Peace   HE looked over his shoulder quickly. She saw him, and turned still more quickly away. “I shall go and take a long walk in the woods,” he said. “You don’t know where the rabbit-holes are,” she answered. “Yes, I do ; I found them out the other day.” “I shall go out with Mary.” “All right.” “And I shall never go into the woods with you any more.” “Very...

Midsummer-Night The children were very much puzzled what to do, for it was Midsummer-night, and they knew that there was a dream belonging to it; but how to come across it they could not tell. They knew that the dream had something to do with fairies, a queen, and all manner of lovely things; but that was all. At first they thought they would sit up with the doors and windows...

Seeking the Violets ALL the wood had been blue with violets, but now they were nearly gone. The birds sang louder and louder to keep them and to call them back, but soon there was not a violet left in all the wood from end to end. The snowdrops died, and the primrose faded, the cowslips and blue-bells vanished, the thorn grew white with blossom, the wild honeysuckle filled the wood...

The Proud Boy There was once a very proud boy. He always walked through the village with his eyes turned down and his hands in his pockets. The boys used to stare at him, and say nothing; and when he was out of sight, they breathed freely. So the proud boy was lonely, and would have had no friends out of doors if it had not been for two stray dogs,...

Over The Porridge They sat down to eat their porridge. The naughty little girl turned her back upon her sister, and put a large spoonful into her mouth. “Oh oh oh!” she cried, “I have burnt my tongue.” “Eat it slowly,” said the good little sister. She took up her porridge carefully, and after blowing it very gently, and waiting for a minute or two while it cooled, ate it, and...

The Rainbow-Maker “THE children stood under an archway. Behind them was the blue sky; in front of them the clear, still lake that wandered and wound about the garden; above their heads the leaves of a tree whispered and told strange stories to the breeze. “Poor tree! It is sighing for the blossoms the wind has carried away,” they said to each other, and they looked back at the garden. “And,...

The Broken Horse Tina was a 6 years old cute girl. She is very fond of wooden toys, especially she had a beautiful wood horse gifted by her uncle when she was 2 years old. The wooden horse has been her close pal and her pet. She has a 9 years old brother. She went on a vacation to a nature resort in the woods with her family. She carried the...

The Violets THE sun came out and shone down on the leafless trees that cast hardly any shadows on the pathway through the woods. “Surely the spring is coming,” the birds said; “it must be time to wake the flowers.” The thrush, and the lark, and the linnet sang sweetly. A robin flew up from the snow, and perched upon a branch; a little ragged boy at the end of the...