Part 25 (2/2)

On the ground the leaves go as if walking or running.

They go and then they stop.

They scurry along, Still twisting and turning, Still twirling and whirling, They hurry along, With a soft little rustle They tumble, they roll and they roll.

I want to fly up in the air!

If I take two leaves in my hands and put two leaves on my feet And the wind blows, Perhaps I'll fly up in the air.

A LOCOMOTIVE

In the daytime, what am I?

In the hubbub, what am I?

A ma.s.s of iron and of steel, Of boiler, piston, throttle, wheel, A monster smoking up the sky, A locomotive!

That am I!

In the darkness, what am I?

In the stillness, what am I?

Streak of light across the sky, A clanging bell, a shriek, a cry, A fiery demon rus.h.i.+ng by, A locomotive That am I!

[Ill.u.s.tration]

MOON MOON

(_To the tune of ”Du, du, liegst mir im herzen._”)

Moon, moon, s.h.i.+ny and silver, Moon, moon, Silver and white; Moon, moon, Whisper to children ”Sleep through the silvery night.”

There, there, there, there, Sleep through the silvery night.

Sun, sun, s.h.i.+ny and golden, Sun, sun, Golden and gay; Sun, sun, Shout to the children ”Wake to the suns.h.i.+ny day!”

There, there, there, there, Wake to the suns.h.i.+ny day.

AUTOMOBILE SONG

A-rolling, bowling, fast or slow, A-racing, chasing, off we go.

The jolly automobile Whizzes along with flying wheel.

We go chug, chug-chug, chug-up!

Then we go s-l-i-d-i-n-g down.

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