LESSON 64 A CHILD'S "THANK YOU"

A CHILD'S "THANK YOU"

Child: "Thank you, Mother, for the bread I eat."

Mother: "We must thank the man who brings it."

Child: "Thank you, carter, for bringing the bread."

Carter: "We must thank the man who bakes it."

Child: "Thank you, baker, for baking the bread."

Baker: "We must thank the man who makes the flour."

Child: "Thank you, miller, for grinding the flour."

Miller: "We must thank the man who grows the wheat."

Child: "Thank you, farmer, for growing the wheat."

Farmer: "We must thank the One who sends the rain to grow the wheat, and gives the sun to ripen it."

Child: "Thank you, God, for sending the rain, and giving the sun to ripen the wheat, that makes the bread I eat."

Thank you for the world so sweet, Thank you for the food we eat, Thank you for the birds that sing, Thank you, God, for every-thing.