What colours have the fields at other seasons of the year? Green in the spring, golden in the summer, white in the winter.
What are "the soft little songs" of the leaves? The rustling sounds they make as they are blown about by the wind.
Why do we not understand their songs? For the same reason that we do not understand the call of the wind—their language is not ours.
"Winter had called them." What is the voice of winter? The cold winds that roar and whistle.
What is meant by "content"? The leaves were quite glad to answer the call.
Why were they content? The work that they had been doing all summer long was done; they were tired and sleepy and glad to go to bed.
When may it be said that the leaves are "fast asleep"? When they lie quietly on the ground, no longer blown about by the wind.
How were they kept warm during their long sleep? The snow came and covered them up warmly, like a "blanket".
What does the whole lesson describe? The falling of the leaves.
What does the first stanza speak of? The call of the wind.