Language Through Nature 



White bed-clothes heaped upon her arm, 

 Should come to wrap them safe and warm. 



The great bare Tree looked down and smiled. 

 " Good-night, dear little leaves," he said; 

 And from below each sleepy child 

 Replied " Good-night," and murmured, 

 "It is so nice to go to bed." 



Susan Coolidge. 



What is this poem about? 



Quote what the great tree 

 said to his children. 



Tell the names of some of 

 these children and why they 

 were so called. 



Why did the tree say they 

 ought to go to bed ? 



How did the leaves be- 

 have? 



Tell what they said. 



How long were the leaves 

 allowed to stay and what did 

 they do ? 



Quote what they whispered 



ioked down and smiled- ^ their ^ among/ , 



What did the great tree do ? How did it send the leaves 

 to bed ? 



Where have you seen such a bed ? 



Who was to bring the bed-clothes and of what were they 

 made? 



