Suddenly the sharpening of a scythe is heard outside-it must be the gardener preparing to mow the grass.
"Life and Writings of Maurice Maeterlinck"
Jethro Bithell
At this village, when a young maiden wished to discover who would be her future husband, she repaired to the churchyard, and as the clock struck the witching hour of midnight, she commenced running round the church, continually repeating the following lines:- "I sow hempseed, hempseed I sow; He that loves me best Come after me and mow."
"England in the Days of Old"
William Andrews
While the other children were having fun with their toys, Archie climbed to the mow to get some hay for his Elephant.
"The Story of a Stuffed Elephant"
Laura Lee Hope