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Reading Lessons.
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APR 11 1969
Authorized by the Minister of Kducation for use in the
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Thr Second Part of the rrimer opens witl. a little storv, told
cluefl)- ni those short words whicli, from a study of the Fii-st
Part, may now be supposed to have become, 'to the young
reader, familiar sights and sounds. While thus gathering v.p
the fruits of previous lessons, we introduce a few Mew words
so as to prei)ate the ground for somewhat more difficult reading.'
The sight-reading of single words and of disconnected phrases
ought to be constantly practised : young children, witli a book
open before them, will often recite accurately whole passages
of which, in the printed pjige, they c;umot jdeiitifv a sin-lj
word. • mH|''' ' °
Every one J.aa noticed the tend enc^ school' diildren io
mad m a' dreary monotone. This may be in a measure due to
the indolence of weary children, but it is largely due to the
dull, uniyteresting matter usually presented in school-books to
the eyes and the minds of pupils. Even in the most elementary
of these Readei-s, the lessons will, it is believed, so enlist the
,U4terest and sympathy of the child as to i.romote the efforts of
the Teacher, and thus secure from the very outset not only ac-
curate but expressive reading.
The beautiful and appropriate Ulustratfons which abound
m this New Series, while giving additional interest to the
Le=,sons, will furnish a most attractive framework for obiect-
iiKstruction. .
Toronto, June in, 188^,
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FIRST BOOK OF READING LESSONS.
Part II.
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THE STOEY OF THE BIEDS.
CHAPTER I. — ^THE COMING OF
. THE BIRDS.
Spring has*come at last, and every-
thing wakes from its long sleep.
The white snow has lain long upon
the ground ; but now the snow is
all gone. Yet we liked the cold
winter. The sun was so bright,
and the skies were so blue, and
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we had so much fun. We used to slide down the
hill, and ride on sleighs,- and build big snow-men.
No more sleighs, or slides, or funny snow-men, till
next winter !
But now we like the spring. The sun is bright,
and it is warm too. The pink buds of the perch-
tree open to the warm sun. The grass is green, the
trees put forth their young leaves, and gay flowers
are in bloom in the woods. ^.
Those wise birds know that spring has come :
there they sit on the branch of the peach-tree.
Robin says to his mate, " My dear, we must got to
Avork ; it is time to go and build our nest."
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"I'm very glad the spring is come, '
The sun shines out so briffht ; a
The little birdjs upon the trees •
Are singing for delight ;
The young grass looks so fresh and green,
The lambkins sport and play ;.
And I can skip and run about
As merrily as they"
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THE STOitT OP THE BIBDS.
CHAPTER II—THE BUILDING OF THE NEST.
WeU, here are onr bird, again. The hen bird
chose a mce green tree i» a quiet nook, where I
• hoP^. bad. cruel boy.s, will not find her eggs See
how those dear birds work ! They fly to and iro
between oin: yard aad the tree. Ti/bring LZ
and h,« of yam, which they weave into theTe^
almobt built. There are still a few twiss to lav
and bend for the nest must be deep If ^oZ
It the nest w^re.rtot strong and deep, and if the tall
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A few days after thAest was built, Robin proudly
flew away tow^ards the great lake, and left his poor
mate alone at the nest. Robin perched on a tM'ig
over the water, and gaily swung
himself in the wind, singing to
himself this merry song : —
Kow it is time to play —
I will not work to-day,
But will sweet music make
Over this deep blue lake.
Out over the lake I swinff,.
Away from forest safe I turn ;
To the winds all care I fling.
All fear of hawk I spurn.
The sun is in the sky,
The soft wind wanders free;
No eagle can come liigh,
No foe dare injure me !
Though falcon's cry were near,
No falcon's cry I 'd fear ;
Robin's stout heart ne'er quails,
My strong beak never fails.
Here a dark shade passed be-
tween Robin and the sun ; a fierce
falcon wheels in the air over Robin's
head^ and is now going to swoop
upon the poor bird. Robin screams, and flies with
all his might to a wood that was near; and he
just gets safely within a thick tree w^hen the great
falcon goes crash agaiast the branches. As soon as
Robin got his breath, he stole away home.
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THE STOEY OF THE BIRDS.
7 . CHAPTER III.-_R0BIN'S RETUKN. '
ort ].! i *"^^,^? ^«* *o go far from home,
or to leave the woods, l6st some fierce bird of prev
should spy him. It wa. quite dark when Robin
got ba^k to his home. He found his dear, kind
mate on the nest. There were now two eggs n the'
n^ imd <^ wind^iyfcold, but she kept the eggs
warm. Robm wa^ sour in his talk and sere in his
very tired. When his mate said, " Oh, where have
vawn anV ^"^' ^^'" ' " ^^ J"«* ^^w a long
yawn, and was soon fast asleep. '
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late when Ifebm woke. His long sleep had done
him good. He felt that he had not been kind to
his dear matie. He would now try to soothe her
was cross. He told her of the fierce
said, "Just so— what did I tell you? *
soon as kind as ever.
