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1. There is a story I have heard—
A poet learned it of a bird,
And kept its music every word—
2. A story of a dim ravine,
O’er which the towering tree tops lean,
With one blue rift of sky between;
3. And there, two thousand years ago,
A little flower as white as snow.
Swayed in the silence to and fro.
4. Day after day, with longing eye,
The floweret watched the narrow sky,
And fleecy clouds that floated by.
5. And through the darkness, night by night,
One gleaming star would climb the height,
And cheer the lonely floweret’s sight.
6. Thus, watching the blue heavens afar,
And the rising of its favorite star,
A slow change came—but not to mar;
7. For softly o’er its petals white.
There crept a blueness, like the light.
Of skies upon a summer night;
8. And in its chalice, I am told,
The bonny bell was formed to hold.
A tiny star that gleamed like gold.
9. Now, little people, sweet and true,
I find a lesson here for you.
Writ in the floweret’s hell of blue:
10.The patient child whose watchful eye.
Strives after all things pure and high,
Shall take their image by and by.
STUDY GUIDE
A. Word Definition
1. ravine: deep, narrow gorge created by water or glaciers.
2. rift: narrow opening, a cleft.
3. swayed: swung.
4. gleaming: shining briefl.
5. height: elevated place.
6. petals: colored leaves of a flowe.
8. chalice: cup or bowl.
9. bonny: beautiful
10. patient: able to endure delay or hardship.
B. Comprehension Questions
1. When did the story in “The Bluebell” take place?
2. Where was the bluebell as it watched the sky?
3. The bluebell is found in these countries. What do you know about them?
a. England b. Spain c. the United States d. Romania.
4. The bluebell is the official national flower of what countr.
5. What is the difference between a story and a poem?
6. Why do you think the author chose to write a poem about the bluebell?
7. Who is your favourite poet and why?
8. Name five red flower.
C. Writing Work.
Write a paragraph about something that you have achieved or hope to achieve.