By and by he came back; and sure enough he brought the silk dress and the pearl necklace to the sisters, and to Cinderella he gave the branch she had asked for.
She took the branch and planted it on her mother’s grave. Every day she watered it and at last the branch grew to be a fine tree. Its roots reached down into the ground. Its branches spread out on every side. The birds came and built their nests in it. How glad Cinderella was to see her tree growing so big and strong! When she felt sad and lonely, she went out to her dear tree and it comforted her. The birds, too, were her friends. She talked to them, and brought them crumbs to eat, and they sang their sweetest songs for her.
Suggestions.
Talk of planting trees.
Needs of such plants.
Treatment of birds.
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Preparation.
Cinderella’s sisters go to a ball. Explain king, queen, prince. Children give their idea of a ball. Will Cinderella go?
Narration.