Mother: Yes, trees are made to stand in one place while they live, and so they have roots. We have limbs like the tree, but our lower limbs are used to carry us from place to place, for we were not made to stand still. Can you think of another way in which we are like the tree?
Helen: Oh, I know! The middle part of the body is called the trunk.
Mother: Can you think of any other kind of trunk than the trunk of a tree or the trunk of the body?
Amy: A trunk in which to put clothes.
Mother: Yes, such trunks are useful to carry clothes. The upper part of the trunk of the body, or the part between the arms, is called “the chest.” Sometime we will try to learn what is packed away so nicely in the chest, or trunk, of the body, but we will only look outside now. What is on top of the trunk?
Helen: A strong, shell-shaped box made of bones, called the head.
Mother: This is what we might call the jewel-case, or the best part of all, for without it all parts of the body would be useless. Here we find the eyes, nose, mouth, and ears; and the head is fastened to the trunk of the body by the neck. How many limbs have we?
Percy: We have two arms and two legs, and these are called our limbs.
Mother: Now I think you can name the main parts of the body. What are they?