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prepares a new whistle, and the grasshopper polishes his scales.Everything in nature begins to buzz with activity, preparing for the grand celebration of the new season. Related Songs and Poems

visit a "painter" to have their wings decorated so they can appear beautiful before the flowers. Bees go to a "tailor" to mend any tears in their wings.

The story begins with the arrival of the thrushes, who sing to prepare everyone for Spring. Spring brings with her a "beautiful green garment" for the forests and fields. As she approaches: wakes the seeds sleeping in the earth. prolet_ide_pesen

: A poem celebrating the first crocus (minzuhar) as spring's first companion.

: A poem focusing on the melting snows and the return of storks. prepares a new whistle, and the grasshopper polishes

In Bulgarian literature, "Prolet ide" (Spring is coming) is most famously a short story by Elin Pelin , personifying the season as a beautiful woman who wakes nature from its winter slumber. "Spring is Coming" by Elin Pelin

The phrase is also the title of several classic children's songs and poems often taught in Bulgarian schools: The story begins with the arrival of the

: His poem (often sung to music by Maestro Georgi Atanasov) starts with "Prolet ide, hey dechitsa" (Spring is coming, hey children) and describes the river's ice cracking and lambs beginning to play.