17 SNOW-FLAKES

CHILD: Little white feathers

Filling the air—

Little white feathers!

How came you there?

SNOW-FLAKES: We came from the cloud-birds,

Flying so high,

Shaking their white wings

Up in the sky.

CHILD: Little white feathers,

Swiftly you go!

Little white snow-flakes,

I love you so!

SNOW-FLAKES: We are swift because

We have work to do;

But look up at us,

And we will kiss you.

(Mary Mapes Dodge)

Word list

swiftly: fast, quickly

You Practice

A) Answer the following questions.

1) Why do you think the child loves snow flakes?

2) Do you love snow? Why or why not?

3) Feathers are sometimes white. Snow is white. What are some other things that can be white?

4) What are some things that we can do with snow?

5) What is your favourite kind of weather? Why?

B) Interesting words—When people write, they use interesting words to tell their stories. Replace the underlined words with more interesting words to make the sentences better.

1) The birds flew fast.

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2) The baby is cute.

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3) The pretty woman is dancing.

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4) The pie tastes good.

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5) My brother was bad at the show.

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