Beacon Second Reader — Over in the Meadow

OVER IN THE MEADOW

Over in the meadow, In the sand, in the sun, Lived an old mother toad And her little toadie one.

"Wink!"

said the mother;

"I wink," said the one;

So she winked and she blinked In the sand, in the sun.

Over in the meadow, Where the stream runs blue, Lived an old mother fish And her little fishes two.

"Swim!"

said the mother;

"We swim," said the two;

So they swam and they leaped Where the stream runs blue.

[Illustration] Over in the meadow, In a hole in a tree, Lived a mother bluebird And her little birdies three.

"Sing!"

said the mother;

"We sing," said the three;

So they sang and were glad In the hole in the tree.

[Illustration] Over in the meadow, In a snug beehive, Lived a mother honeybee And her little honeys five.

"Buzz!"

said the mother;

"We buzz," said the five;

So they buzzed and they hummed In the snug beehive.

[Illustration] Over in the meadow, Where the clear pools shine, Lived a green mother frog, And her little froggies nine.

"Croak!"

said the mother;

"We croak," said the nine;

So they croaked and they splashed Where the clear pools shine.

[Illustration] Over in the meadow, In a sly little den, Lived a gray mother spider And her little spiders ten.

"Spin!"

said the mother;

"We spin," said the ten;

So they spun lace webs In their sly little den.

OLIVE A.

WADSWORTH

[Illustration] THE BELL OF ATRI

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