APPROPRIATE SONGS AND SELECTIONS. 67 



LITTLE MILDRED. 



I like blossoms, niid birds tb.il slug; 



The grass and the dew. 



And the sunshiue, too. 

 So, best of all, I like the spring. 



QUEEN. 



Summer or winter or spring or fall — 

 Which do you lilje the best of all: 



LITTLE MANDEVILLE. 



O little friends, I most rejoice 



When I hear the drums 



As the circus comes. 

 So summer time's my special choice. 



QXJEEN. 



Summer or winter or spring or fall — 

 Which do you like. the best of all? 



LITTLE EDITH. 



Apples of ruby, and pears of gold, 



And grapes of blue 



That the bee stings through. 

 Fall — it is all that my heart can hold. 



QUEEN. 



Soh ! my lovelings and pretty dears. 

 You've each a favorite, it appears— 

 Summer and winter and spring and fall — 

 That's the reason I send them all ! 



— James Whitcomb Riley. 



The above can be easily dramatized by selecting children and assigning parts. 

 Suitable costuming will be a simple matter, but is not necessary. 



POLLY FLINDERS. 



(Found in ^rnther Goose Village (Raud-McNally) or in Howe Tliird Reader 



(Scribners).) 



suggestions for dramatization. 



S'elect children about 9 years old to take the parts of Polly Flinders, the 

 mother, Mr. Cotton Stalk, six or eight children (or the whole class) to rep- 

 resent factory workers. 



Mr. Cotton Stalk is the only person in anything but ordinary costume. A 

 hat made of leaves from cotton plant, a cotton stalk in his hand, bits of cot- 

 ton stuck on his clothes will suggest his character. 



The name of the nearest factory town may be substituted for London-town. 



