EBOOK STORIES OF MOTHER NATURE ***
Produced by Juliet Sutherland, Charles Franks
and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team
THE STORIES
MOTHER NATURE TOLD HER
CHILDREN
BY
JANE ANDREWS
AUTHOR OF "SEVEN LITTLE SISTERS," ETC.
ILLUSTRATED
1888, 1894.
CONTENTS.
THE STORY OF THE AMBER BEADS
THE NEW LIFE
THE TALK OF THE TREES THAT STAND IN THE VILLAGE STREET
HOW THE INDIAN CORN GROWS
WATER-LILIES
THE CARRYING TRADE
SEA-LIFE
WHAT THE FROST GIANTS DID TO NANNIE'S RUN
HOW QUERCUS ALBA WENT TO EXPLORE THE UNDERWORLD, AND WHAT CAME OF IT
TREASURE-BOXES
A PEEP INTO ONE OF GOD'S STOREHOUSES
THE HIDDEN LIGHT
SIXTY-TWO LITTLE TADPOLES
GOLDEN-ROD AND ASTERS
THE STORY OF THE AMBER BEADS
Do you know Mother Nature? She it is to whom God has given the care of
the earth, and all that grows in or upon it, just as he has given to
your mother the care of her family of boys and girls.
You may think that Mother Nature, like the famous "old woman who lived
in the shoe," has so many children that she doesn't know what to do. But
you will know better when you become acquainted with her, and learn how
strong she is, and how active; how she can really be in fifty places at
once, taking care of a sick tree, or a baby flower just born; and, at
the same time, building underground palaces, guiding the steps of little
travellers setting out on long journeys, and sweeping, dusting, and
arranging her great house,--the earth.
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