e au t i ful but te rfly " said th e little
”
g irl
.
86
par sley
c atch orchar d
havi ng butterflies
Oh look at that bi g black and
,
y e llow but t erfly " cri e d a boy
”
Il ow.
I should like to hav e it " ”
“
Should you ? W e ll cat c h m e if
,
you can said th e but t erfly and away
,
”
,
S he flew .
For so m e days th e butterfly w e nt
abo ut havi ng a good ti m e She at e.
ho ney fro m g arde n flo w ers and
orchard blosso m s .
87
So m e ti m es S he fl e w about with
other bu t terfli e s i n t he s un shi ne .
The n S he lai d he r e gg s o n th e
parsl e y pla nt and fl e w aw ay
,
.
The ne x t day t h e li ttl e girl saw the
b utte r fl v. It lay i n t he gard e n o n the
grou nd Sh e picked i t up and p ut i t
.
i n a box t o k ee p fo r it w as b e a uti ful
,
.
“
Y o u ha ve g o ne to S le e p said the ,
”
“
littl e girl . This box is your li t tle
bed Good ni g ht pre t ty butterfly
.
,
.
”
W o rd B ui l d ing R i
ev e w .
ali ght asid e
branc he s kiss e s
h e arty s no wy
greatly crossly
li gh te n s w ee te n
88
whil e
ro ck s w ay
robi n br e asts
11 t h e ir ho m e spri ng t i m e
in -
n the happy S pri ng t i m e -
,
Baby appl e blosso m s
G e nt ly rock and s w ay .
Whil e t h e robi n r e d br e asts
— -
Happy robi n r e d br e asts
- -
,
“
Si ng D e ar baby blosso m s
, ,
IV ak e ’
I t is May "
F indin g S o un ds .
a
y
"
a
w ay
clay
J ay O r iole birds bowed sam e
n ear Je nnie Wr e n lodg ers ready
In abi g orchar d o nce lived a
cherry t re e and an apple tree .
O ne spri ng th e tr ee s wer e full
,
o f blosso m s a nd they bo w ed to ea c h
,
oth e r w h e n th e w i nd bl e w .
Th e n Mrs Ch e rry tr ee said to Mr s
.
-
.
“
Apple tree-
,
Hav e yo u tak e n any
lod ge rs this spri ng ? ”
No said
”
,
Apple
tr ee but I S hall by and by
, ,
.
J e nni e l Vr e n and Robin Re d
-
br e ast w e r e h e re to day t o -
s ee about a su m m e r ho m e .
”
“
M r and Mrs B lu e b i rd c a m e h e r e
. .
fo r roo m s ,
said Mrs Ch e r ry t r e e
”
.
-
.
“
T hey will co m e i f I do n t tak e th e ’
wr e ns Th e y say that th e y can t live
.
’
i n the sam e tr e e wi t h t h e m .
”
“
I should like to take the cat
“
birds said Mrs Apple t r ee
”
.
-
The y .
are ve ry g ood m usicians .
91
T h e n Mrs C he r r y tre e .
-
“
said Mr Oriole w as here
,
.
the oth e r d ay He said .
that Mr s Oriol e would b e
.
here soo n H e wi sh e d a
.
ho m e i n a tr ee ne a r so m e o t h e r tr ee s .
”
“
Many oriol e s co m e he r e fo r th e 6
su m m er S aid Mrs Apple tr e e
,
” “
They
.
-
.
like to li v e near to g eth e r .
”
“
They are goo d m usicians sai d ,
Mrs Cherry tree
. C an you take
-
.
so m e o f the m ? I will take so m e if
you d o .
”
92
O h, I wo u l d not h av e th e m for
the worl d " sai d Mrs Apple t r ee
”
.
- .
“
H ave yo u no t heard wh at they d o ?
Why , they e at the little s ee d s out
o f the blosso m s They kill o ur see d
.
b abies .
“
The n I S hall no t take the m s aid ,
”
“
Mr s Che rry tree
.
-
I d o not wish to
.
h ave m y childre n killed I S h all t ake
.
j ust the bluebirds .
“
But that c ousi n Jay of t h e ir s
S h all no t c o m e to se e t h e m He .
i s a bir d robbe r and will m ake ,
m ischie f
”
.
The n the tr ees bow e d agai n, and
sai d Goo d b y an d began putti ng
-
,
”
out ne w leaves so as to be r eady
whe n their lo dg ers S h o u l d c o m e .
94
I am flyi ng i nto the bi g world sai d ,
”
“
the little pea . Cat c h m e i f you can .
But d own it c am e and a bir d got i t
,
.
“
The boy S hot a nother pea I am
.
goi ng to the sun s aid this o ne It
,
”
.
fell i nto a hole and no o ne saw it
,
agai n .
