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Eleanor L. and Ada M. Skinner

The Pear Tree

Mother:

Out in the meadow,
There grows a big pear tree,
A pear tree covered with leaves!

Child:

What else is there on this big tree?

Mother:

A wonderful branch!

Child:

A branch on the tree,
A tree in the earth;
Out in the green meadow!

Mother:

Out in the meadow,
There grows a big pear tree,
A pear tree covered with leaves!

Child:

What else is there on this big tree?

Mother:

A beautiful twig!

Child:

A twig on the branch,
A branch on the tree,
A tree in the earth;
Out in the green meadow!

Mother:

Out in the meadow,
There grows a big pear tree,
A pear tree covered with leaves!

Child:

What else is there on this big tree?

Mother:

A soft cozy nest!

Child:

A nest on the twig,
A twig on the branch
A branch on the tree,
A tree in the earth;
Out in the green meadow!

Mother:

Out in the meadow,
There grows a big pear tree,
A pear tree covered with leaves!

Child:

Who made that wee soft cozy nest?

Mother:

A little brown bird.

Child:

A bird in the nest,
A nest on the twig,
A twig on the branch
A branch on the tree,
A tree in the earth;
Out in the green meadow!

Mother:

Out in the meadow,
There grows a big pear tree,
A pear tree covered with leaves!

Child:

What grows on the little brown bird?

Mother:

Some soft shining feathers!

Child:

Feathers on the bird,
A bird in the nest,
A nest on the twig,
A twig on the branch
A branch on the tree,
A tree in the earth;
Out in the green meadow!

Mother:

Out in the meadow,
There grows a big pear tree,
A pear tree covered with leaves!

Child:

What becomes of the soft shining feathers?

Mother:

They make a warm bed!

Child:

A bed made of feathers,
Feathers from the bird,
A bird in the nest,
A nest on the twig,
A twig on the branch
A branch on the tree,
A tree in the earth;
Out in the green meadow!

Mother:

Out in the meadow,
There grows a big pear tree,
A pear tree covered with leaves!

Child:

Who sleeps in the warm little bed?

Mother:

A mother's dear child!

Child:

Mother's dear in the bed,
A bed made of feathers,
Feathers from the bird,
A bird in the nest,
A nest on the twig,
A twig on the branch
A branch on the tree,
A tree in the earth;
Out in the green meadow!

Mother:

Out in the meadow,
There grows a big pear tree,
A pear tree covered with leaves!

German Nursery Tale