18
UNDER THE WILLOW

Put down your pillow under the willow,

Hang up your hat in the sun,

And lie down to snooze as long as you choose,

For the plowing and sowing are done.

 

Pick up your pillow from under the willow,

And clamber out into the sun.

Get a fork and a rake for goodness' sake,

For the harvest time has begun.

[NOTES] This rhyme is about farming.In the spring,the farmer makes the field ready for the seed and then he puts the seeds in the ground. After, he can rest while the seeds grow. Later, the farmer must stop resting and get the food from the field.

pillow—feathers inside cotton

willow—tree

to hang—to hold up

to snooze—to sleep a lightly

as long as you choose—as long as you want

to plow—to make lines in the ground to put seeds into

to sow—put seeds in the ground

to clamber—to move on hands and knees

fork and rake—tools used by farmers