[Illustration: A stalk of corn.]
CHAPTER VI.
SUNLIGHT AND SHADOW.
It was a busy time on the farm. Only when the day's work was over and they were gathered in the sitting-room was there time for the long talks with Uncle Robert that they all enjoyed so much.
"It's wonderful," said Mr. Leonard one evening, looking up from his paper, "how fast the corn is growing. Even the late planting is coming on."
"That's because the weather is so warm," said Donald.
"I wonder what makes it warm?" said Uncle Robert.
"Why, Uncle Robert," exclaimed Susie, "it's spring! That's what makes it warm."
"But what makes it spring, little girl?" asked Uncle Robert.
"Why, it is always spring in May," said Susie.