Beacon Second Reader — Raindrops

Oh, where do you come from, You little drops of rain, Pitter-patter, pitter-patter, Down the windowpane?

Tell me, little raindrops, Is that the way you play?

Pitter-patter, pitter-patter, All the rainy day?

I sit here at the window;

I've nothing else to do;

Oh, I wish that I could play, This rainy day, with you!

The little raindrops cannot speak, But "pitter-patter-pat" Means, "We can play on this side, Why can't you play on that?"

ANN HAWKSHAWE

[Illustration] THE FOUR FRIENDS--I