Among the Meadow People
By Clara Dillingham Pierson (1897)
Charming, scientifically accurate tales of life in the grass: the chirping Cricket who wanted to be more, the industrious Spiders, the Dragonflies, and the Frogs.
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Chapter 1: The Story of the Field Cricket
The black cricket who carried his fiddle on his wing-covers, practicing under the clover blossoms.
The Story of the Field Cricket
The black cricket who carried his fiddle on his wing-covers, practicing under the clover blossoms.
[Complete Public Domain Work — Pre-1928 Edition.]
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9 ChaptersEvery chapter below is pre-indexed for oral narration and easy 1-click scheduling into your weekly Charlotte Mason lesson plan.
Chapter 1: The Story of the Field Cricket
The black cricket who carried his fiddle on his wing-covers, practicing under the clover blossoms.
Chapter 2: The Little Spider's First Web
Spinning the sticky spiral wheel between two dandelion stalks; waiting quietly for dinner.
Chapter 3: The Lazy Snail on the Burdock Leaf
Carrying his spiral house wherever he goes, leaving a silver trail on the stones.
Chapter 4: The Tree Frog Who Felt Lonely
Changing his color from bark-gray to leaf-green; singing his loud whistle before the rain.
Chapter 5: The Ant Who Learned to Work with the Colony
Marching in line, carrying seeds three times his own weight, and tending the aphid cows.
Chapter 6: The Mosquito and the Water Drop
The tiny raft of eggs floating on the pond; the wriggler transforming into a winged dancer.
Chapter 7: The Dragon-Fly with the Gauze Wings
Crawling out of the muddy pond bottom to dry his sapphire wings in the morning sunshine.
Chapter 9: APPENDIXToC
Among the Meadow People by Clara Dillingham Pierson — Chapter 9
Chapter 8: The Grasshopper Who Was Always in a Hurry
Taking magnificent leaps through the tall timothy grass, playing leapfrog with the beetles.
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