Rain was a popular subject for primary school children learning to read in the early 1900’s. I am basing this assumption on these stories from the Ontario Readers Primer, authorized by THE MINISTER OF EDUCATION (that part was important enough in the book to print in all caps bold) published in 1920.
How lucky am I to possess books that are almost a hundred years old? Even if the stories are blatantly sexist. Wimpy little girl afraid of the rain vs. bold adventurous little boy having fun.
In this case the smart males all seek shelter and the silly female goose doesn’t. Girls just can’t win.
Isn’t that delightful? The pages are well-read, faded and stained, the cover is worn and falling apart and the binding disintegrating and barely holding everything together. It’s one of the things my mother felt was worth saving, and it is one of my treasures.
Breathing Space 
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