AFTER MOTHER'S SAID GOOD NIGHT
Reading edition
When I'm in bed I feel so small, And all the shadows seem so tall. The little light out in the hall A thin bright line throws on the wall; It squeezes thro' the crack between The half-closed door and nursery screen. And after I have said my prayer And mother's footstep on the stair Grows fainter, fainter, fainter, there Creeps over me a sort of scare; It prickles me from toe to head And seems to wiggle all the bed. But if I cuddle down and keep Real quiet, and don't kick my feet, And have the clothes all smooth and neat, Why, pretty soon I fall asleep; And then the fairies from their glen Play with me till it's day again.
