Look at this little green house.

All summer long three children have been growing, growing, growing.

I think that it has been a safe little house.

For look at its sharp spines.

They say:

"Do not touch us.

"It will not be safe to do so."

"Come out, little children, come play with me."

But Jack Frost had to knock many times before the door opened.

different velvet tired shiny enjoy frolic

Here is the little house again.

And here are the three

little chestnut children.

Do you think that they

are all alike?

No, indeed. They are as

different as other brothers and sisters.

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What a beautiful house.

It is as soft as velvet inside.

But the children are tired of their lovely home.

They want to go out into the world.
When Jack Frost opens the door,

They will go out with Shepherd Wind.
What a life he will lead them!

But their shiny coats will keep them dry.
And so they will enjoy the frolic.

But at last they will be tired out.

Then they will go to sleep till spring comes to waken them.

THE WIND AND THE SUN

"I blow," said the wind.

"Then I bow," said the tree,
"And I fly," said the cloud,
"Then I frown," said the sea.

"I shine," said the sun.

"Then I bloom," said the tree,
"And I float," said the cloud
"Then I smile," said the sea.

- From Youth's Companion.

The sunbeams are the soldiers of the sun.
Every morning they march forward.
They cross deep seas and rivers.
They climb high mountains.
They shoot their shining arrows.

Who is it that they fight so bravely?

It is the night.

Every morning they conquer the night.
But every evening she returns again.
Still the sun really conquers even then.
For the moonlight is sunlight.

The sun shines on the moon.
And the moon sends it back to us.

THE SUN AGAIN

Did you know that the sun is always shining? It shines even at night.

But our world is always turning around. So at night it takes us away from the sun. The sun is working in China while we sleep here.

And when the people of China sleep, the sun works for us.

What does the sun do?

He gives us the light.

He helps the plants to grow.

He warms us.

He carries water up into the sky.

He gives us the beautiful rainbow!

And at the foot of the rainbow lies a pot of gold.