Le livre de la nature des mythes . e-mouvement Jack avait renversé une fois ; et beforehe avait renversé deux fois, la même voicesang- Jaok est tombé, cassé sa downAnd,couronne et Jill de secousse après. Il est à propos de nous, s'écria Jill. Je n'ai pas violé une couronne, saidJack. C'est la couronne de votre tête, declaredJiU. Oh ! Dit Jack, mais là où les vis ? Il a fait écrouler la colline,répond à la même voix. Comment l'eau peut- rendez-tumbling ? CriedJill. JVe a dégringolé. Chutes d'eau de trop, a répondu la voix, surtout lorsqu'il est gelé. Oh ! Dit Jack. Oh ! Dit le CCI. 196 LE LIVRE DE LA NATURE DES MYTHES. La rivière est gelée, appelé

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The book of nature myths . e-fore Jack had rolled over once; and beforehe had rolled over twice, the same voicesang, — Jaok fell downAnd broke his crown, And Jill came tumbling after. It is about us, cried Jill. I have not broken any crown, saidJack. It is the crown of your head, declaredJiU. Oh ! said Jack; but wheres thewater ? It has gone tumbling down the hill, answered the same voice. How- can water go tumbling ? criedJill. JVe tumbled. Water tumbles too, replied the voice, especially when it is frozen. Oh ! said Jack. Oh! said JiU. 196 THE BOOK OF NATURE MYTHS. The stream is frozen, called the voice. What stream ? asked the children to-gether. The stream thatgoes down the hill, answered the voice. Did you not knowthat you were bring-ing water to keep thestream full ? No, indeed, saidthe children. The oldman of thehill is onlya rock, andwhat youthought hisvoice wasonly the water flowing around it. Oh ! cried Jack. Oh! cried Jill. The stream is frozen, said the voice, and all the world is frozen but you and I.. WHY THERE IS A MAN IN THE MOON. 197 Who are you ? asked Jill shyly. Do you really not know ? What astrange child you are ! I am the moon, ofcourse. Very pleasant people live with me, and I have come to invite you both to gohome with me. Will you come ? The children looked up through thetrees, and there was the gentle face of themoon, looking more gentle and kind thanever. Come, said she, and they wentvery willingly. They have lived in themoon many years, but they never againcarried a pail of water for a stream. Thatis the work of the clouds and the* sun, says the moon. WHY THERE IS A MAN IN THE MOON. Goodman, said the goodwife, youmust go out into the forest and gathersticks for the fire. To-morrow will be Sun-day, and we have no wood to burn. Yes, goodwife, answered the goodman, I will go to the forest. 198 THE BOOK OF NATUEE MYTHS. He did go to the forest, but he sat on amossy rock and fished till it was dark, andso he brought home no wood. The goodrwife sha

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