20. WHAT KATE HEARD THE FLOWERS SAY. 



T ITTLE Kate went out into the woods one 

 sunny May afternoon to pick some flowers. 



She had gone from flower to flower, gathering 

 them until her basket was full. At last, she had 

 walked a long way, and was very tired. 



Setting her basket down beside her, she lay 

 down to rest. In a few moments she heard soft 

 music, and, listening closely, she found the sweet 

 tones came from the basket beside her. 



The violets were saying, " ' We are as sweet as 

 the roses and blue as the skies,' and we live in a 

 soft mossy dell. The bees come and gather sweet 

 honey from us." 



" We," laughed the anemone, " live where we can 

 frolic in the gentle breezes, and, because we love 

 the wind, some people call us Wind Flowers." 



The columbines said, " We live in that pleasant 

 grove at the top of the hill. Our red and yellow 

 dresses show very plainly above the green plants 

 around us, and the children gather us in great 



