NATURE STUDY MADE EASY 17 



Turn thy eyes to earth and heaven; 



God for thee the spring hath given, 



Taught the birds their melodies, 



Clothed the earth and cleared the skies; 



For thy pleasure or thy food, 



Pour thy soul in gratitude ; 



So may'st thou 'mid blessings dwell. 



Little maiden, fare thee well. 



MARY HOWITT. 



LESSON VI 



THE TWO SEEDS 



Long, long ago, two seeds lay beside each other in the earth, 

 waiting. It was cold and dull, and to pass away the time they 

 entered into conversation. 



"What are you going to be?" asked the smaller seed. 



"I am not quite sure," answered the other. 



"I think I should like to be a rose," said the first seed. "Every 

 one loves the rose. There is nothing more beautiful than a glori- 

 ous red rose." 



"It's all right," replied the second seed, and that was all it 

 could say, for somehow it did not quite know what it would be. 

 So they were silent for a few days. 



Then the first seed spoke again. "How warm I feel ! I think 

 spring must be here. Some one has poured water on the soil 

 around me. I am swelling! I am growing! Good-by!" 



