heads, and dance
lightly backward and forward.

20. Hold position 19; dance as in 5, only more rapidly.

21. Dejected position, head bent down. Music very slow and
sad.

22. Raise and lower right hand slowly.

23. Repeat with left.

24. Music strong and faster. Children raise on tip-toe of
right foot, reach forward with motion as looking in window
above them on their right.

25. Motion with forefinger of right hand as if counting
stockings.

26. With skirts distended dance as in 20, smiling.

27. Right hand raised to ear, as if listening.

28. Shade eyes with right hand and look expectant.

29. Step forward, both hands extended as if in greeting,
smiling.

30. Throw kiss to audience.

31. Pianist repeats all of song; children dance as in 26,
singing verse beginning "Bright stars are gleaming," and at
last "Merry Christmas" throw kiss to audience.)

We lived in cloudland, (1)
Floating here and there (2)

Over the mountains
And the valleys fair.
Winds swayed our cradles, (3)
Then we fell asleep, (4)
While far above us
Stars their watch did keep. (5)

"Wake," cried the North Wind, (6)
"You to earth must go." (7)
Down we fell fluttering (8)
Butterflies of snow.
Silently and slowly (9)
Through the winter hours,
Falling so sadly, (10)
Hiding grass and flowers, (11-12)

Then the wind caught us, (13)
Whirled us round and round, (14)
Dashed us and drove us, (15)
Piled us on the ground (16)
Flying up in frolic, (17)
Always glad and gay, (18)
Dancing and drifting (19)
All the stormy day. (20)

Now our play is over, (21)
Now the day is done,
Falling so sadly, (22)
Sadly one by one. (23)
Peeping in the windows (24)
Where the fires glow,
See the children's stockings (25)
Hanging in a row. (26)

Hark, in the distance (27)
Hear the merry bells!
Santa Claus is coming, (28)
Sweet their music tells!
Go we now to greet him, (29)
Listen as we call,--
Glad merry Christmas,
Merry Christmas all! (30)

Bright stars are gleaming, (31)
Christmas cometh soon.
Joy bells are ringing,
All in merry tune.
We are Christmas snowflakes,
Singing as we fall,--
Glad, merry Christmas,
Merry Christmas all!

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=Little Snowflakes.=

By ELLA M. POWERS.

(Six primary children may sing thes