At first sh
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Two more eggs were now
in the nest, so there were four
^^ in all One day the eggs broke, and
then there were four young birds.* One
was weak, and soon died. Our Tom' saw
tKe old birds come with food, so he got up
on a ladder to find the nest. The nest-
lings held out their mouths to Tom for
food. But Tom was a wise boy. He
-knew that the hen bird can best feed her
young. He did not touch the nest.
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. nest, so there were four in all.
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CHAPTER IV.^-THE RAIN-STORM. *
^The youpg birds were soon taught how to fly
ITiey would get »p on a twig, and then take a
queer, funny kind of jump to
the soft grass beneath. Then
they would run away and
play in the woods with «he
other little birds until it was
.time to go home, or until the
old bird would ctiirp for them.
n„. 1 X. X , , ^^^ ^^ a bold, wild bird.
One day he took his sisters far away into the woods,
and a ram-storm came on. i;hey were playing with
other sma 1 birds. All the young birds Were in f great
fright at the storm, and they ran under a thick tree
JACK.
the nght Jack dnps with the cold rain. He hopes
the sun. will soon come out and dry his wet coat. He
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When the rain-storm was over, and the sun came
out again, Jack and his sistets were left alone by
the other young birds, who, without saying a word,
ran off to their homes, which were near by. Jack's
sisters sat down and began to cry. Jack got cross
with his poor sisters, arid told them not to act like
§;pese, but to come on fast. At last they all started
off together.
When the old birds s^w the storm come on, they
called "Jack " as loudly as they could; but Jack wa.s
far out of hearing. When the sun shone once
more, the old birds set out together into the deep
woods, and sought Everywhere. At last they heard
Jack's loud voice far off, and they flew to the place.
They found Jack and his sisters at the brink of a
spring, taking a drink. The day wa« now warm.
The old birds had come a long way, and they were
faint with thirst ; so all the birds had a gpod drink
at the nice cool spring in the wood. Then they all
set out for home, which they reached before night.
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THE STOET OP THE BIRDS.
CHAPTER.V.— NIGHTS OF MOCRNINO.
Some days after this, a blue jay that lived in a
tall pme near by spies an owl flying overhead, and
shrieks out at the top of his ? voice, •■ An owl t look
out for the owl !» All at o&e the' birds, llrge a^d
smalUush out mid give chase. Though an owl has
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great eyes, he is half blind in the day-time, and so
he cannot see to strike the small birds that peck at
that he_had jiist dug up for his dinner, ind he joins
m he chase AU the bird., peck a^ the half-blind
owl and the great bird fairly howls with pain.
Jack jeers_at his cry, and strikes at the owl's bi<r
eyes. At last the poor owl gets near a wood, and
then the wise 61d birds give up the chase, iliey
call to Jack to come back, and not to go into the
dark wood; but Jack thought he had never hal
such fun in all his life, and he flew after the o^
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into the dark grove. ^ All at once the owl turns
upon Jack, and stuns him with a blow. He catches
Jack as he falls, and he takes him to' a tree, where
he soon makes an end of poor wild Jack.
Jack's mother and sisters sat up for him all night
The sky was dark and wild, and the low wail of the
;^oor birds might
nave been heard
th rough the long -^ll \
dreary hours. ^ '^
From time to
time Rebin-
called aloud.
„;;; No sound was
heard but the
wail of the poor '
mother and the
sigh of the night
wind in the tall 4
elms. When the
^ day broke, and
Jack did not
come, old Robin
sadly ^hook his
head, and said,
" Poor Jack was too like myself — proud and rash.
I fear he has met with some harnv" ^^7 after day
they wait and watch for Jack's return, but Jack
came never more. His mother grew every day
more sad, though her daughters staid with her and
tried to soothe her arrief.
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Though Robin was now an old bird, and ought to^
have been a wise one, he was always doing strange
and rash things, and getting into h'arm. He knew
that there was a large and fierce puss at oyr house •
but, in spite of that, he would hop up close to the
box where her kittens were. He would fly to the -
tree over the box, and wink at the old cat, and point
at her, and laugh in her face. Now old cats do not
hke this; and Robin, at his years, ought to have had
some sense. One day, when Robin went up the tree
to plagne the old cat, he saw that puss had shut her
eyes. The day was warm. Robin thought he would
rest too, and when puss woke he would have some
tun. Robm put his head under his wing, and was
soon fast asleep. Old puss had shut her eyes, but she
was wide awake. When Robin fell asleep, puss stole
away from her kittens, and softly climbed the tree '
Poor Robin slept on At last puss got near him. and
at one stroke Robin lay dead under her great paw
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CHAPTER Vr. — A SAD PARTING :
THE END.
