. The early herdsmen. Prehistoric peoples. 72 The Early Herdsmen Then one night the frost nipped the tender plants. It robbed the flowers of their colors. The leaves soon became sere. Many of the trees let go of their leaves, and they fell fluttering to the ground. Meanwhile the birds were flocking. Many soon started toward the south. The herds, too, were now headed toward the winter pastures. Seeing these things, the people were sad. They did - not know what they meant. They did not know why the seasons changed. When the plants withered and the leaves became sere, they feared the earth would
. The early herdsmen. Prehistoric peoples. 72 The Early Herdsmen Then one night the frost nipped the tender plants. It robbed the flowers of their colors. The leaves soon became sere. Many of the trees let go of their leaves, and they fell fluttering to the ground. Meanwhile the birds were flocking. Many soon started toward the south. The herds, too, were now headed toward the winter pastures. Seeing these things, the people were sad. They did - not know what they meant. They did not know why the seasons changed. When the plants withered and the leaves became sere, they feared the earth would never again be clothed in green. " The plants have withered," said Root-digger. "I fear we never again shall see fresh green stems and tender ; The women gathered taglocks of wool "I'm afraid VOU are right," from the bushes gaid Spin-a-thread. '' Just look at the trees! They have put off their beautiful garments; they are dressed in tatters and ; "Most of the birds have gone," said Drag-a-load. "I fear they will never ; 'The herds are going," said Gray-wolf. "They are headed down the ;. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Dopp, Katharine Elizabeth, 1863-. Chicago : Rand, McNally
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