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Little by Little
Little by Little

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This inspirational poem talks about how we can achieve anything that we want by doing a
little work every day. Read this poem to know how a tiny acorn grows a little every day to
become a mighty oak tree.

“Little by little,” an acorn said,

As it slowly sank in its mossy bed,

“I am improving every day,
Hidden deep in the earth away.’’

Little by little, each day it grew;

Little by little, it sipped the dew;
Downward it sent out a thread-like root;

Up in the air sprung a tiny shoot.

Day after day, and year after year,
Little by little the leaves appear;

And the slender branches spread far and wide,
Till the mighty oak is the forest’s pride.

Far down in the depths of the dark blue sea,

An insect train work ceaselessly.
Grain by grain, they are building well,

Each one alone in its little cell.

Moment by moment, and day by day,
Never stopping to rest or to play,

Rocks upon rocks, they are rearing high,

Till the top looks out on the sunny sky.
The gentle wind and the balmy air,

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