There is a place where the sidewalk ends
and before the street begins,
and there the grass grows soft and white,
and there the sun burns crimson bright,
and there the moon-bird rests from his flight
to cool in the peppermint wind.
Let us leave this place where the smoke blows black
and the dark street winds and bends.
Past the pits where the asphalt flowers grow
we shall walk with a walk that is measured and slow
and watch where the chalk-white arrows go
to the place where the sidewalk ends.
Yes we'll walk with a walk that is measured and slow,
and we'll go where the chalk-white arrows go,
for the children, they mark, and the children, they know,
the place where the sidewalk ends.
"Where the Sidewalk Ends" from Where the Sidewalk Ends, © 1974, Evil Eye, LLC. Reprinted with permission, all rights reserved.
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PART A: According to the narrator's descriptions, how does "a place where the sidewalk ends" and "this place" differ?
A. "The place where the sidewalk ends" is scary and unknown, while "this place" is familiar and comfortable.
B. "The place where the sidewalk ends" is dangerous because it is new, while "this place" is dangerous because it is old.
C. "The place where the sidewalk ends" requires accompaniment by children, while "this place" does not require accompaniment of any kind.
D. "The place where the sidewalk ends" is unknown and inviting, while "this place" is dirty and unwelcoming.