goodness of God? He fills our "cup" till it is
overflowing.

What is the thought in the last two lines? The
confidence of the Psalmist in the Lord, that as
He has led and guided him in the past, so His
"goodness and mercy" "shall follow" him "all
the days of his life," and he will live forever
in intimate communion with Him.

What do you like about the selection? The
spirit of gratitude and confidence in those who
enjoy God's benefits. The nature of some of
these benefits is made plain to us by the
pictures of the "green pastures", the "still
waters", "the rod and staff", and the prepared
"table".

CHAPTER VI

FORM III

HIDE AND SEEK

(Third Reader, page 50)

AIM

To lead the pupils to appreciate the exquisite music of the language and
the pathos of the story.

PRESENTATION

What does the poem describe? It describes a
father's love for his son.

There are two distinct parts. What does each
part describe? The first two stanzas describe a
game of "Hide and Seek" between the father and
the boy, and the last two, the father's intense
longing for the boy whom he has lost.

What kind of day is described in the first
stanza? A bright and calm June day.

What things suggest this? Sleeping trees, still
winds, wandering clouds, "noonday silence".

What does the writer represent the trees and
the winds to be? Persons--the trees having the
ability to sleep, and the winds to move or keep
still. This is called personification.

What are "fleecy clouds"? Clouds that are white
and downy.

The poet speaks of them as "flocks". What is
the comparison intended? The comparison of the
clouds to flocks of white sheep that, instead
of wandering across a meadow, are wandering
across the sky.

What does the word "wandered" suggest? That the
clouds are moving along slowly and leisurely
without any purpose in view. They are doing
this because the "winds are still".

What is meant by saying that they "Have
wandered past the hill"? They have gone below
the horizon at the hilltop and cannot be seen.
The sky is thus clear of clouds.

What caus