Chapter 32

valley. Page 415.

m. A gush of rain. Page 415.

n. Howling wind and rushing rain without intermission. Page 415.

o. The room was full of water. Page 416.

p. A misty moonbeam. Page 416.

r. Like a cork. Page 416.

s. The inundation. Pages 416-417. (1) Trees; crops; cattle swept away. (2) Red sand and gray mud left in their stead. (3) Corn swept away. (4) _Breezy_ letters. (5) Southwest Wind, Esquire.

3. _Recitation._ The leader's part in the recitation is to help the children to classify the things mentioned, to bring out the meaning of the figures of speech, and to see that the allusions are understood.

In writing this fine chapter, Ruskin has mentioned or alluded to the following:

a. Land and water forms: Mountains; valley; snow; peaks; cataracts; river; circular hollow; mill stream; cloud; rain; globe of foam.

b. Animals: Sheep (mutton); bird (feathers); puppy; dog (licking its chops); wolf (howling wind); cattle.