. The great sea horse . AVE you no children to playwith me 1 asked little Marie,when she came with hermother to make me a visitin the country one summer. No, I have not, I replied, though I wishwith all my heart I had. I have to play withother things myself. I will tell you a greatsecret: I call the flowers and trees my chil-dren, for I love them all, and when nobody islistening we talk together. See, Marie, thegolden-glow at the door of my little whitehouse is nodding a welcome to you this brightsunny morning. These trees are the scholarsof my forest school. That great tree with theknotted tr
. The great sea horse . AVE you no children to playwith me 1 asked little Marie,when she came with hermother to make me a visitin the country one summer. No, I have not, I replied, though I wishwith all my heart I had. I have to play withother things myself. I will tell you a greatsecret: I call the flowers and trees my chil-dren, for I love them all, and when nobody islistening we talk together. See, Marie, thegolden-glow at the door of my little whitehouse is nodding a welcome to you this brightsunny morning. These trees are the scholarsof my forest school. That great tree with theknotted trunk is my dear friend, Mrs. Oak,who keeps the school. These little trees areher pupils — the three Misses Maple and the 45 MY FOREST SCHOOL two Misses Birch, who are twins, you see, andtheir friends, Miss Beech and Miss Pine, whoare over there by the pond. The Poplars arethe under teachers, because they are tall andgray, like maiden ladies. Sometimes I go out among the trees my-self to help Mrs. Oak, and do some pruni
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