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     Every  morning   the   birds   gave   a   concert   above   my   window�察  �and   one 



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day I heard some new notes�察�and�察�peeping out�察�saw that five little robins 

had   come   to   brighten   the   cozy   nest。   Such   a   busy   time   as   the   papa   and 

mamma Redbreasts had now� �Such a digging for worms to drop into the 

big mouths which seemed to be always asking for food� �In a few weeks 

the baby birds learned to fly�察�and left the nest to make new homes and sing 

their own sweet songs。 

     The old birds stayed on the Avenue awhile longer�察�but when the leaves 

put on their holiday  dresses�察�and the flowers tied on their nightcaps   and 

went to sleep�察�the Redbreasts sang good´by to their friends and�察�spreading 

their wings�察�flew away over the house tops toward the Sunny South。 

       Easter Carol 

     The world is filled with gladness�察�The bells of Easter ring�察�Each pure 

white lily's waking�察�To welcome infant spring。 

     Chorus。 

     Oh�察�dear little children�察�listen�察�And hear what the glad bells say� �The 

sweetest chime they ever rang ;Our Lord is risen to´day� ─�



                                            II。 



    Birds are flying across the sky�察�Their songs ring through the air�察�They 

carol of the Father's love He shows us everywhere。 

     Chorus。 

     Oh�察  �dear little   children�察  �listen�察�And   hear   what   the   birdlings say� �The 

sweetest song they ever sang ;Our Lord is risen to´day� ─�



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                             The Lily Sisters 



     Once upon a time there were three little sisters dressed in green�察�who 

lived   together   in   a   beautiful   palace   which   was   owned   by   a   Great   King。 

Such a beautiful palace as it was� �The ceilings were made of turquoise and 

opal�察�and soft�察�velvety green carpets covered the floors。 

     Many other children lived with these little sisters�察�and they had such a 

kind   nurse   called   Dame   Nature�察  �who   taught   them   how   to   do   their   work 

well�察�for everybody had some work to do for the Great King。 

     Surely no one could be unhappy in such a wonderful home�察�and yet�察�I�察�

am sorry to say�察�one of the little sisters was always discontented。 

     She knew�察�for Dame Nature had told her�察�that some day the Great King 

would come to see who had done loving work for him�察�and would give the 

good   lilies   beautiful   white   robes   and   golden   crowns�察  �but   she   was   not 

willing to wait until the King was ready and saw fit to do it。 

     When the Sunbeam children came to play�察�she would hang down her 

head and sulk�察�and after a while they would leave her alone�察�and play with 

her sisters。 

     When   Professor   Rain's   school   was   out�察  �and   the   jolly   little   raindrops 

coaxed her to play with them�察�she would say crossly�察 �You am too rough�察�

let me alone� ─�and they would go and play with the happy little sisters as 

the sunbeams had done�察�for everybody loved the two good little lily sisters�察�

who were sorry to see how naughty the other lily was。 

     But they tried to do their best to help her�察�and kept on growing。 

     One   day   the   Great   King�察  �who   had   seen   how   well   they   tried   to   do�察�

thought   they   deserved   their   robes   and   crowns�察  �so   he   sent   the   sunbeams 

dancing away to awaken the inhabitants of the palace for the crowning。 

     Away   they   went�察  �peeping   through   the   curtains�察  �and   flying   into   the 

windows of the palace and waking all the little children with kisses。 

     Then they took   off the   old green dresses of   the sisters�察 �and put pure 

white robes on them and gave them crowns of pure gold。 The other little 

sister   wished   then   that   she   had   tried   to   do   right�察  �and   drooped   until   she 

faded away。 

     Madam Wind and the Bird family gave a grand concert in Maple Tree 



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Park。 Everything was full of gladness�察�and the lily sisters held a reception 

all day�察�and many people came to congratulate them upon being crowned。 

Among their visitors was wee Ruth�察�who kissed them and took them to a 

little   sick   friend。   He   smiled   as   she   pressed   them   into   his   hand�察  �saying�此�

