MOTHER TREE AND THE LEAVES.
One day Mother Tree said to the leaf-buds,
“Winter will soon be here.
I have made you warm winter coats.”
Mother Tree put a coat around every leaf-bud.
“Sunshine will keep you warm,” she said.
“So I have put some sunshine in every coat.”
Soon all the leaf-buds went to sleep
for the winter.
Then Mother Tree said to the little green leaves,
“Now your work is over.
Take off your green dresses.
Jack Frost will be here to-night.
He will give you bright red and yellow dresses.”