1. Memory Work

These are some very old rhymes about the weather. Learn them.

The Weather

If the evening's red and the morning's gray, It's the sign of a bonny, bonny day. If the evening's gray, and the morning's red, The lamb and the ewe will go wet to bed.

The Wind

When the wind is in the east,

'Tis neither good for man nor beast;

When the wind is in the north,

The skilful fisher goes not forth;

When the wind is in the south,

It blows the bait in the fishes' mouth;

When the wind is in the west,

Then 'tis at the very best.

2. Exercise

Write a paragraph to explain what the first rhyme means. Then ask some one if it is true.

Bonny means pleasant. What is a gray morning? A gray evening? A red morning? A red evening?

3. Exercise

Notice what is said in the second rhyme about each of the windfe. Tell if you think each statement is true where you live.

Copy the words in these rhymes which contain the apostrophe. Explain why it is used in each word.

4. Exercise

Which wind is most likely to bring cold where you live? Rain? Flowers? Which wind seems pleas-antest to you? Which brings most fun?

Think of words that rhyme with these: cold fun.

rain flowers.

west east.

Write some other words that the different winds make you think of. Write rhymes for them.

Now try to write some rhymes about the wind.

Here is one:

The east wind brings showers And soon we have flowers.