| Show MARY GRAHAM 0 FRIENDS OF wildflower wildflowers WILD FLOWERS we have so many pods which are filled with seeds said mally milter milk weed tho the wild flower and these scatter and make milk weed plants grow up nit all along the roadside in the fields and a I 1 11 I 1 through the country 4 so the farmer like us as lie he wants the space i tor for wheat and corn and ryo rye and nil all sorts of things which crin can be eat en oh 11 said mam to te milkweed so that la Is the reason why formers farmers cut children A ar down milk weed fond fend of us ua plants I 1 have heard that they do that very oft often on that to Is the reason said milly nut but no matter children are very fond of us they alko to make bellevo that our little p pods ds which yb eh aro are full or of seeds are boats and that the seeds are passengers traveling in boats and we have more fr jends too added milly tell mo me about the other friends sat said d mamie 1 I like to hear of arlen friends friends are so nice tor for us ua to have tor for they like us dont they yes res friends like us ua said emiliy our other friends are are the butterflies we aro are v very e r Y fragrant an and a we have a et pe perfume f ume which the butterflies ea love they say that they think wo we have a most dell delicious itu perfume and that they love to como come to vult us they also say they can tell us from star afar fo for our perfume cirr carries ledl 1 some little distance and we reward them thein for or those kind hind words bordi 11 said milly 1 I know said mamie 1 I love iove butterflies to ter billed flies and abid am lad to hear bea r about them us I 1 never linew knew the they y were so fond of us 11 I 1 you know it sat said d mil mally y when you oh dav saw how often they hey caine came to visit youl ah said 4 Bl mamie atole 1 I arn am beginning k to understand friend like us they come come to visit us often abia no d th they y conle come gain again and again and ana sy say I 1 klad kind things to IQ us arid and about us 1 I fust know what the word woid friends meant though h it had bad such a beautiful sound pound that I 1 felt feit ditre sure they were nice 1 I had an idea of course alica hen you said children were our friends for it if children were friends 1 I said to myself then friends are arc truly very very very nice yes continued we reward the butic illies for the kind thoughts they have about us 1 I know what ur rewards are said mamie milk ave ad W we give eva them feasts t wonderful wondrous feasts we do agreed milly milkweed we ceita certainly illy do now the milkweed plant Is rather thick witha with a hollow center cent erand and through this center the white milk goes which gives the plant its food the milk care for the air and so that ischy la why the milk stains our bands when nhen we pick the plants the leaves are large and of a yellow gray green color while the flow era which grow in clusters cluster s are of a pink lavender bavender shade but the little pens fakel with seeds are the things that children like and lit itsou you fe bee a milkweed plant juat look at the I 1 dittli pods poda 1 I must have milk to to make me strong said milly milk 1 weed eed so must I 1 said 8 M mamie arn le milkweed and not only does it make tripp us strong said milly but it gives strength to tle the butterflies feed and feast 11 upon us forli tor it tie are strong and delicious it makes them I 1 sarg strang ng and wondrous feasts beautiful ah 11 sald said mamie Vs its fine to have buti butterflies and children for friends ono jt to have hav 9 our very arn own i milkman always h us ya we are never ariev ei forgotten in the early mornings by any pos sible accident wo always have our milkman and we ive ha hava V 3 friends lenda fr were tucky lucky happy milkweed plant said milly milkweed and mr wind whispered to them 1 I think so go too |
