this dirty snow," she said; so March whistled to the East Wind,
who blew together the rain-clouds, and soon the tiny rain drops
were busy at work washing the floors of the world, and in a short
time the snow was all gone. Then Mother Nature wanted the sky
ceilings cleaned, so this time March whistled to the West Wind
who began to sweep away the cloud cobwebs from the sky till the
cheery old sun smiled again, and shone Mother Nature a bright
"good morning."

"Now March," said she, "there is one more thing you can do to
help. You must start the work for Baby April." Then March, with
the South Wind to help him, awoke the seeds, whispered to the
trees to begin to bud, started the brooks singing, and called the
robins back from the South.

When his visit was over Mother Nature thanked him for helping her
so well on all of the thirty-one days he had spent with her, and
told him she would send for him again when her next cleaning day
came around.



How the Raindrops and Sunbeams Helped

One morning Mother Nature looked about her, and said: "My
children have had such a nice long rest and it will do them good,
for they have a busy summer before them. It is time to go to work
now, and as some of the babies just won't wake up till they have
to, I must send for my helpers at once." The long days carried
her messages, which in our language would have read something