It was a glorious night in June, and the stars sparkled like gems against
the dark background of the sky.
[Illustration: THE GREAT BEAR.]
Harry was enjoying the scene, as the doctor had allowed him to spend
the warm summer evenings out on the lawn in front of the house. This
was a royal treat to him. He could see all the sky at once, he said
to his sister, and could look at the stars while she told him stories
about them. First of all, there was the Great Dipper in the North, and
the Little Dipper with the Pole Star. He was surprised when his sister
said that the Great Dipper formed part of the group of stars known as
the Great Bear, and he listened intently while she related the story as
told in olden times by the Grecians.