THE DANDELION’S FRIENDS
Bright-eyed Daisy grew in the meadow.
All day she looked up at the sky.
It was so bright and blue.
She saw the sun shining.
She heard the birds singing.
But at night she would close her eye and sleep quietly.
Blue Violet grew in the meadow, too.
She did not always sleep at night.
She looked up into the sky.
She saw a bright star shining there.
She wanted the star to come to her.
One morning Violet and Daisy found a dandelion growing near them.
“Where did you come from, Dandelion?” they asked.
“I was a star,” answered Dandelion.
“I lived in sky-land.
All the long nights through I looked down at you in the meadow.
You looked so sweet and happy here!
I grew to love you dearly.
And I wanted to come down and live with you. So here I am.
Are you glad to see me?
Do you want me to go back to the sky, bright Daisy?
Will you let me stay with you here always, sweet Violet?”
“Stay always,” said Daisy and Violet.
