Show MARY MAW BONNER i n u UM UNION DANCING TREES I 1 were going to have a dance said the sunbeams and land were mere going to dance all day I 1 oh ob do invite us to the dance begged the aspen trees cousins of the poplar trees we would love to have you come to the dance said the sunbeams would you mind having it near where we live I 1 asked the aspen aspens because you know we me cannot travel away amay though we can dance it would be a pleasure said the sunbeams may we come too asked the breeze brothers were willing milling said the sunbeams were willing milling said the aspens ashens I 1 were really delighted you want N ant to come to our party the sunbeams added and we always feel very friendly with you the aspens ashens said tell us s said the sunbeams why youre called the trembling aspens ashens or shaking aspens ashens or whatever it Is you re always called you are supposed to be very nervous and shaky because you trem ble all the time ate IN e will tell you said the aspens ashens I 1 but we me cannot stop shaking even when we do but it really shaking we do it Is dancing I 1 yes so many creatures think we are trembling with fear and that we r I 1 help Us to dance are very nervous but oh dear how wrong they arel are I 1 IN e re not nen ous IN e re not trem bling because were afraid we couldn coulden t be afraid the world Is too IV hen there are sunbeams and breeze brothers for friends why would we be afraid I 1 IN we e aren arenal t I 1 that Is the answer ansu er to that question weve asked I 1 oh oft sunbeams and breeze broth ers the aspens ashens arent nervous and they dent don t tremble from fear never let anyone tell you that they shake all the time because that Is the way may they have of dancing they ioe love to dance they never dever grow weary neary of dancing 1 when there Is hardi hardly pany any breeze at all we dance because we me beg the ery iery tiniest little breeze to play with us and they all will play with they will come along and ask us it if we were re tired but were me re never never tired I 1 we always aire to dance in the springtime we have pretty grai gra catkins batkins which groy grow out of our buds ve even dance then when were we re fixing our spring clothes we dance when were changing our costumes we dance when we me become lovely green leaves we me dance that Is why we me asked you sunbeams to let us join your dance today sometimes weve danced along with you when uben youve hardly noticed us but we understood that for you were so busy dancing yourselves and you breeze brothers you haven t known always alays that we were dancing with you because youve been busy taking messages message around tor for the fairies or doing some other little errands or else playing or dancing your selves I 1 but weve never missed a chance never never beverl never 1 the aspens ashens are never still when the other trees are quiet and having an afternoon nap on a summers summer a day we the aspens ashens are dancing gaily 6 come sunbeams let us all dance hard ard h and fast now and breeze brothers help us to dance fine and merry dances 1 for we love to dance oh wo we love to dance and ald we alway always do when we get the chancel and the chance cornea often for we never miss one dancing to us la Is the greatest of faunl and the aspen leaves danced on the aspen arpen trees even as the chatted cliatt ed |