| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from Flower Fables by Louisa May Alcott: "You have learned the beauty of a gentle, kindly heart, dear Thistle;
and you are now worthy to become the friend of her for whom you have
done so much. Place the crown upon her head, for she is Queen of all
the Forest Fairies now."
And as the crown shone on the head that Lily-Bell bent down on
Thistle's breast, the forest seemed alive with little forms, who
sprang from flower and leaf, and gathered round her, bringing gifts
for their new Queen.
"If I am Queen, then you are King, dear Thistle," said the Fairy.
"Take the crown, and I will have a wreath of flowers. You have toiled
and suffered for my sake, and you alone should rule over these little
Flower Fables |
The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from A Heap O' Livin' by Edgar A. Guest: A touch of the plain and the prairie.......... 96
At Sugar Camp the cook is kind................ 26
Be a friend. You don't need money............. 97
Before we take an auto ride Pa says to Ma..... 22
Be grateful for the kindly friends............ 179
Be more than his dad.......................... 128
Can't is the worst word that's written........ 52
Cheek that is tanned by the wind of the north. 59
Courage isn't a brilliant dash................ 72
Did you ever sit down and talk with men....... 163
Does the grouch get richer quicker............ 14
A Heap O' Livin' |
The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from Old Indian Legends by Zitkala-Sa: "Yes! yes! I've told you ten of them if need be!" exclaimed
Iktomi, with some impatience.
"Then I pronounce you a handsome feathered bird. No longer
are you Iktomi the mischief-maker." Saying this the peacock
touched Iktomi with the tips of his wings.
Iktomi vanished at the touch. There stood beneath the tree
two handsome peacocks. While one of the pair strutted about with
a head turned aside as if dazzled by his own bright-tinted tail
feathers, the other bird soared slowly upward. He sat quiet and
unconscious of his gay plumage. He seemed content to perch there
on a large limb in the warm sunshine.
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