Materials
Size
Self
importance
There was a tiny speck of clay,
There was a tiny speck of clay,
It was feeling sad and low.
There was a tiny speck of clay,
It was feeling sad and low.
“I am too small,”
it said aloud.
There was a tiny speck of clay,
It was feeling sad and low.
“I am too small,”
it said aloud.
“I wish that I could grow.”
Nearby on the beach,
Nearby on the beach,
Two grains of sand lay.
Nearby on the beach,
Two grains of sand lay.
“To be so big must be great,”
Nearby on the beach,
Two grains of sand lay.
“To be so big must be great,”
Said the tiny speck of clay.
“That is silly,”
said the the grains of sand.
“That is silly,”
said the the grains of sand.
“We are big to you, that is all.
“That is silly,”
said the the grains of sand.
“We are big to you, that is all.
There are some pebbles over there,
“That is silly,”
said the the grains of sand.
“We are big to you, that is all.
There are some pebbles over there,
That make us feel quite small.“
“Those pebbles are so lucky,”
“Those pebbles are so lucky,”
Said the speck of clay with a moan.
“Those pebbles are so lucky,”
Said the speck of clay with a moan.
A pebble said,
“We are very small,
“Those pebbles are so lucky,”
Said the speck of clay with a moan.
A pebble said,
“We are very small,
Next to that great big stone.”
“Well if you think that I am big,”
“Well if you think that I am big,”
The stone said with a smile,
“Well if you think that I am big,”
The stone said with a smile,
“There is a rock behind me,
“Well if you think that I am big,”
The stone said with a smile,
“There is a rock behind me,
That is bigger by a mile.”
But then the rock said to them all,
But then the rock said to them all,
“I am not the biggest of things.
But then the rock said to them all,
“I am not the biggest of things.
To get to the top of the cliff behind me,
But then the rock said to them all,
“I am not the biggest of things.
To get to the top of the cliff behind me,
You would need a pair of wings.”
The cliff said,
“We are all a part
The cliff said,
“We are all a part
Of an island surrounded by sea.”
The cliff said,
“We are all a part
Of an island surrounded by sea.”
Then the island said to the speck of clay,
The cliff said,
“We are all a part
Of an island surrounded by sea.”
Then the island said to the speck of clay,
“The whole planet is bigger than me.”
The planet said,
“Your size does not matter,
The planet said,
“Your size does not matter,
You are all a part of me.
The planet said,
“Your size does not matter,
You are all a part of me.
And I am part of much bigger things,
The planet said,
“Your size does not matter,
You are all a part of me.
And I am part of much bigger things,
That you can study in Astronomy.”