NATURE STUDY MADE EASY 51 



mother tree!" cried the little leaves on the ground. "She has 

 taken care of us all summer. Her roots and stems have fed us. 

 She has held us up to the sun, and been a good mother to us. Now, 

 we will do something for her. We will gather close to her trunk and 

 keep her warm. Then we will sink into the ground and turn our- 

 selves into food to feed her, when she wakes up after her long winter 

 nap." 



So saying, they gathered closer to the maple tree. The rains 

 beat them into the ground, and the winds blew the loose earth 

 over them, and then they turned into food for the old maple tree. 



When she wakes up in the spring, she will be happy, and will 

 soon clothe herself again with pretty blossoms and leaves. 



ABBIE MORTON DIAZ, Adapted. 



LANGUAGE LESSON 

 Tell or write a story telling : 



1. What did the Maple Tree want ? Why ? 



(a) In spring 



2. What did Mother Nature do for her? 



(c) In autumn 



(d) In winter. 

 October's Party 



October gave a party ; 

 The leaves by hundreds came, 

 The Chestnuts, Oaks, and Maples, 

 And leaves of every name. 



The sunshine spread a carpet, 

 And everything was grand, 



