That is the way the little girls and boys in the South are taught to make the grasshopper-houses, by the old colored "mammies." They are funny little cages, and, of course, will not hold a grasshopper or any other insect, but we like to imagine they will.
The grasshopper-house
There are other things to make of grasses, any one of them requiring only a few moments' work, and it is a pretty, quiet occupation for restless little fingers. Sitting in the orchard, nestling like little partridges amid the tall grasses, all your materials are close at hand. Reach out and gather some of the long-bladed grass, and we will make
A Doll's Hammock.
| Fig. [67].—Tie them together at the root ends. | Fig. [68].—Lift two of the grasses and tie them together. | Fig. [69].—Tie them all in pairs. | Fig. [70].—Make the knots of the second row one inch below the first row. |
The grass hammock.
Some of this grass measures twenty-five inches in length. It does not grow on stalks, but the blade appears to spring directly from the root, and it is smooth and pliable. You may find orchard-grass almost any where, generally in neglected corners and close to fences where the scythe does not reach.