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For Lincoln and Washington both did you see.

But if to appreciate them you’re too small

Then surely St. Valentine’s day wins you all.

Jury. We love you and we honor you

But for a queen you will not do.

[Exit February.]

[Enter Herald and Bluster March, followed by the Four Winds, who wave their arms like fans as they approach.]

Herald. This is Bluster March.

Bluster March.[Recites.]

Ho, ho, ho! Can’t we blow,

These little winds and I!

We clear the earth for flowers’ birth

And frolic in the sky.

I bring the marbles, tops, and kites

In which the small boy so delights.

And better still, I always bring

The promise of approaching spring.

[Winds sing “The Winds.”

Modern Music Series, First Book.]

Jury. You are a jolly fellow true,

But not for kings such lads as you.

[Exit March and the Winds.]

[Enter Herald coaxing little April to follow. She hangs back and seems so shy that Herald has to push her gently toward the Jury.]

Herald. This is Baby April.

Baby April.[Wipes her eyes, and says:]

I’m ’most too small to go about