The Hope of Spring

Don't we all love Susanna Leonard Hill? Here she goes again, giving us a great opportunity to write a story for children, this time with a Valentine theme.

Here's mine, dear Valentiny friends :)

Little Miss Bright-eyes Chickaree

hopped out of her nest in the cottonwood tree.

She was kind of hoping it would soon be spring

And all the birds would start to sing.

The sky would be blue, the sun would shine

And she would dance with her Valentine.

But Jack Frost nipped her nose and her toes

She snuffled and sneezed and her whiskers froze.

“I’m sure spring will soon be here,” she said

as she popped back into her cosy bed.

A day or two later she looked out again.

This time she was soaked by the icy rain.

“Forget about spring,” cried the squirrel next door.

“Winter will stay for evermore!”

Poor little Bright-eyes Chickaree,

 hid in her nest in the cottonwood tree.

The world was wintry, cold and grey,

Bur surely spring would arrive one day!

On Valentine’s morning she opened her eyes

And goodness gracious, what a surprise!

Squirrel Bushtail was there at her door,

With a posy of flowers clasped in his paw.

“Oh, Miss Bright-eyes, look what I found.

“Snowdrops poking their heads through the ground.

“When these brave little flowers start to appear

“We can be sure that spring is almost here!”

“The sky will be blue, the sun will shine,

“And I’ll dance with you, sweet Valentine!