Yippee! Fall is here. In many parts of North America the leaves on deciduous trees are turning yellow or orange or red. Soon they will drop their leaves. Many people travel to areas for leaf peeping to see these gorgeous colors.
Let’s go to the basement again. I picked last time. Your turn. Let’s reach into the Famous Phrases box. What do you know? “Into each life some rain must fall.”
That’s from a poem called “The Rainy Day” by a very famous person, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. In school you may have said the beginning of one of his other poems. It goes like this:
LISTEN, my children, and you shall hear
Of the midnight ride of Paul Revere.
(The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere from https://www.paulreverehouse.org/longfellows-poem/)
Mr. Longfellow wrote “The Rainy Day” when he was sad after the death of his first wife. (from ThoughtCo) It means that we all have some things that are hard for us or that make us sad. But let’s not be sad for long. Let’s do something fun.
Fun things to do
Watch this video to learn why some trees lose their leaves and others do not.
(Happy Learning English, October 19, 2023)
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