Robin's poor mate knew nothing of his
sad death. She cried all night long be-
cause he staid away, and she told her
daughters that her heart was sore \(^ith
grief. First poor Jack went, and now
his father was gone. She said that no
bird's life was safe in this place, and that
her daughters must leave at the first dawn
of day. As for her, she would stay and
look for Robin. Before day broke they
were all up, and went together to take a
last look at the dear nest. Tbrn there
was a fond parting. The poor wK looked
sadly after them as they flew away.. She
sought up and down through the woods
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for Robin, but no Eobin wa.s there. Then the
snow came, and one bleak day our Tom found
th good kmd bird lying cold and dead in a ^now-
ciritt. He brought her home, and buried her in our
grove, beneath her nest, where now the wake-robins*
grow. vwxiis
NAUGHTY DICK.
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Oh. that bad boy Dick ! He ha^ got into his
fathers study, and is
scraping away there at
his double-bass. No
one hears him just now,
as his mother and the
servant have gone out.
His poor father hurt
himself the other day,
and has gone to the
sea-side for his health.
He IS' there wheeled
about every day in d
chair, but will soon be
at home again. He
would be-j very angry
indeed jf he knew
what Matter Dick was
niavs nn Mo 1 J C ^''^"*' '^^ ^^ often
plays on his double.ba«s, and he values it very
sprint ''"^ ^""^'^ "'^"'^^*"' '"^ ^^' Canadian woods in the early
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TH^TORM.
There has been a wild storm, and the good ship
is a wreck. Do j'ou see how the men cling to the
inast of the. ship ? The life-boat has been sent out
«to save them, and some of them are in it. They
try to reach the shore. Row, men ; row for your
lives ! See ! the boat seems to sink in the waves !
Down, down it goes. Oh, the poor men !
But see ! there it is once more. It is on the top
of a wave. Now it comes near the shore. Pull,
men, pull !
Here it comes ! The boat is on the shore, and
the men are safe ! The boat goes out once more to
the wreck. And, at last all the poor men are saved.
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Kneel down men, and thank God, who ha« saved
you in the storm.
boat
reach
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sink
storm
waves
wreck
Waue. Ship. Boat Storm. Wreck.
THE CETJST OF BEEAD.
I must not throw upon the fl
The crust I cafinot eat ;
For many little hungry ones
Would think it quite a treat
M|^ parents labor very hard
ll^'get me wholesome food ;
Then I mtist never waste a bit
^ That would do others good.
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For wilful waste makes wofiil want,
'And I might live to say,
" ^^>.^1^^ wish I had the bread
Tha|Hlc(4iI threw away ! "
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Once there was a little kitty
Whiter than snow ; "
In a bam she used to frolic,
long time ago.
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In the barn a little mousie *
Ran to and fro;
For she heard the kitty coming,
Long time ago.
Two eyes had little kitty,
Black as a ^loe ;
^And they spied the little mousie,
Long time ago. .
Four paws had little kitty,
Paws soft as dough ;
And they caught the little mousie,
Long time ago.
Nine teeth had little kitty.
All in a row;
And they bit the. little mousie,
Long time ago.
, When the teeth bit little mousie.
Little mousie cried " Oh ! "
But she got away from kitty.
Long time ago.
Susi/'s Six Birthdaf/H.
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THE UnxB HAT-BAKBIl.
I art^liWle hay-maker. My name is Jane. I
am busy raking hay. How hard I work ! Look at
the large heapj have by my side. It is almost as
to the hay-field, for he knows that I am fond of play-
ing among the hay. The school is closed now, and we
have hohday during the long, bright summ*; days
«y face ! I shall soon look like a little gipsy r
When I am tired, I shall go to the bottom of'^tho
Held and sit down 'under a tree; and father will
wirflT^t 1. l:'^ '^'^ ^~"« "''^ «^««t "ilk.'
a«d g,e hay-maketB have gone to the next field !
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Some boys and girls,/- who live in towns, have
never seen a hay-field, ^©o you know what hay is,
and for what it is used? I will tell you. The
grass in the fields is allowed I to grow^ very long.
Then it is cut down and spread out on the ground.
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The hot sun dries the grass ;
then the hay-makers
turn it over and over ; and wh(jn it is well dried, it
^s called hay. Hay is used as food for horses and
^ cows. It is useful in winter, wl^en there is not much
grass in the fields for the cow^s ^nd the sheep to eat.
Pronounce in Syllabiles :—
lit^tle
bus-y
rak-ing
farther
playling
hol-i-day
dur-ing
jum-mer
bot^tom
Ibig^gest
* ai-lowed'
hors-es
use^ful
win-ter
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Mary and Alice are playing in the garden. They
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they look ! Mary says, "Let us play at going for
a drive." They have puss and th||r two dolls with
them. When they were nicely seated, and Mary
was saying that she would drive, their little dog
came running up to them. He began to bark as
soon as he saw that they did not ask him to jump
in. Do you see how puss looks at the dog? She
is afraid of hiin, and seems to say, "Be off, sir;
there is no room for you here." Spot— for that is
the name of the dog— is not quite pleased. He
says, "Bow ! wow ! wow ! " and he wants to get in
too. Mary shakes her head and speaks to Spot.
