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Amy sat down under a tree to think about it.
“The squirrels, the bees, and the ants work from morning till night,” said Amy.
“I will ask the flowers if they have to work.”
So she ran into the garden.
“Do flowers have to work?” she said to a pretty red clover.
“My dear Amy,” said the red clover, “the flowers must all work.
We are busy now making honey for the bees.
That is why we are so happy.”
Amy ran home to her mother and said, “I have come back to help you, Mother dear.
The squirrels, the bees, the ants and the flowers all have work to do.
I should like to work, too.”
“You may help me sew,” said her mother.
“Then you will be happy, like the squirrels, the bees, the ants, and the flowers.”
THE THREE BROTHERS.
Once there were three brothers.
Not far from where they lived was the king’s castle.
A large oak tree grew beside the door.
It made the castle very dark.
So the king said, “This tree must be cut down.”
But no one could cut it down.
The more they cut the larger the tree grew.
The king’s castle was on a high hill.
Every drop of water had to be carried up the hill.
So the king said, “I must have a well that will hold water all the year.”
But no one could dig the well.
At last the king said, “I will give half my kingdom to the man who will cut down the tree and dig the well.”