The n the boy shot two m o r e pea s .
They said we shall go t he farthest
,
“
.
”
B u t an old rooster ate the m .
The n t h e boy shot th e very big
“
pea . What is t o co m e w ill co m e ,
said t h e big pea .
95
It we nt flyi ng up to an ol d garr e t
wi ndow It fell i nt o a lit t le cra ck
.
by t he Wi ndow The crack had e art h
.
and wate r i n it .
A little girl and h e r m other liv e d
i n t his g arret
. Th e y w ere v ery poor,
and t he li t tle girl was sick Th e
.
m other had to g o out t o work eve ry
d ay. The li tt l e girl lay o n t he b e d
.
96
“
O ne day she said Mothe r what
, ,
i s that gree n thi ng at the w i ndow ? ”
The m other look e d She said
.
Why it is a li ttl e s we et p e a pl ant
g rowi ng out o f a crack I S hall push
.
your bed to th e w i ndow Th e n you .
will hav e a flo we r g ard e n to look at ”
.
The lit tl e girl saw the p e a gro wi ng
day by day and i t m ad e h e r happy
,
.
She b e gan to Si t up a little .
By and by a b e au t i ful r e d flower
cam e upo n the pla nt T he n the little
.
girl was very ve ry happy Soo n she
,
.
w as out o f b e d and w ell ag ain .
Th e poor m oth e r w as v e ry tha nk ful
fo r the s we et pea that had d one so
m uch to m ake her lit t l e g irl well .
—H AN NS A D E RS E N (A A
D P TE D " .
98
Ja ck May and Molly all j oine d
and
i n the g am e Whe n t he wi nd blew
.
the branc hes the childre n tried to
c at c h the m and fi nd their buds .
“
D o n t c at c h m e
’
c rie d a big ,
”
“
bud . If y ou o nc e catch hold of m e ,
y o u will n ever g e t aw ay I am so ,
sticky .
”
“
Why are you sticky ? ask e d Ja ck ”
.
Oh I wear this sticky coat to
,
k eep the r ai n aw ay fro m m y you ng
leaves said the bud
,
”
.
“
I k now so m ethi ng too said a , ,
”
“
little bud Why there i s a nothe r
.
,
talking bud " sai d Ja ck ” “
Wh at do .
“
you k now Mr Bud ? ,
I k now a
.
”
bud that holds baby flo w ers said ,
”
t he bud .
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Where is it ? asked Ja ck ”
.
Here it i s I said a bi g bu d
, ,
”
away out o n o ne o f the bra nch e s ,
“
but we c annot talk to you any
m ore to day -
A nd no t a nother
.
”
thi ng would the b ud say .
The next ti m e th e childr e n saw
the horse chest nut tr ee the buds
-
,
wer e go ne Bu t all ov e r
.
the tree w e r e beauti ful
gr ee n l e ave s and w hi t e
blosso m s .
F ind ing S ou nd s .
1 00
sti ck s e arly hel d
s lowly s leepe r poll e n
Lady D andelio n
-
C G
°
m or ni ng a li ttl e dan
d e li on was fast asl ee p o n her ste m .
D own at her feet h e r gr ee n leaves sat
and looke d up at h e r Th e y w o nd e red
.
i f the sun would shi ne that day .
“ “
If it r ai ns they sai d our lady
,
”
,
will no t g e t up She sle e ps all day
.
wh e n i t rai ns.
“
That is o ur tim e to work We .
c atch th e rai n and let it r un dow n to
1 02
O h, I saw t h e b ee s calli ng o n h e r ,
“
said t h e boy .My papa to ld m e th at
t h e flo ur she m akes is called poll e n .
Whe n I put m y face down to Lady
Dandelio n the poll e n sti cks to it
,
.
The n I have a y e llo w nose .
”
The n the sun we nt under a cloud .
The r ai n be g an to fall and the b o y r an
ho m e.
bite d ri nk hornet
ant war m hood tired
The su n cam e out bright and warm
t he next m or ni ng Lady Dan delio n
.
w as beauti ful wi t h t he polle n i n h e r
yello w hair Sh e bo w ed and looked
very s w eet as sh e sang ,
r
A pa ty I ha ve m d e fa or t hee ,
o
C me ant
,
co m e ho rn e t ,
fly an d b ee .
1 03
So they cam e run ning and flyi ng .
The bee put hi s head i nt o the blosso m
and took a d ri nk o f h o ney He we nt
.
away w it h polle n o n his no s e .
The ant r an i n fo r a sweet bite and
c am e out as yellow as the d a ndelio n .
Th e horne ts cam e too Th ey had
.
b e e n to anothe r dand e lio n party a n d
had polle n o n their l eg s .
