All the rest of the children brought their dinner, too, and if I should tell you all the things those children did at noon, it would fill a book.
When the nuts were ripe, they went into the woods and gathered big baskets full.
They found pretty flowers and autumn leaves and made their school-room bright with them.
They played ball, and hide and seek.
Oh, there were such beautiful places to hide,—behind the wood-pile, in the wood-box, behind trees and fences, and in the woods!
Tommy had never had such a good time in his life.
He did not play all the time, because he was working very hard to catch up with the other boys.
Before the winter was over he was in the class with Jack and Jill, and Grandma said she was very proud of him.
But I must tell you of the Jack-o'-lanterns the children made for Hallowe'en.
Tommy did not know much about Hallowe'en, for he had always lived in the city.