66 the dew was was dyed yellow. Then she said, 'Forget-me-not, will you do the same with your blue dress-skirt, to see what the dew will look like?" Little Forget-me-not was very happy to put her blue dress into a cup of dew. Then Buttercup mixed the blue and the yellow. Behold, their color was changed! "Now, jump in, little fairy," said Buttercup. When the fairy came out she had a beautiful green dress. So the first little fairy was ready. They wanted a bright dress for the second little fairy. This could not be made by mixing a color with green. So the second fairy brought two lily bells of fresh dew. "It is my turn now," said the Geranium fairy. So she dipped her dress into one cup, and Forget-me-not dipped hers into the other. Then they mixed the red and the blue, which made a rich purple for the second fairy. The third fairy must have a bright, pretty dress too. So they took a cup of fresh dew. Buttercup said, Buttercup said, "Geranium, please put your dress into this fresh dew with mine. We will make a pretty dress for the third little fairy." Buttercup and Geranium dipped their dresses in the dew. The yellow and the red were mixed for the third little fairy, who came out of it with a beautiful dress the color of an orange. Then all laughed, clapped their hands, and danced around the trees. They enjoyed the game all the more because they had been kind to their sister fairies. After many merry games the moon and stars were covered, one by one, by a dark cloud which came creeping across the sky. The little fairies went under the bushes. But in the morning, after the rain was over, the sun shone bright. The little fairies then came from under the bushes and took hold of one another's hands. They flew to the sky, where they formed a beautiful rainbow. Ever after that they were known as the rainbow fairies. - Adapted from THE KINDERGARTEN 15. THE ROSE AND THE SYRINGA. The rose and the syringa are two beautiful shrubs, from which we obtain many pretty flowers during the months of May and June. The rose bush is much smaller than the syringa. Each plant has fibrous roots. The stem of each is woody, erect, and round. The stem of the rose is covered with prickles, that of the syringa is smooth. The leaves of these plants are netveined. The leaf of the rose consists of from five to nine leaflets, which are nearly ovate in shape. Each leaflet has an acute apex, rounded base, and toothed margin. The blade of the syringa leaf is nearly ovate in shape, having an acute apex and slightly toothed margin. The flowers of these shrubs are fragrant and showy. The flower of the rose is larger than that of the syringa. The corolla of the rose has five or more petals, that of the syringa from four to five; the calyx has five sepals, whereas that of the syringa may have four or five. The fruit of each is a pod. A very pretty ornament for a table or a bracket is a bouquet made of roses and syringas. 16. CLOVES. "Bertha, did you ever see a clove-ball?" said Mrs. Snow to her little girl one day. "Would you like to watch me make one?” "I never heard of a clove-ball," replied Bertha. "Let me help you make it." Mrs. Snow, selecting a large red apple from the fruit-dish, began putting cloves into it as pins are put into a cushion. 66 These," said Mrs. Snow, holding up a handful of cloves, "are dried flowerbuds, the buds of the clove tree, that have been dried in wood smoke and in the sun. The clove tree grows only in warm countries." "But what are you going to do with this clove-ball?" asked Bertha. "Put it away for a few days, and then you will see why I made it," replied Mrs. Snow. Bertha selecting handful putting cushion countries replied fruit-dish |