One day Red Fox said,

"Bruin, our turnips are ripe.

"You may take the tops,

and I will take the roots.'

So Red Fox had the turnips. Bruin had only the leaves.

"That is not fair," said Bruin.

The next year Red Fox said, "Bruin, let us plant a garden."

"Yes, let us plant a garden,"

said Bruin. "This year

you may have the tops,

and I will have the roots."

"That is fair," said Red Fox. "This year you may have the roots,

and I will have the tops.

Then Red Fox said, "Bruin,

what shall we plant in our garden?”

"Let us plant beets," said Bruin.

"The worms will eat beets,

said Red Fox. "Let us plant beans."

"All right," said Bruin.

THE BEANS

So they planted beans in their garden.
When the beans were ripe,

Red Fox said, "Bruin, our beans are ripe.

You take the roots

and I will take the tops."

So Red Fox had the beans, and Bruin had only the roots.

"That is not fair," said Bruin.

"I shall never plant a garden with you again."

BOATS SAIL ON THE RIVERS
Boats sail on the rivers,

And ships sail on the seas;
But clouds that sail across the sky
Are prettier far than these.

There are bridges on the rivers,
As pretty as you please;

But the bow that bridges heaven,

Is prettier far than these.

-Christina G. Rossetti.

FR

LITTLE HALF CHICK

Once upon a time there was a hen that had ten chickens.

Nine of them were fine little fellows. But the tenth was only half as large as a chicken should be.

So his mother called him Half Chick.

Little Half Chick's feet were crooked.

He walked with a hop and a kick.
This made the other chicks laugh at him.
But his mother was very sad.

She said,

"Little Half Chick will never be big like his brothers. They will grow up

and go away from home. He will always stay at home with me.