Show dmd S ebenm 4 ay MARY BONDER f cri aiT rr anian VIOLETS AND ARBUTUS we shall see eee whether your family or my family will be the first to be up and awake said bald the arbutus to the violet what about all the other violet and ar arbutus lintus families la in the woods they can race against each other if they want to said the first arbutus their leaders can arrange that we have to make our plans plana first as aa wo we were the first to peep out and say good morning 9 10 your four plan sounds very fine said the first violet but well have quite a lot of work my plant Is so comfortable and the leaves so lovely that tho the little violets are perfectly happy sleeping beneath them thein and dreaming sweet dreams its the same way with mine said the first arbutus they never like to come out above the leaves at any time in fact wise children when they want to pick us and take us home always look under our leaves but the race sounds pretty nice bald the first violet the violet family tire are always very sweet and happy and the arbutus family are just the same they love to come out in the spring but like all the other woodland flowers and the trees and flowers in the gar den they like to take their time about it the violet was saying goodby good by to the arbutus and they were each nodding their little heads goodby good by said the arbutus in return 1 I shall see you again 1 I must talk to my family now and get them to think about waking up so must I 1 said bald the violet will your family be as sweet as the first of the season ever and give nice messages asked the arbutus 1 I hope so said the violet 1 I think so too because we have had lovely dreams under the snow and how bow about your fai family filly oh going to have such a sweet fragrance and every one will love them said the arbutus you see in flo the little flowers love the world so much and the woods and gardens and streams that they like to say they do the only way they can tell people thoy they love the earth and the itie sun sun and the sort soft rain Is by smelling ever so sweetly and giving their fragrance to the children and grownups grown ups who pick them the violet was whispering to the other flowers under the leaves of his wake up spring Is here the arbutus was waa saying open your eyes little blos blossoms sorris for the spring has come slowly the arbutus family and the violet family would open their eyes not oli the way just partly and the race was it a slow blow offet one I 1 but it wits was a very sweet one and a sweet race Is not visual usual I 1 then a warm warin day came the he sun was bluing hard and the breeze was gentle gentie and soft im the spring breeze and you must wake ake up and the breeze ehk tl Kik the ever so gently until phily woke epand up and looked out upon the woodland world and just then some children coming along blonk suld sid ili ilire here re are some violets and arbutus flowers out the first of the season arid and the race was called a tie |