Little Dramas for Primary Grades

<h2 class='c008'>OVER THE HILL</h2> <div class='dl_2 c002'> <p><span class='dl_2'><em>Child.</em></span> Traveler, what lies over the hill?<br/>Traveler, tell to me.<br/>I am only a child from the window sill,<br/>Over I can not see.</p> <p><span class='dl_2'><em>Traveler.</em></span> Child, there’s a valley over there,<br/>Pretty and wooded and shy,<br/>And a little brook that says, “Take care,</p> </div> <div class='dl_2'> <p><span class='dl_2'>&nbsp;</span> <span class="pagenum" id='Page_175'>175</span>Or I’ll drown you by and by.”</p> <p><span class='dl_2'><em>Child.</em></span> And what comes next?</p> <p><span class='dl_2'><em>Traveler.</em></span> A little town<br/>And a towering hill again;<br/>More hills and valleys up and down<br/>And a river now and then.</p> <p><span class='dl_2'><em>Child.</em></span> And what comes next?</p> <p><span class='dl_2'><em>Traveler.</em></span> A lonely moor<br/>Without a beaten way;<br/>And gray clouds sailing slow before<br/>A wind that will not stay.</p> <p><span class='dl_2'><em>Child.</em></span> And then?</p> <span class="pagenum" id='Page_176'>176</span> <p><span class='dl_2'><em>Traveler.</em></span> Dark rocks and yellow sand,<br/>And a moaning sea beside.</p> <p><span class='dl_2'><em>Child.</em></span> And then?</p> <p><span class='dl_2'><em>Traveler.</em></span> More sea, more sea, more land,<br/>And rivers deep and wide.</p> <p><span class='dl_2'><em>Child.</em></span> And then?</p> <p><span class='dl_2'><em>Traveler.</em></span> Oh, rock and mountain and vale,<br/>Rivers and fields and men,<br/>And over and over repeat the tale,<br/>And round to your home again.</p> </div> <div class='c014'>—<span class='sc'>George MacDonald.</span></div> <div class='pbb'> <hr class='pb c006' /></div> <div class='tnotes'> <div style="break-after:column;"></div><br />