;Take them�察�please�察�for Easter�察─�and in her sweet child language she told 

the story of Easter�察�and of the wonderful work the Great King's Son did for 

the people of the beautiful palace。 



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                  Nature's Violet Children 



     Once on a sunny hill in the woods grew a little colony of violets。 They 

had slept quietly through the long winter�察�tucked up snug and warm in the 

soft�察�white snowblankets that King Winter had sent Mother Nature for her 

flower babies。 Jack Frost had gone pouting over the hills because the little 

sunbeams   would   not   play  with   him�察  �and   spoiled   his   fancy  pictures。  The 

tiny raindrops knocked at the door of Mother Nature's great�察�brown house�察�

and the birds called to the flowers to wake up。 

     So the violets raised   their strong�察�hardy leaves�察 �lifted up their dainty 

heads�察�and were glad because spring had come。 While they were so happy�察�

a little girl came to the woods in search of wild flowers。 ;How pretty those 

violets are�察─�she said。 ;I wish I could stay and watch the buds open�察�but I 

will   take   some   of   them   with   me   and   keep   them   in   water�察  �and   they   will 

remind me of this sunny hill�察�and perhaps they will blossom。; 

     Then   the   violets   were   frightened   and   whispered�察   �Please   don't   take 

us� ─�But Ruth did not hear them�察�and she pulled stem after stem till her 

small hands were quite filled。 Then she said good´by to the pretty place�察�

and the little violets said good´by�察�too。 

     When Ruth got home�察�she put the buds into a vase of water�察�and set 

them in an open window where they could see the blue sky and feel the 

kisses of the sunbeams。 But the poor little violets drooped for a time�察�they 

were so homesick�察�and whispered to each other�察 �Let us give up and die� ─�

A beautiful canary in a cage over their heads sang ;cheer up� �chirrup�撮 ─�but 

they would not listen to him at first。 

     By  and   by  they  said�察   �Why  do   you   sing   that   to   us�拭  �How  can   we   be 

happy away from our beautiful home�拭─�

     Still the bird sang ;cheer up� �chirrup� �The sun is smiling at you and I 

am singing to you。 We are trying to make you glad。 How nice it would be 

if you would only blossom and make some one happy instead of hanging 

your heads and   trying to die。  Do you   think I like  to be shut up here�拭  �If 

some one would leave the door of my cage open�察�I would spread my wings 

and fly out of the window�察�far away to the green woods and the blue sky。 

But while I am here�察�I may as well sing and be glad。 Cheer up� �chirrup� ─�



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     ;Perhaps he is right�察─�said the buds�察�and they lifted up their heads and 

began to grow。 One bright spring   morning Mother Nature passed by  the 

window and gave them each a lovely violet cap。 Then they were�察�glad�察�and 

Ruth was happy�察�too�察�because her buds had blossomed。 

     The cheery canary sang his sweetest carol to them�察�and the whole day 

was   bright   because   Mother   Nature's   little   violet   children   had   tried   their 

best to be happy and so had made others happy�察�too。 

     As the great red sun went down into the west�察�he heard the happy bird 

still singing ;cheer up� �chirrup� ─�



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                           Baby Caterpillar 



     Baby Caterpillar was tired。 All summer long she had been   travelling 

slowly through the green world where she lived�察�and feeding on the green 

leaves   that   grew   near   her   home。�察  �Now   Autumn   had   come   and   Mother 

Nature had given a holiday to the leaves�察�who put on their new dresses of 

red and gold and played tag with the breezes。 Baby Caterpillar wanted to 

play�察�too�察�but could not run so fast as the happy little leaves�察�and she grew 

very tired and thought she would take a nap。 So she found a cozy place 

among the branches of a grape vine�察�and made herself a soft�察�silky blanket。 

Then she rolled herself away within it�察�and then�察�in her queer little cradle�察�

went to sleep。 

     One night�察�lat
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