66 CLOVERS

The clovers have no time to play;

They feed the cows and make the hay,

They trim the lawn and help the bees

Until the sun shines through the trees.

And then they lay aside their cares,

And fold their hands to say their prayers,

And bow their tired little heads,

And go to sleep in clover beds.

Then, when the day dawns clear and blue,

They wake and wash their hands in dew;

And as the sun climbs up the sky,

They hold them up and let them dry;

And then to work the livelong day,

For clovers have no time to play.

(Helena Leeming Jeliffe)

Word list

lawn: grass

bow: to move in a downward way

dawns: begins to become light early in the morning

You Practice

Answer the following questions.

1) Why do clovers have no time to play?

2) What are some important things that clovers do?

3) Would you like to be clover? Why or why not?

4) If you had to be a plant, which one would you choose? Why?

5) What is something that would be difficult about being a clover?