Yes, the brook is somewhat like the mirror. Did you see images of any other things? Yes, I saw images of the trees, and some stones, and I saw the images of the ducks that were swimming. Willie says that he saw some pretty pebbles. Does the brook make any noise? Yes, it seems to sing when it runs over the pebbles, but in the deep places it does not make a noise. PRESENTATION Now I shall read you a little poem about a brook. (Read with emphasis, even with slight exaggeration.) Now, where did this brook begin? In "a fountain". What is that? A spring of water. Where was the fountain? "In a mountain". What is that? A high hill. Was it very large where it started? No, the lesson says it was only "Drops of water" and it trickled "through the grasses". What does it mean by "Trickling through the grasses"? It means that there was so little of it that the blades of grass seemed almost to check its source. Did it run very fast at first? No, the lesson says that it "started" "Slow". Did it run any faster after that? Yes, "Soon it darted", and it was "Hurrying". What caused it to dart and hurry? The ground was steeper, and it had to run more quickly. Where was it running? Down "to the sea", where it would be lost in the other water. Did it grow any larger before it came to the sea? Yes, it grew "Swift and strong", and it widened "very fast". What caused it to widen? Other little brooks ran into it and made it wider. Now, the brook is said to be like a person. Can you point out any words that make you think it was like a person? Yes, it hurries just as children hurry. In the next stanza, the lesson says it was "Glad". Why was it glad? It was glad that the "Children" came to play on its banks. Yes, it felt just as you feel when your friends come over to your house to play. Do you see any other words that make you think it is like a person? Yes, it is "Swift and strong and happy". It rushes and it sings. What is it like now? It is like a big, strong, happy boy. Why did the children come to play on its banks? They came to pick the flowers. What line shows you that? "Blossoms floating." The children picked the flowers and threw some on the stream to watch the current carry them away. What else were the children doing? They were sailing toy boats in the water. What words show you that? "Mimic boating." What else did the children enjoy? They liked to see the "Fishes darting past" them. The fishes were timid.