Wh e n the party was over Lady ,
Dandelio n was very tir e d She soo n .
u t o n h e r littl e gr ee n hood and w e nt
p
to sl ee p agai n.
A ft er two or three day s h e r
beauti ful yellow hair g ot dry and fell
o ut o n the grass Th e n th e bees and
.
the a nts and the hornets did n ot co m e
to se e her .
1 04
By and by littl e whit e
hairs p ee p e d o v er the top
o f h e r g r ee n hood .
O ne m or ni ng she thre w her g re e n
hood ba ck and no w S he had b e au ti ful
,
whit e hair .
Th e li t tle w hi te hairs we r e wi ng s .
D o w n at the botto m o f ea ch littl e
wi ng w as a s ee d baby -
.
The w i nd bl e w so ftly and away fl e w
th e white h air s o f the dandelio n Each .
little s ee d baby had go ne to fi nd a
-
w arm b e d i n the e art h .
F inding S nd s
ou .
c and
g
gam e crab
gull crate
g o t cl a d
1 06
fi sh tails Tad pole
-
j el ly
S wi m po nd fro g s t e a ches collars
O ne day a sun fi sh cam e i nto a
-
po nd where so m e fro g s had laid their
egg s .
“
What is that queer looki ng thi ng
-
,
I wo nder ? said he
”
.
It looked like j elly with little black
S pots i n it A nd e v ery day the fish
cam e to s e e th e j e lly .
V ery se e n so m e o f th e black spo t s
be g an to s w i m .
1 07
Th e y no w had
b ig heads and
lo ng tails but no ,
legs They had
.
que e r things back
o f their hea d s too like little c ollars
, ,
.
O ne o f the m c a m e up to t h e sun
fi sh and tried to take a bite o f hi m .
“
Do n t , cried the sun fi sh, I am
” ’ -
no t goo d to eat Get s o m e o f th at
.
grass down i n th e botto m o f the po nd .
”
“
I cannot s w i m so far , said the”
qu eer little thi ng .
“
Who are you ? asked the fi sh
”
.
I do n t k now but they c all m e
’
,
Tad said the little black thi ng
,
”
.
“
Wh e re i s your m o t her ? ask e d
”
the fish .
1 08
I don t thi nk I eve r had a m oth e r
’
,
”
said Tad .
“
Well t he n who teaches you to
, ,
swi m ask e d the fi sh .
No o ne I j ust swi m said Tad
.
,
”
.
true stro ng him sel f laughi ng
j um p be fore e nough swi m m i ng
What hav e
you do ne w ith
your collar ?
ask e d th e fish
no t lo ng a fter he
firs t m e t Tad .
I do n t k now said Tad
’
,
”
.
“
Well , it i s go ne said the fish
,
”
.
Is it ? s aid Tad and he shook his
”
,
h e ad t o se e i f this was true .
1 10
you like m y le g s ?
I do I wish I .
had so m e m or e .
They help m e
to swi m .
”
In a very fe w
days Tad c am e to
“
the fish laughi ng all o v er
,
I have .
the m he cried
”
,
.
“
Hav e what ? ”
More legs See the m " A nd ”
.
Tad held out four good stro ng leg s ,
.
You are a little too qu e er for m e .
I ll j ust go to another po nd s aid the
’ ”
,
fi sh swi m m i ng o ff
,
.
Oh do n t said Tad
,
’
You are a
,
”
.
g ood water frie nd I like you Do n t
-
. .
’
go aw ay .
”
11 1
So th e fish c am e
ba ck But it was
.
no t very lo ng b e
fore h e w as fright
e ned ag ai n .
Look h ere
call e d Tad as he ,
took a great j u m p H e we nt .
up out of the water and b ack
ag ai n .
“
Oh " said the fi sh as
”
“
fri g hte ne d as could be A nd you .
have no tail no w .
”
“
N said Tad I am no t a Tad ,
pol e no w I am a fro g I am g oi ng to
,
.
c all o n m y frie nds . Th e y li v e i n
another pond over t here i n the ,
w oo ds Good b y
.
-
.
”
112
W ith one great spri ng ,
we nt out o f the water .
n ever saw hi m ag ai n .
F inding S ou nd s .
c an d g
em rac e
’
g
g i n rice
gia nt d unc e
F RO GS AT S C HO O L .
( To b e r e ad to t he p pil
u s. "
T went y frogg i es we n t t sch oo l o ,
D m b es id e
ov weedy p ool "
a
T wen ty li t tle co t s o f green
a ,
Twen ty vests ll whi te nd c le
a a
r
Twen ty frogg i es grew u p f st a ,
B u ll frogs th e y b e c m e t l
-
a a as
N t o n e d u n c e m o n g th l t "
o a e o
N t o n e lesso n t h e y fo rgot
o .
