Thou Who hast sown the sky with stars—
Setting Thy thoughts in gold.
And the silver moon, which is always changing its shape, how lovely that is! Do not forget to look for the beauty of the sky.
89. Ruby and the Wall.
Little Ruby was not two years old, but she always noticed things, and tried to find out their names.
One day when she was walking out with her auntie they passed a stone wall. Ruby looked at it, and then glancing up said, "Wall".
"Yes," said auntie. "What is the wall made of?"
"Coal," answered Ruby quite seriously. (I suppose the blocks of stone reminded her of the same shape in the coals.)
"No, it is not coal," said auntie.
Ruby was puzzled, and thought for a little, then she said, "Wash it".
You see she had never heard the word "stone," and as her little hands, when dirty, became lighter coloured with washing, she thought that stone must be "washed" coal. It was wrong, of course, but it shows you that tiny Ruby used her eyes, and thought about things.