Among the Night People

Among the Night People

My Dear Little Friends:You can never guess how much I have enjoyed writing these stories of the night-time, and I must tell you how I first came to think of doing so. I once knew a girland she was not a very little girl, either,who was afraid of the dark. And I have known three boys who were as brave as could be by daylight, but who would not run on an errand alone after the lamps were lighted. They never seemed to think what a beautiful, restful, growing time the night is for plants and animals, and even for themselves. I thought that if they knew more of what happens between sunset and sunrise they would love the night as well as I. It may be that you will never see Bats flying freely, or find the Owls[Pg x] flapping silently among the trees without touching even a twig. Perhaps while these things are happening you must be snugly tucked in bed. But that is no reason why you should not be told what they do while you are dreaming. Before this, you know, I have told you more of what is done by daylight in meadow, forest, farmyard, and pond. It would be a very queer world if we could not know about things without seeing them for ourselves, and you may like to think, when you are going to sleep, that hundreds and thousands of tiny out-of-door people are turning, and stretching, and going to find their food. In the morning, when you are dressing in your sunshiny rooms, they are cuddling down for a good day's rest. ......Buy Now (To Read More)

Product details

Ebook Number: 35014
Author: Pierson, Clara Dillingham
Release Date: Jan 20, 2011
Format: eBook
Language: English

Contributors

Illustrator: Gordon, F. C., 1856-1924