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MAY 



"And a very good name it is. 

 " Open my purses. 



" You will find something more precious than 

 gold. 



" They are my little seed babies. 



" Some day they too will grow into 

 beautiful plants with white flowers." 

 Then the other little plant spoke out. 

 " I am sure I do not know why I am 

 called Sheep's Sorrel. 



" But that is my name. 



"I am not very much use in the 

 world. 



" Still many people like to look at me. 

 " Perhaps you did not know it. 



"But it is my tiny flowers and 

 fruit that make the meadows so red. 



" My relatives are useful. 

 " Without my near cousin you would not 

 have had buckwheat cakes this winter. 

 " So love me for my cousin's sake. 

 " And love me for myself too." 



