The sky in the east had told that he was on the way, for it had turned red and gold as he came near. He looked down on the earth, and there was a new day. So he sent out his beams to wake everybody from sleep.
A beam came to the little birds in the trees, and they rose at once. They flew about, singing as loudly as they could.
Then a beam came and waked the rabbit. He gave his eyes a rub and ran out into the green field to eat grass.
Another beam came into the hen-house. The rooster flapped his wings and crowed. The hens flew into the yard to see what they could find to eat.
A beam came to the beehive. A bee came out of the hive. He flew off to the fields to drink honey from the flowers.
The beam that came to Johnny’s bed awakened Johnny, but the boy would not get up. He went to sleep once more, though all the animals were up, and hard at work.—Adapted
Thursday
Have the children tell, in their own words, the story of “The Sunbeams.”
Friday
Children write five sentences, telling what the sunbeams did.