. In the child's world : morning talks and stories for kindergartens, primary schools and homes . int Nicholas nothing would bring to her. But Piccola did not doubt at all,That something beautiful must befallEvery child upon Christmas day;And so she slept till the dawn was gray. And full of faith when at last she woke,She stole to her shoe as the morning broke;Such sounds of gladness tilled the airT was plain Saint Nicholas had been there. In rushed Piccola sweet, half wild;Never was seen such a joyful child. See what the good saint brought! she cried,And mother and father must peep inside. No
. In the child's world : morning talks and stories for kindergartens, primary schools and homes . int Nicholas nothing would bring to her. But Piccola did not doubt at all,That something beautiful must befallEvery child upon Christmas day;And so she slept till the dawn was gray. And full of faith when at last she woke,She stole to her shoe as the morning broke;Such sounds of gladness tilled the airT was plain Saint Nicholas had been there. In rushed Piccola sweet, half wild;Never was seen such a joyful child. See what the good saint brought! she cried,And mother and father must peep inside. Now such a story who ever heard?There was a little shivering bird,A sparruw that in at the . Mow Had crept into Piccolas wooden shoel 130 IN THE CHILDS WORLD. How good poor Piccola must have been! She cried, as happy as any queen:While the starving sparrow, she fed and warmed,She danced with rapture, she was so charmed. Children, this story I tell to youOf Piccola sweet and her bird, is true;In the far-off land of France, they say,Still do they live to this very day. Houghton, Miff/in & CELIA THAXTER THE NEW YEAR. To THE TEACHEK:— Speak of the last time the children and teachers met together. The ten daysof vacation have already made this seem long ago to the children; for, asCampbell says: — A day to childhood seems a year, And years like passing ages. Encourage reminiscences of the Christmas festival. Unless such experiencesare recalled again and again they will have no lasting effect upon the child;while the habit of reviewing past delights furnishes the mind with a store ofhappy memories and tends to develop a permanent joyousness of spirit. THE TALK. (Speak of the new day; the verse Good morning to theglad new day would be appropriate; then of Monday as thebeginning of a new week.) When we were in kindergarten before it was December ; nowit is January, a new month. So now we have a new day of a newweek in a new month. And more than that! This is the begin-ning of a
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