Flower stories . ung a sweet song. The sun peered down intoher golden heart. The daisy lifted her heart thankfully andlooked up. Above her was the blue sky, withjust a few white clouds. Above her were theslender whispering grasses and a whole fieldof sister daisies, all in their simple round col- 183 184 DAISY AND SUNFLOWER lars,—all with golden hearts opening to thecall of the sunshine. * The world is beautiful/ said the daisy. Isnt it? said Phyllis, sitting in the grassquite near and stringing a daisy chain. You chose a lovely spot for your home,said Phyllis. Indeed, I did not choose, said t
Flower stories . ung a sweet song. The sun peered down intoher golden heart. The daisy lifted her heart thankfully andlooked up. Above her was the blue sky, withjust a few white clouds. Above her were theslender whispering grasses and a whole fieldof sister daisies, all in their simple round col- 183 184 DAISY AND SUNFLOWER lars,—all with golden hearts opening to thecall of the sunshine. * The world is beautiful/ said the daisy. Isnt it? said Phyllis, sitting in the grassquite near and stringing a daisy chain. You chose a lovely spot for your home,said Phyllis. Indeed, I did not choose, said the daisy,^^ the wind put me down here when I was justa seed baby. The sunshine and the rain-dropscalled me, and I came up. ^ What a sweet, simple little flower youare, said Phyllis. ^ I am just a common white daisy, said theflower. Some call me the ox-eyed daisy. ^ I wonder if it would make you proud ifyou knew what the botanists call you, Phyl-lis asked. I studied the word out myselfone day from a big book. im. What a sweet,simple littleflower you are, saidPhyllis IN SUNSHINY CORNERS 185 ** What was the name I ^ It was Chrys-an-the-mum Leu-can-the-mum! laughed PhyUis. If you like I willcall you by that name always. *^ Oh, no, just once in awhile for fun, saidthe daisy. ^^ Its too big for every-day use. Then for awhile the two were silent. Phyl-lis went on stringing her daisy chains. Thedaisy looked again toward the sun. By and bye when the sun grew lower in thewest, a shadow fell on the daisy. She looked up. Between her and the sunwas a flower. It was very taU. To the daisyit seemed to touch the sky. To Phyllis itseemed as high as the back garden fence, andthat was seven feet. Phyllis guessed betterthan the daisy. The flower did not touch thesky. But it was just seven feet and one inchhigh. 186 DAISY AND SUNFLOWER The tall flower did not look at the two overwhom it was casting its shadow. It lookeddirectly at the sun. When the sun was directlyoverhead, the flower looked stra
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