The Fairy was simply delighted,
And called in more Beams to his aid
Till at last, after hours of scrubbing,
A million bright drops they had made.
The Big Bear brought in the Big Dipper,
Having filled it with mucilage and starch;
And they stuck all those Raindrops together
In the form of a beautiful arch.
Then high in the heavens they hung it;
And the Earth, from a promise she’d made,
Sent up hosts of artists to paint it
In every conceivable shade.
Each separate color was given
By a different child of the Earth,
And their richness and skill of their blending
Is a proof that they knew of its worth.
The violet and indigo colorings
Were sent by the Deep Rolling Seas,
The blue from the Lakes and the Rivers,
The screen from the Grasses and Trees.
The Sunset sent red in abundance,
While out of the Desert’s fierce heat
Came tintings of orange and yellow,
Which made the invention complete.
