jo Language Through Nature 



Lesson 9 



A PICTURE STUDY 



Study carefully the picture of " The Gleaners." All the 

 grain has been cut. In the background we can see some of it 

 in stacks, and people still at work. 



In the foreground are three peasant women. What are 

 they doing? 



Describe their dress and tell how they carry the gathered 

 grain. 



For what do you think they will use the grain when 

 gathered ? How will it be stored ? 



If you think their work is hard, tell why. 



Do you think these women have done much of this kind 

 of work ? Tell why. 



For whom do you think they are working ? 



This is a copy of a famous picture. The artist must have 

 seen something in these workers about which he wished to 

 tell everyone. What do you think it was? 



Who was the artist? 



Tell what you like best about this picture. 



Lesson 10 



THE STORY OF A GREAT ARTIST 



A LMOST a hundred years ago, in a little French 

 <L*- village, there lived a boy whose name was 

 Jean Francois Millet. His father was a farmer, a 

 hard-working man, but one who loved music and 



