WHAT MAKES MEN?
Reading edition
What care I for cold or snow? School bell rings, and off I go! I am ready for the storm, And my heart is light and gay; Mother's hand has wrapped me warm, As I trudge along the way. Mother says, “Learn all you can, Then you'll be a better man.” So I pack my books and go. Through the rain or wind or snow; For I hope some day to be Just the man she'd like to see. Well I know that boys must learn To be ready for each turn, Never idle nor afraid. By rough struggles men are made. So each morning, off I start. With a merry, willing heart. —Selected.