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The next rainbow they had she eyed very closely , standing out on the front door-step in the rain , and she saw that one end of it seemed to touch the ground at the foot of a pine-tree on the side of the mountain , which was quite conspicuous amongst its fellows , it was so tall . The other end had nothing especial to mark it . `` I will try the end where the tall pine-tree is first , '' said Flax to herself , `` because that will be the easiest to find -- if the Pot of Gold is n't there I will try to find the other end . '' A few days after that it was very hot and sultry , and at noon the thunder heads were piled high all around the horizon . `` I do n't doubt but we shall have showers this afternoon , '' said Father Flower , when he came in from the garden for his dinner . After the dinner-dishes were washed up , and the baby rocked to sleep , Flax came to her mother with a petition . `` Mother , '' said she , `` wo n't you give me a holiday this afternoon ? ''