The other children did not know it, but they were eager to learn, and soon they were all playing Gillyflower Gentleman. They played till all their breath was gone, and they had to sit down on the haycocks to rest.
“That was a fine game!” said the first child. “I will play yours now, if you wish me to.”
“We were just going to tell you that we would play yours,” said the other children. So they played both the games, and the Play Angel went back to her work.
—Laura E. Richards.
THE RULER
It was time for the Child to have lessons. The father gave him a sheet of paper, smooth and white; a pencil, and a ruler.
“Write as well as you can,” he said, “and be sure you keep the lines straight!”