Would you like to hear what she is saying to him ?
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" Now, Spot, don't bark ! it is not right ;
For should our horses both take frighti
Why, they would run away so fast
You would be left behind at last.
" We two, with babies nice and clean, -^
By babies our two dolls I mean, —
And puss, you know, to make up five,
Are going for a carriage drive. .
" So, Spot, be good, and run away,
And you shall ride some other day ;
Then in our carriage we will find
A place for you to sit behind.
" Mamma is coming here, I see, —
Look, Spot ! she nods her head to me :
So now we'll end our drive to-day ;
And, horses, you may go to play."
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NTJBSEET EHTHES.
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There was a little man, ,
And he had a little gun,
And his bullets were made of lead, lead, lead ;
He shot Johnny Fig
Through the middle of his wig.
And knocked it right off his head, head, head.
II.
One, two, buckle my shoe.
Three, four, shut the door.
Five, six, pick up sticks.
Seven, eight, lay them straight.
• Nine, ten, a good fat hen.
III.
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, I caught a hare alive.
6, 7, 8, 9, 10, I let her go again.
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THE LOST LAMB.
"Ba! ba^! ba!" cried a little lamb that had
strayed from its mother sheep, and did not know
which way to go. "Ba! ba! ba!" was heard again;
• and Bob and his two sisters ran out of the house
. to see what was the matter. "Poor little thing!"
said Bob, when he saw the lamb standing alone in
the yard. " Have you no one to take care of you ? "
"Ba! ba! ba!" was the lamb's reply; as if it
I meant to say, " No, little boy ; I ha^e strayed so far
away from my mother that T cannot find the way
back by myself."
£_ " ^^^® i<^ something to eat," said his sister Jane.
I Then Bob oflfered a leaf to the lamb. But it would
not have the leaf; it wanted some of its mother's
— — nic e warm milk. ^
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Jane took it in her arms and gently' carried it
overH^^armer Smith. " We found this dear little
lamb all^one^lshesaid^to the farmer ; " is it yours?"
" Yes, it is my lamb," said the farmer ; " and you
are a good girl for bringing it so carefully home." —
" Dear, sweet lamb ! " said the little girl.
" Do you love the lamb ? " asked the farmer.-—
" Oh, yes," said Jane. " If it were mine I would
feed it on new milk every day, and make it a nice
bed to sleep on."
" Take it, then, my good little girl," said the farmer.
" I have a great many lambs in my flocks, and shall
not miss this one." — " Oh, I am so glad ! " fell from
her lips. She then ran home as fast as she could.
Each day, when she came from school, the lamb
went out to meet her.
Iamb
strayed
sheep
ht^tle
uioth-er
heard
house
tl
ling
sis-ters
mat^ter
yard
meant
leaf
re-ply'
my-self
milk
found
sweet
of-fered
wanted
sleep
great
flocks
gen-tly
farm-er
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UNDER THE SHEAVES.
Before the house in which two sisters named
Mary aitil Lucy lived, there was a field of wheat.
The little girls had watched the farmer ploudiino-
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the fielcl^ and then sowing them with seed. He
was followed by a boy who carried a l^e rattle.
With the lattle the boy made so much noise that
the children asked their mother why he did sp.
"To frighten the birds," she said. "If something-
be not done, they will come and eat up all the
seeds^^and the farmer will have no^'heat." When
the field was green with the little pJants that
pushed their heads up through the ear&, the boy
gave up watching, Day/ by day the stalks grew
taller ^nd taller. When the grain was quite ripe,
the farmer sent his men to cut i t down. T hos e
were happy days fo^ Mary a|d Lucy. Day after
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daiv they spent hours in the field. There they saw
th^ reapers cutting down the long stalks of wheat,
an(^ the men binding them up into bundles called
sheaves. One day when thfty were in the fiield a
' shower of rain came on. The drops fell thick and
fast. Mary and Lucy would have been very wet,
had not the kind farmer shown them where to
shelter under the s^ieaves of wheat. In the picture
you may see the sisters watching the rain fall, and
Lucy holding out her little hands to catch the drops.
After a little the shower was (^er, and the two chil-
dren went home. They had spent a happy day in ...
the farmer's field.
sis-ters
car^ried
some-thing
biiul-iiig
farmer
rat^tle
hap-py
bundles
plough-ing
children
reajj^rs
sliel-ter
fol-lowfed
f fright^en
cut^tipg
pic-tiue
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\ THE RAIN-DROPS.
Oh where do you come from,
You little drops o£ rain;
Fitter patter, pitter patter,
Down the window pane?
They won't let me walk,
And they xyon't let nie play;
And they won't let me go
Out of doors at all to-day.
They put away my play-things,
Because I broke them all ;
And then they locked up all my bricks.
And took away my ball.
