Maud Summers

“ One day West Wind blew the tops of the trees.
He blew the corn in the fields.
He blew the apples off the trees.
Just then the bright sun came out.
“I am stronger than you,” said West Wind.
“No! I am stronger than you,” said the sun.
Then West Wind said, “Do you see that man?
He has on a warm coat.
I can make the man take it off.”
“Can you?” said the sun.
West Wind blew, and blew, and blew. ”

“ Father said, “I will tell you the story of the sap.
All winter the maple trees were asleep.
When spring came the warm rain ran down to the roots of the trees.{100}
‘Awake!’ said the rain, ‘It is time to grow.’
The bright sun looked down and said to the trees,
‘Awake! It is time for the sap to run.’
Sap helps the little buds to grow.
In the spring the maple tree has more sap than it needs.
So we make a hole in the tree and the sap runs out.
Maple sugar is made from the sweet sap of the maple tree.”
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Near the maple trees there was a log house. ”

“ WORK AND PLAY.
Once there was a little girl named Amy.
She liked to play in the garden and hear the birds sing.
She said the flowers and birds talked to her.
One day her mother said, “Amy, you are a large girl now.
You must help me a little.
Every day I will give you something to do.”
“Oh Mother!” said Amy, “I do not like to work. ”

“ One day the farmer and his son came into the field.
The farmer looked at the wheat and said, “This wheat is ripe.
It must be cut.
We will get our friends to come and help us.”
“Oh, Mother!” said the little ones.
“The farmer says the wheat must be cut.
What shall we do?
We are not strong enough to fly.”
“We need not fly away to-day,” said the mother lark.
“But are you not afraid?” asked the little ones.
“No,” said the mother lark.
“The farmer’s friends will not cut his wheat.”
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In a day or two the farmer and his son came again to the field. ”

“ What kind of a house shall I make for you?” said the mother.
“Oh, I should like a great big cabbage house, Mother!” said Whitey.
“Blacky dear! What kind of a house would you like?” said the mother pig.
“A brick house, please, Mother,” said Blacky.
So the good mother pig made three houses.
Then the three little pigs went to live in them.
As they were going away the mother pig said, “If Mr. Fox comes to see you, do not let him in. He is not a friend.”
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Browny was very happy in his mud house.
One day there came a “Tap, tap!” at the door. ”

“ The sky is falling,” they said.
“We are going to tell the king.”
“I will go with you,” said Cocky Locky.
So Chicken Little and Henny Penny and Cocky Locky ran and ran.
When they came to some water, they saw Ducky Lucky.
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“Where are you going?” said Ducky Lucky.
“The sky is falling,” they said.
“We are going to tell the king.”
“I will go with you,” said Ducky Lucky. “We must run fast.”
So Chicken Little, Henny Penny, Cocky Locky and Ducky Lucky ran, and ran.
At the top of the hill they met Turkey Lurkey.
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“Where are you going?” ”

“ The next spring Father said, “I must cut off Lambkin’s wool.
He is too warm.”
Lucy watched Father cut off the pretty white fleece.
“I wish I could have something made from Lambkin’s wool,” she said.
“I will make you some mittens,” said Grandma.
Mother made the wool into soft yarn.
Then Grandma got her knitting needles and went to work at once.
How the needles flew!
So Lucy had her wish.
She had some warm mittens made from Lambkin’s wool.
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THE HOUSE IN THE WOOD.
A poor woodman lived in a little house near a great wood. ”

“ The Gingerbread Boy ran on and on.
Soon he came to a field full of mowers.
As he passed the field he called out,
“I have run away from
A little old woman,
A little old man,
A barn full of threshers,
And I can run away from you, I can, I can.”
Then the mowers ran after him, but they could not catch him.
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The Gingerbread Boy ran on and on, till he came to a cow. ”

“ Then Goody Twoshoes went to other houses.
All the children were glad to see their little teacher.
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THE BRAMBLE BUSH AND THE LAMBS.
A bright happy brook ran through a pleasant meadow.
The horses and cows and sheep went there to drink.
When the sheep and lambs went down to drink they passed by the bramble bush.{110}
Sometimes the bramble bush would pick off little pieces of wool.
The sheep did not like this.
So they said to the bramble bush, “You are of no use.
We give the children wool to make warm clothes for the winter.”
The cows said, “We give the children milk to drink.” ”

“ It runs through the country and the city.
“Puff, puff, puff!” See the long train.
The cars are full of coal.
They have come from the coal mine.
Next winter we shall be warm and happy beside the fire.
Then we shall think of the busy miner down in the dark mine.
“Puff, puff, puff!” Hear the engine!
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MAKING MAPLE SUGAR.
One warm spring morning
Father said, “Spring is here!
The sap will run to-day.
Come! We will tap the big maple trees.”
“Oh! Oh! What fun!” said John and Mary.
“Here are the pails,” said Father.
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“We will carry them down to the maple trees.” ”

“ Please let me go into the woods and play.”
“Yes,” said her mother. “You may go and play.{131}
I have no work for you to do just now.”
So away Amy ran through the pleasant garden into the woods.
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She saw a pretty squirrel and said,
“Dear squirrel, do you play and eat nuts all day long?
You do not work, do you?”
“Not work?” said the squirrel.
“Why, I am busy now.
I must put these nuts in my nest to eat next winter.
I can not stop to play with you.”
Just then a bee flew by.
“Tell me, bee!” said Amy.
“Have you work to do?”
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“Buzz! ”