separately, do you not? Now, in the Tuilleries gardens there is a good old man who scatters bread crumbs all day to the sparrows; the birds peck the bread to please the old man and he is grateful to them; to show his gratitude he calls them by pet names and he recognizes among the many sparrows that crowd round him each of his favorites and each one comes at his call. It is pretty to see them and it proves that nice little girls should be kind to the sheep of their fold since the Paris sparrows are kind to the old man of the Tuilleries Gardens. Besides one cannot begin being good too young, and nice little girls ought to take habits of kindness as soon as they can.

Love your sheep, little girls, love your sheep, and let us merrily sing, "Baa, baa, black sheep, white sheep, have you any wool." They are obedient, they are kind-hearted. They are sheep and they make no fuss about it. You are three nice little girls, but just now, when I told you people in America would be talking about you, because I was going to tell the Americans about your sheep-fold and to mention your names, you, Odette, you looked quite conscious, though you did not believe what I said. Well it is (Continued on page 396)

The Shepherd

(A fragment of an old Russian song)

Finished Poster

The Sheep Fold*

A French Pastoral

(For three little girls)

You are three nice little girls, very like other little girls, and you love toys, especially dolls, but then, dolls are not toys. They are childish hearts that nice little girls caress, push about, tyrannize over, and now and then terrify; nice little girls, young as they are, have already their own peculiar vay of loving.

Now, sheep-folds are real toys, lovely toys, simple toys, toys of long ago, of to-day, of all time. They never grow old-fashioned because they are never old-fashioned. Fashions for toys change, whereas sheep-folds do not. You see, they are not scientific playthings. These persuade bright children that new inventions, like science, are no use because they last so short a time and every new year brings some new device. While a sheep-fold with its sheep, their dog and their shepherd, is for always, like nature.

And you love your sheep because each one in the flock seems living. Well, then, be patient and gentle with them. They are patient and gentle with you. Why, that sheep with its broken leg stands up bravely with the others; you recognize each sheep

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The daisies and the buttercups

Now merrily are growing;

And everywhere, for June's sweet sake, Are crimson roses blowing.

So, little folks, come one and all, Come, hurry out together, Amid the sunbeam's golden rays, All in the sweet June weather.

Hunting for June Blossoms

Previous trips to the woods have increased the desire of the children to go again. Different flowers are to be found in the woods and fields in the month of June. Teach the children to use care in gathering the flowers.

Allow each child to press one flower of each kind that is found and talked about. Afterward mount the flower on a piece of thick paper or card and paste strips of gummed paper across the stem. Fasten the separate sheets together with tape or ribbon. Teach some little verse about each flower. This may be written on the reverse side of the mounting card, or on a piece of paper fastened between each sheet for that purpose.

The smallest child can classify the flowers under the standard colors, while the older ones may learn something of the different families and group their pressed flowers accordingly. And through it all the love of the children for the flowers will be growing and their interest in nature will be increasing.

On the way to the woods or on the playground the children play the following:

The children stand in a row back of the one chosen to be the leader. When the leader faces them they are to remain motionless, but when his back is turned they may advance.

By turning unexpectedly at irregular intervals the leader seeks to catch the children in motion. A child detected in motion must go back to the starting point and try again. Or the leader may count a certain number each time before turning. The one advancing nearest to the leader without being caught in motion is the new leader.

The children sing or repeat:

"Away among the blossoms,

The summer time has come; We hear the singing waters, We hear the insects hum.

"Away among the blossoms, The daisies are all bright; And in the dewy meadows The clover tops are white.

"Away among the blossoms, So many birds are there; We hear the chorus gladly, 'Tis trilling on the air."