Tell me, little rain-drops,
Is that the way you play;
Pitter patter, pitter patter,
All the rainy day?
Tliey say I'm very naughty,
So I've nothing else to do
But sit here at the window;
•I should like to play with you. '
The little rain-drops cannot speak,
But, " pitt«r patter pat,"
Means, ''We can play on this sjde;
Why can't you play on tJifCf
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caus e
noth
^mir
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play-things
naugh-ty
raindrops
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THE PET GOAT.
Ann had a pet goat. It had a long beard and
long horns. Ann liked to feed the goat. " Kan,
Kan," she would call ; and at once the goat would
come to her. It would look up in her face, as if to
thank hef for the good food she had brought to it.
When Ann had no work to do in the house, she
\yould go out and play with the goat. The goat
liked to play with Ann. It would go to her when
it would go to no one else. The goat knew who
was kind to it. Keep this in mind, boys and girls.
Be kind to your pets, and you will find -that they
w i l l > soo n l e a rn to love you. — Lovd wins lov
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Goat Beard. Horns.
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FKISK AND NED
Ned lias been at play till he' is quite worn oi(t
He sits down bn the step at the door, and soon goes
to sleep. His dog Frisk conies and sits by' him
The good dog is as brisk a^ a bee. Look at him as
he sits there with his ears up. He seems to say,
" 1 11 sit and keep watch while Ned sleeps. No one
will dare to touch him as long as I am here.", Ned
sleeps for half an hour; and when he wakes he
rubs his eyes, and has a good laugh as he sees Frisk
at his side. Now he goes into the house, and
brings out a bit of bread for Frisk. Then,
On his two hind leas
Frisk sits up and begs,
While Ned, on his knee,
Counts one, two, three.
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Then Frisk from his nose
The bit of bread throws, — '
\ and ;^[ed has a laugh as up it goes.
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tloor
house
play
throws
wakes
watch
Keep. Watch. Sleep. Knee.
I WILL NOT HXTRT MY LITTLE DOG.
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I will not hurt my little dog,
But stroke and pat his head ;
I like to see Jiim wag his tail,
I like to see him fed.
Poor little thing, how very good, "
And very useful too;
For don't you know that he will mind
What he is bid to do?
Then I will never hurt my dog, ^
Nor ever give him pain ;
But treat him kindly every day,
And he'll love me again.
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WASHING DAY.
. Two little girls, named Lucy and J^ne, lived in a
cottage in the country. One day they were play-
ing with their dolls. TJiey were busy talldnir
about something, when one of them said, " Let us
go and ask mother." Together they^ went' into the
house, where their mother was sewing, and Lucy
said, "Please, mother, may we have a washing
day?"— "A washing day!" said their mother.
" What do little girls want with a washing day ? "
— "Oh, do please let us have one, for our dolls'
clothes are so dirty," said Jane.—" Dirty ! are
they? "said their mother. "Then you may wash
them; but be careful to keep yourselves clean."
In the kitchen they got a small tub, soinft w^ rm
water, and a piece of soap. Then they w^ent out to
the green behind the house and began to wash.
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All the clothe3 were taken off both the dolls, and
then put into the tub. Lucy washed them quite
clean, and Jane hung them on ^ cord to dry.
When the dolls were dressed again in their cleaii
clothes, they looked like two little queens.
clean
clothesi
green
bus-y
care-ful
cotAtage
lived
piece
please*
queens
soap
some
coun-try
dirt^y
lit^tle
playiing
sew'ing
some-thing
wariii
wash
wliere
talk'injT
wash-injr -
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THE PET BIRD.
Jane liad a bird that she kept in a cage. It was
so tame that it would come to be fed from her
hand. Now and then she would let it out ; and it
would sit on the top of the cage or fly round the
room. As she liked best to feed it, no one else fed
the bird but her. One day her aunt sent her a
box of new toys. She was so pleased with them,
that she played all day with them. That day Jane
did not feed her bird. Next day a friend calne to
see Jane, and once jiiore the poor bird got no food.
Jane and her friend played all day with the box of
toys. On the third day Jane did not care so much
for the toys, and she went once more, to play with
her bird. She went up to the cage with some nice
seeds to give to it. But the poor bird lay dead in
the cage. It had died for want of food. Oh, what
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pain it must have felt ! Boys and girls, keep this
sad tale in your minds, and be kind to your pets.
aunt
bird
cage
d^ad
died
feed
give
new
once
pain
tenie
toys
The pet B^Ird,
THE BIRD IN THE WOODS.
I would, not in a cage be shut,
Though it of gold should be;
I love best in the woods to sing,
And fly from tree to tree.
A WEEK AT THE FARM.
Jane has been for a week at the farm whefe her
aunt lives. Now she has come back ; and she has
much to tell of what she saw. v
Each day she went to see the maid milk ihe cows ;
and the maid gave her a drink of the nice warm'
^ milk. She saw the ducks swim in the pond ; and
she used to throw in bits'of bread to them! It was
a fine sight for Jane, to see how fast they would
swim to get the bread. Each day, too, Jane went
with her aunt, and helped her to feed the> hens.
