Dreams upon our land,
And to saga night that’s sending,
Sending dreams upon our land.)
HAROLD’S TIME PLAN
On the seventeenth of May each year the Norwegian girls and boys march through the streets carrying flags and singing “Ja, vi elsker dette landet.” The seventeenth of May to them is what the Fourth of July is to us. It is their Independence Day.
NORWEGIAN CHILDREN CELEBRATING INDEPENDENCE DAY
For many, many years Norway, Sweden, and Denmark were governed by one king. But in 1905 Norwegians became free to govern themselves. They chose a king for their country. On the seventeenth of May each year school children of Oslo and towns near Oslo parade past the palace of the King. The King watches their parade. The children stand very quietly then while the King speaks to them about Norway, their country.
Harold’s sister is in the seventh grade. Her time plan is shown on page 137.