[A] The children may beat time with their hands on the desks as they sing “Klip, klop.” [Illustration] IN THE LAND OF WINDMILLS AND WOODEN SHOES O, the wind it is blowing with never a stop, And the arms of the windmill go “Flip, flop, flop,” Flip, flop, flop, And around and round, Till the water is pumped and the corn is ground. O, the Dutch wooden shoes go “Klip, klop, klop,” Toward the windmill that turns with its “Flip, flop, flop,” Flip, flop, flop, And around and round, Till the water is pumped and the corn is ground. And the little Dutch children with “Klip, klip, klop,” Run away to the windmill that goes “Flip, flop,” Flip, flop, flop, And around and round, Till the water is pumped and the corn is ground. HOLLAND Far over the sea is a country called Holland. It is not a large country. The Dutch people live in Holland. They have made dikes to keep the sea from their land. Do you know what dikes are? They are huge walls made of stone. They are very large and strong. If a dike should break, the country would be flooded. There are many canals in Holland. Some of the canals are so large and deep that big ocean steamships can sail on them. There are many boats on the canals. People live on the boats all the year round. [Illustration] THE DUTCH PEOPLE The Dutch people are very clean and neat. Indeed, Holland is said to be the cleanest country in the world. The Dutch mothers scrub their houses both inside and outside. They scrub the bricks on the sidewalks. If there is a tree near by, they scrub the trunk of that. Oh, they are very, very clean. You would find no dust in their houses. Their houses are always clean and shining. THE WINDMILLS There are many, many windmills in Holland. [Illustration] They whirl and whirl all day long. When the long arms of the windmills whirl, they make a creaking sound. The windmills are busy workers. They work for the people of Holland. You think that is strange, do you not? Perhaps you are wondering what work a windmill can do as it whirls and whirls in the wind? I will tell you. The windmills pump water. The windmills grind corn and other grain. The windmills saw wood, too. The Dutch people could not do without their big windmills. JAN AND KATRINA Jan and Katrina are Dutch children. They live in a little blue house. Their house is near a big, brown windmill. The roof of their house is made of red tile. Near the chimney is a big stork’s nest. [Illustration] It is made of sticks and straw. Jan and Katrina like to watch the storks. They are glad when the little storks peep out of the nest. THE WOODEN SHOES Jan and Katrina wear wooden shoes. When they walk, the shoes go “Klip, klop, klip, klop.” [Illustration] I think it would be hard to walk in wooden shoes. Do you not think so? Katrina and Jan do not think so. They can run and jump and walk in their wooden shoes.