The hens had no fear. They came close up to her,
t and picked up the crumbs as fast as she let them
— fall on the ground. — She went to the g r ass ^ park,
j too, and there she ^w the sheep and the snow-
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white l^mbs as they played on the soft green grass.
It was the first time Jane had been at the farm.
Next time she goes, Tom and. Fred are to go with
her. ».
aunt
bread
crumbs
ducks
farm
gniss
maid
milk_
next
saw
sight
week
At the farm.
THE MOMENTS.
Tlie moments fly,— a n^|ute'« gone;
The minutes fly,— an hour is run;
Tlie day is fled,— the niglit is horc
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year!
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THE LAEE.
Three boys, Dick, Sam, and Ned, went out to
play in the fields, and fine fun they had. As they
sat down to rest for a short time, they he'ard a lark'
sing. " How well he sings ! " said Dick. — " Ho
must be quite close to us, K think," said Sam. — " I
should like to see him," said Ned. — " There he is,
then," said Sam ; " so you can soon have your wish."
— " Where ? " sai4 Dick ; and up he sprang, just in
time to ^ee the lark as he rose once more high in
thfe air. See, there he is, as he sings his sweet
song to the boys. Just then Dick saw that Ned
had a small stone in his hand. Dick thought that
he meant to throw it at the poor lark. So he said,
" Ned, do you mean to throw that stone at him ? "
■ — " Yes ; why not ? What harm would there be ? "
said N e d ; " I want you to see how well I can aim."
— " For shame, Ned!" said Dick. "Throw down the
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bird that sings so sweet a song to us ? If you like
I will soon show you that I can aim quite a^ well
"r'^Tr ^f I " "^^ '"^^ *' -- ^^ ^-
V 1 .1 ' r^^' ^^^^ ^"^ and Sam laugh; and
Ned threw down the stone.
cl9 Ike to hear the lark sing; how glad I am hat
i-did not try to kill him." . .
fields
heard
laugh
mean
meant
quite
should
thought
three
Lark. Song. Boys.
threw
throw
where
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AXTTITMN.
The autumn winds are sighing,
Sighing in the trees;
The ripened corn is waving,
Waving in the breeze.
Tiie harvest moon is shining,
Shining in tlie night;
Over hill and valley.
In floods of silver light. '
Tlie swallows come together,
Together from the eaves,
Waiting for the falling,
The falling of the leaves.
They know the time is coming,
The time when they must Bee
Away to brighter s unshine.
d^ . ■^^' ^^^ ^'^'^oss the sea.
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XUBSEBT BHTMES.
There was an old woioau
Who lived iivra shoe ;
She had so maiiy children,
j^ She didn't loxow what to do :
She gave them some broth
Without any bread ;
She whipped them all soundly, ^
And sent them to bed.
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Once I saw a little bird come hop, hop, hop; ,
^ So I cried, " Little, bird, will you stop, stop, stop?"
And was going to the window to say, "How do you do]"
But he shook his little tail, <and away he flew !
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Dance, little fcaby, dance up high ;
Never mindj^^baby, mother is nigh ; /• •
Crow and caper, caper and crow —
There, littles-baby, there you go !
Up to the ceiling, down to the ground,
Backwarda^and forwards, round and round !
Dance, lifedte baby, and mother will sing,
Merrily, nierrily, ding, dong, ding!
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A FLOWEB FOR HOTHEB.
. Lily lived in the country. All around her
father's cottage there were green fields and pretty
lanes. Under the hedges a great many flowers
grew in summer, and Lily was never so happy as
when she was picking them. One fine bright morn-
ing Lily's mother told her that, she might go into
the fields and pull s6me flowersi. Putting on her
bonnet to keep the hot sun from scorching her
head and face, Lily gave her mother a kiss and
. l3a(|e her " Good morning." Then she went to the
cradle, where her baby brother was kicking up his
hefels, and kissing him, told him to be a good boy
for she would bring him a pretty flower. Trippinc^
lightly out of .the house, with a, basket on her arm'',
she ran tip the lane sin<rin<'-—
~~ , ' "* " Buttercups and daisies,
Oh, the i>retty flowers 1 "
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Through the gate she jwent into a; field, and began
to pick the flowers, singin'^ jbo herself all the ,time.
When she had filled .her basket, sh^j^at down under
a tree to rest. On her way home,, she sa^' pne
; flower larger and prettier than any she had seen
that day. " Qh, what a beauty!" she cried, as she
sprang forward and carefully pulled it., il wdll
take this to mother." And away she ran, holding
it up, as you may see in the picture. Lily'af mother
was very glad to receive the pretty flower. She
kissed little Lily when she gave it to her.
lived
green
fields
lanea
great
bright
might •
bring
through
crifed
sprang
kissed
coun-try
a-round'
cot-tage
pret^ty
hedges
y flowers
pick-ing
bon-net
scorch-ing
era-die
brother
trip-ping
but^ter-cups
dais-ie»
pret-ti-er
beau-ty
for^ward
care-fiil-ly
. re'-ceive
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SNOW.
