Harriman, Susan S., comp · Boston, New York, Houghton Mifflin Company · leaf 73
I!My roots are thirsty, my buds are dry.And she lifted a tousled yellow headOut of her green and grassy bed. I hope t will pour! I hope t will pour!Purred the tree-toad at his gray bark door;For, with a broad leaf for a roof,I am perfectly weather-proof. Sang the brook, I laugh at every drop,And… … Through every puddle and runlet and poolI find on the way to school. Clara Doty Bates HAPPINESS WHAT are you thinking of, my pretty maid?Im thinking how happy I am, she said.And what is your happiness, my pretty maid? 40 THE BIRD AND ITS NEST Oh, flowers, and summer, and sunshine, she said.And what…
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