| Show 1 V J G BONNER t. t 4 on FRIENDS OF WILDFLOWER We have so many mony pods which are filled with seeds said saM Milly bully Milk wee weed Need the wildflower wild wildflower wildflower flower and the these p scatter and make milk weed plants grow up all along the roadside roa In the f Uel fields s and a all 11 through the coun coup try I So the farmer doesn't like Ilke us as os ashe ashe he wants the space spaces s for wheat an and corn cornand r and rye rye and and all i r Y sorts of at things which can cun be eat en Oh said Mam Mamie w ie to Milkweed so sot t m a that Is the reason renson why farmers cut Children Are down ml milk Ik weed F Fond on d 0 of f Us U s. s plants I 1 hn have e heard that they hey do that very often otten That Is the reason said snI MIlly But no matter motter children are very ery fond of ot us They like to make believe that our little po pods s which are full fun of seeds are boats and that the seeds are passengers tra traveling tra in boa boats tsAn ts And An we have more friends too ad added ed MIlly Tell me the about the other lends fi said Mamie I like Ilke to hear of friends Friends Frien s are so nice for us to have for they like us dont don't they Yes friends like us us said Milly Our other frIen friends s are ore the butterflies We are very ery fragrant nn and we havE ha haven a sweet perfume which the butterflies love They say that they think we have hove havea hovea a most delicious perfume and that they love loe to come to visit us They also say they can tell us from afar for our perfume carries some Bottle 11 little We distance And we reward them for those kin kind wor words s said Milly I know said Mamie I love butterflies but but- butterflies and am nm glad to hear about them caring curing for us ns I 1 never ne knew they were so fond of us you jou ou know It It said suid Milly when you saw how often they came cameto cameto cameto to visit you 1 Ah Ab sai said Mamie 1 am ara beginning to un understand Friends like e us they come to visit us often an and they come again nn and again and say kind things to us and about asI usI usI us as I didn't just know what the word frien friends s meant though It had such a 8 beautiful sound that I felt sure they were nice I oa had an l Idea en of ot course when you said chil children ren were Wele our friends for if children were friends 1 I said to myself then fi friends lends are truly er very ver very very nice Yes continued Milly we reward the butterflies for the I kind thoughts the they have bout us I uI know what our JUt rewards are said Mamie Milkweed We Ve give them feasts I Wonderful wondrous feasts We do agreed MIlly Milkweed Milk we v certainly do Now the milkweed plant Is rather thick wIth a hollow center an and through this center the white milk goes whIch gives the plant Its food The milk doesn't care cure for tor the air airan an and so that Is why the milk stains our hands when we pick the plants The leaves Iea are large and of If a yellow yellow yel low green gray-green color while the flowers flowers flow flowers ers which grow in clusters are of ot a pink lavender shade But the little pods filled with see seeds s are the things that tuat children like and if It you see a milkweed milkweed milkweed milk milk- weed plant jt jut ct look at the little pods I N NI I must have ha j milk to dr drink to tomake make me mite strong said Milly Mihly Milk Milk- Need ee So must I 1 said t y Mamie Milkweed i And An not sot only ugly does dues It ft mn make le e U us 1 strong sal said MIlly t b but It t g gives I e s t fit strength to the butterflies which I feed teed fin and feast caRt c t i upon us for If we weare are arc strong and delicious it mal makes e ethem them strong and Wondrous Feasts beautiful Ah Ah said Mamie its Hs tine line to have hare butterflies and children for frit friends and to gars lm our very vcr own milkman always u S with us We are never ne forgot forgotten ten in In the eaily curly mornings by any possible pos pas sible accident We always s 's have our milkman and we ha hav friends Were I lucky happy milkweed eed plants saId tidily Milkweed And Mi Mr II Wind whispered to themI them I think so too |
