Lady Hollyhock and Her Friends: A Book of Nature Dolls and Others

Chapter 20: A Man of Clay

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This book presents a collection of craft projects, short sketches, and songs guiding children and caregivers to make dolls, figures, and toy animals from flowers, fruits, seeds, nuts, corn husks, clay, paper, and common household odds and ends. Clear instructions, patterns, jingles, and plentiful illustrations accompany step-by-step plans and brief vignettes that suggest play scenarios. Emphasizing imagination, thrift, and hands-on skill-building, the selections encourage observational acquaintance with plants and seasons while promoting creativity, resourcefulness, and simple domestic arts suitable for young makers.

A Man of Clay

This poor soul has looked till his eyes stand out

And listened till his ears are immense;

And though his mouth has grown large from talking much,

He says never a word of sense.

For his brain is so muddled, he never can think,

Whate’er he may see, hear, or say,

He was not made to understand,

He is only a man of clay.