WHAT AM I? A squirrel sleeps all winter. So do I. A bird sings. So do I. So have I. A duck has web-feet. A grasshopper can jump. So can I. A boy can hop. So can I. I am not a boy. I am not a grasshopper. I am not a duck. 'Tis sunshine on a flying wing, And sunshine on a coat; 'Tis sunshine changed to a bird to sing A golden summer note. OCTOBER DAYS.* 1. This month is October. It is the month of bright leaves. Some are green; some look like gold. And on some of its leaves you see red, gold, and green together. Did Jack Frost paint the maple? * See preface. 2. These are October days. What is October weather like? The sky is as blue as in June. The frost makes the air clear. We like to be out of doors all day. O suns and skies and clouds of June, And flowers of June together, Ye can not rival for one hour October's bright blue weather. -H. H. |