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Identifier: natureinstoryver00jaqu (find matches)
Title: Nature in story and verse..
Year: 1912 (1910s)
Authors: Jaques, Kittie Baldwin. (from old catalog)
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me witha fine family of little turkeys. How do you do? said Brownie. Ihave brought my dear little chickens to seeyou. I am very glad, said the turkey, forI was just wishing you could see what a 128 NATURE IN STORY AND VERSE. nice family I have, after sitting on myeggs just four weeks! Four weeks? said Brownie, why, Ionly had to stay on the nest three weeks! Yes, said Mrs. Turkey, but hens andturkeys are not much alike, and how doesit come that you take them so far fromhome when they are so young? Now mylittle ones are very weak, and have to betaken care of. They cant stand the wet atall, and I expect the farmer will be heresoon to put them in a safer, drier place. Just then the farmer came, and the littlehen thought she had better be going, sothey said Good-by. Brownie was greatly satisfied that shehad chicks to raise instead of delicate littleturkeys. Spring Rain Patter, patter, gentle rain,Come to tell of Spring again.Come to bring us fragrant flowersThat will brighten Summer hours.
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Then search for the Daisys Secret, my Darling Little One NATURE IN STORY AND VERSE. 129 Patter, patter, drip-drip-drip!Give the pretty birds a sip.Fill the little lambkins trough,See them drink and scamper off! Reading the Flowers What does my darling little one Read in the flowers so fair ?Methinks shes reading in their depths That Natures God is there. We see it in the sunset bright, We read it in the skies;And every night we find tis true, Told in the stars bright eyes. And in the mountain scenery Or in the waterfall,We hear the lovely story true, That God is All in all. Then search for the daisys secret, My darling little one.In every lovely plant that blooms Great truths will be made known. 130 NATURE IN STORY AND VERSE. Uncle Georges Story of the Birds The first bird I will tell you about,said Uncle George, is the European Spar-row. He is a bold bird, and goes to thepigeon houses, and with his sharp beak,opens the crops of young pigeons, theneats the half-digested grain. He find

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