Outdoor Visits  by Edith M. Patch

A Stem with Three Sides

At first Don and Nan thought some plants in the marsh were grasses.

The leaves were shaped very much like grass leaves.

But they grew with their lower ends together in a stem that had three sides.

When the sun touched the leaves they looked very bright.

When the wind touched them their tips rubbed against one another. They made sounds like whispers.

Nan asked Uncle Tom, "What marsh plant has a stem with three sides?"

"Sedge!" said her uncle.