Winter has come. There are no flowers in the
garden. The ground is covered with snow. The
boys are busy making snow-balls to throw at one
another. This is fine fun on a cold winter day.
Look at the great big ball little Fred is rolling alongi
When he began to make it, he had only a ball as
big a« his h^nd. Now, it is so large that he can
hardlj?! move it.
SNOW SONG. /
"See the snow falling slow '
On the trees and hedges low ;
Fair and light, sparkling bright,
Making all things white.
" Come away ; who would stay
In the hou Hft on such a day ? -
Let us all run about
_^ With a merry shout.
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" Let lis atlljl^eait and small,
Helptojroll a famous ball ;
Make it. go o'er the snow —
And see how it will grow.
" Only they whd won't play
Tremble and look blue to-day ;
Running so, among the snow,
Puts us in a glow." '
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There are other lands of the Earth besides C^ada
whete the ground is covered with snow for many
months in the year. In such countries the people
have to wrap themselves up in thick coats made of
fur. There are some lands where no snow ever
falls, and wihere it is summer all the year round.
cotm-tries
peo^ple
them-selves'
sum-m^r
be-gan'
hedg-es
Can-a-da
Wd^y
spark-ling
trem-ble
a-long'
mer-ry
/ rjiu-ning
falli^ing
fa-mous
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WHAT THE BISING SUN SAYS.
" Ge(; up, little boy. Get up at once, I say.
How lAng do you mean to lie there ? I have been
trying for a long time to look in at your bed-room
window; but I could only peep in at the edge of
the blind. I want to say, 'Good morning!' and
to show you some of the pretty things you may
see about you. At the bottom of the garden, i^
the bed of flowers, there are some nice buds, just
opening. In the tree at the end of the house -
there is a nest in which there are four pretty young
birds. On . the grass under the trees in the park
there are six. litt l e snow-white lamb s at play. — AH —
were glad to see me when I bade them good morn-
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birds and lambs would die of cold." .
But the little boy did not move until the sun had
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found a hole in the blind, through which it sent its
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he was very late. But it was still quite early. So
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he ran out to look at the bright, warm sun, and to
bid it good morning. .Xhen he looked into the nest
and saw the little bird^ He looked into the park,
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' too, where the lambs wei^e yet at play. But the
flowei-s pleased him best of all, and he gathered a
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pretty bunch to give to his mother. > •
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blind I'' edge once , . rubbed
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bunch found pleased sprang
dressed gathered quite through.
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say.
bot'-tom him-self o-pen-ing . try^ing
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ear-ly ■ lit^tle pret^ty ' win^low ,..
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Up, before the sun is risen !
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may
, - • Out, before the shadows fly,
*n, in,
And the morning twilightr trembles,
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' Broken by the shafts of, day!
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park
Alt
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Paints with red the eastern sky ; '
Dew, that bends the meadow gjcabiiesJ, y ,
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Like a rainbow melts aways;
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GOOD-NIGHT.
Little baby, lay your head
On your pretty cradle-bed ;
Shut your eyes, for no\<r the day
And the light are gone away ;
All the clothes are tucked in tight,—
Jjittle baby dear, good-night.
Yes, my darling, well I kno^
How the bitter wind doth
blow; -.' -^- ^
And the \vinter's snow and
rain
Patter on the window {mne ;
For the window is shut fast,
Till the stormy night is past ;
And the curtains warm ate
spread ''^
Round about your cradle-
bed:
But they cannot come in here,
To my little baby dear.
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So, till morning shineth bright,
Little baby dear, good-night.
Ann and Jane Taylor.
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THE BIRmDAt TBEE.
"Is this to-morro\y ? " cried Httle Nelly, as she
jumped/ out of bed. — "Yes, my diear, it is the to-
morrow you mean," said her mother. Nelly ran
away /clapping her little liands and shouting, " I am
four / I am four 1 I am four ! " Nelly had gone to
bed/on the night before saying to herself, " It will
be/my birth-day to-morrow." As soon as |she was?
drpssed she ran down-stairs. Every one met her
with a smile, and gave her a kiss, saying, " Many
liappy returns of the day." After bteakfast came
tlije birth-day presents. Her f^er gave her a
skipping-rope with red handles. ° Her mother gave
her a doll nearly as big as the baby. It had a blue
dress, blue boots, and a hat trimmed with blue
ribbon. — Nelly's brother G e orge th e n l e d h e r into
the garden, saying that his present was^ there. In
one comer they came to a little flower-bed nicely
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laid out. There George stopped and said, " This is
your garden." '^ Oh, how nice ! " s^id Nelly, as she
danced round the plot. "How nice to have a
garden all my own ! " Taking a rose-tree out of a
pot standing near, George said, "See, this is your
birth-day tree." With hef hands behind her, little
Nelly stood and watched her brother as he planted
the tree in her garden. Day after day she watched
the tree, till the flowers came put ; and she gave the
first rose to her brother, on his own birth-day.
nior-row
jumped
^t^lapiping
trimufbd
- rib^bon
broth-er
shoiit^ing
her-self
dressed
gar^den
say-iiig
cor-ner
hai)ipy
re-tunis'
break-ftist
flow^er
stopped
danced
presients handles
farther mother
skijjiping- neai-ly
stand-ing lit^tle
tak-iug planted
be-hind' watched
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PLATING AT HOBSES.
