rd at once.

Where, in the next two stanzas, is he supposed
to be? He is plucking the blossoms and walking
under the trees.

What senses are appealed to in the first
stanza? Sight--"seen an apple orchard".
Hearing--"mavis sings its story".

What senses are appealed to in the second
stanza? Touch--"plucked the apple blossoms",
"touch them a delight". Smell--"caught their
subtle odours". Sight--"Pink buds pouting at
the light", "Crumpled petals baby white".

What senses are appealed to in the third?
Sight--"pink cascades". Hearing--"silver
brooklets brawling", "cuckoo bird soft
calling".

Show the appropriateness of "hoary", "wealth of
promised glory", "pouting", "pink cascades",
"silver brooklets brawling", "wonder of the
spring", "precious", "tender".

What Canadian birds could be substituted for
the mavis and the cuckoo? The robins, warblers,
and goldfinches.

Lead the pupils to examine the arrangement of the rhythm and the
refrain, so that they will appreciate the music of the verse. Let each
pupil show his appreciation by reading the stanza he likes best.

LITTLE DAFFYDOWNDILLY

(Third Reader, page 223)

The teacher should require the pupils to read the lesson through and
then to reproduce its main incidents without any regard to their
allegorical significance. Such headings as the following might be
suggested by the pupils, and these would serve to guide in this
reproduction:

1. Daffydowndilly's dislike of the schoolmaster

2. His decision to run away from school

3. His meeting with the stranger who accompanies him on his journey

4. The haymakers

5. The carpenters

6. The soldiers

7. The merry-makers

8. His discovery of his companion's identity

9. The lesson that he learned.

Having thus obtained the literal meaning of the story--a matter of
little difficulty--it remains to get its deeper significance. It is
hardly probable that many pupils will be disposed to regard the story as
literally true, yet few will be likely, upon a first reading, to see the
principle that underlies it. In order to arrive at this, the teacher may
proceed as follows:

Are there any parts of the story that strike
you as improbable? (1) The reference to Mr.
Toil's long residence upon the earth. (2) The