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1. One autumn night, when the wind was high,
And the rain fell in heavy plashes,
A little boy sat by the kitchen fire,
A-popping corn in the ashes;
And his sister, a curly-haired child of three,
Sat looking on, just close to his knee.
2. Pop! pop! and the kernels, one by one,
Came out of the embers flying;
The boy held a long pine stick in his hand,
And kept it busily plying;
He stirred the corn and it snapped the more,
And faster jumped to the clean-swept floor.
3. Part of the kernels flew one way,
And a part hopped out the other;
Some flew plump into the sister’s lap,
Some under the stool of the brother;
The little girl gathered them into a heap,
And called them a floc 1 of milk-white sheep.
STUDY GUIDE
A. Word Definitio
plashes: drops.
three: three years old.
looking on: watching.
kernels: the small yellow seeds which cover an ear of corn.
embers: pieces of orange-glowing wood or coal.
pine: a type of evergreen tree.
plying: poking.
plump: straight down.
heap: pile.
B. Study Notes
1. Groups of animals are called by specific terms. For example, a group of sheep is called a “flock.” A group of birds is also called a “flock,” but a grou of cows is a “herd,” a group of fish is a “school,” and a group of dogs is a “pack.”
C. True or False—Write a “T” or “F” next each sentence to show that it is true (T) or false (F).
1. _____ The boy was sitting on the floor
2. _____ The floor was very clean
3. _____ The boy poked the kernels with a stick.
4. _____ The girl collected the popped corn into a group.
5. _____ It was snowing outside.
D. Discussion Questions
1. Have you ever popped corn in a fire
2. Do you enjoy cooking? If yes, what food do you like to cook? If no, what food do you like to eat?