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“ Mamma; I don’t want to learn this les-
son now; I don't feel like working to-day,’
and Maggie threw down the book and ran
out into ie garden.

A bee buzzed by her on his way to the
hive, and said: “ Why aren't you at work
like the rest of us?” Then she saw a little
ant tugging away at a big grain of sand.
He was too busy to notice her, so she
passed on to a beautiful white BY “Surely
you do not work,” she said. “Indeed we
do,” answered the lily. “We spread our-
selves out to the light and air, and grow
with all our might.”

Over in the orchard she heard the rob-
ins singing, and knew they were busy too
with their nest of young ones, so Mag-
gie went in and took up her book again,
ashamed that she should be the only idle
thing this bright morning.