Frank said, " Let *s play at something Freddy can
play. He isn't a baby. He is three years old.
i^ What can he play, Susy ? "
" He can play at horses," said Susy.
" Then we'll play at horses with him," said Frank.
" And he shall be the driver, and we '11 be the
horses." ~ ~
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"I don't like to be a horse," said Charlie.^ " I 'd
rather be the man, and say, ' Get up ! '"
"Freddy doesn't care whether he's the horse or
the man," said Susy.
But Frank coaxed Charlie to let Freddy be the
ant and then he and Susy and Charlie and Willie
were horses, and Freddy drove them all round the
attic till they were out of breath.
Come look, little Freddy as coachman see !
Does he not drive a splendid team 1
Charlie, and Willie, and Mabel, and Flo,—
Lively and willing his horses seem !
Many a shout and a laqgh they raise,
As down the garden they take their way-
Four little Bteeds trotting gaily along,
Who would not wish to join in their play ?
Woh, Charlie ! you're going too fast for Fred ;
You must suit your pace to his, you know :
Remember he is a " wee little man,"
And thinks very /oat what you call ''slow."
, Ah, now, that is right ! all together again !
On, on, without fear you may run your race ;
^; *Tis pleasant to hear your right merry shouts,
• * And to mark the delight in each ruddy face !
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PUSSY'S LETTER TO HEB MISTEESS.
My\Dear Little Mistress,
We are just as lonely as we can be —
the grky kitty and I. Where .have you gone ?
Kitty Is playing with your ball. I have been up
to your play-room to look for you,. and all over the
house and the bariL> I asked your dollies, but they
do not know any^«U||bout you ; only they know '
that they have noWBPio |iut them to bed, or to
dress them in the ijiorning. I am tired of catching
flies and playing with my tail," with no one to trot
me on the knee and carry me on the shoulder, or
to draw spools about for me to run after — no one
to toss me up and shake me till my head is almost
shaken from my shoulders. •► p
Oh, dear, I do' wish you would come home. I
sat under the table to-day while your papa and
mamma were at dinner. They pretend that they
are having a nice time all by themselves, with their
clean table-cloth, and with nobody to make a noise
and drop crumbs and spill water. They say they
are going off* for a ride • because they are 90 happy ;
but I knQ\tr they are going because everything is so
still that they cannot^ bear to stay here longer ; and
I am sure they will begin to cry if they do not find
soniething to amuse them. So you had bfetter come
back before we all get to crying. Susan in the
kitchen, I think, is really glad you are gone, and
she does not want you to hurry back ; — but / do.
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mis^tress
lonely .
asked
^W^j.
mN
tliem-selves'
dinger
pre-tend' •
qlean —
mom-mg
cloth
no^bod-y
noise
crumbs
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doWifis catch-ing
an-y -thing . Car-ry
shoul-der
Vs^er
be-cansp'
hap^py
ev^r-y-thing
. shaken
ta^bl^.
pa^pa'
a-njuse
/kitchen
r^l-ly
hur^i'y
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MY PUSSY. ' "\
Ohl here is Miss Pussy; she's drinkin'^lier milk;
Her coat is as soft and as glossy as silk.
She sips' the milk up with her little lap-lap;
Then, wiping her whiskers, lies down for a nap.
My kitty is gentle, she loves me right well;
How funny her play is I'm sure I can't telL '
Now under the. sofa, now under the table, .
She runs and plays bo-peep %s v^ell as she's able.
Oh, dearly J love her! You never did see "^
Two happier play-mates than kitty an<J me.
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. THE LITTLE BIBB.
A little bird, one day in tTune,
Bdheath myfwiiidow sang a tune ;
Sweet and simple ^as the s»ng,
And its burden all day long, —
Cheep, (cheep,- cheep ! >
; ' Then a while he went away,
' J *^But came again lEinother dfiy.
y^t ' ' This time a little mate h^ brought, . ' .
/ <?' > And to hei" his. song he tS-ught,-^- ^. , ^
'^ ' (^heep, cljeep, cJieep I
Vt
Now t^he two birds built
.' nest; • > ,'
And the pair sbemed doubly
' blest , , .. J A
When some little birds had
they, . . '
A^i^d the pretty, things qduld
" say,—
Gheep, oheep, cheep !
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THE TWO WHITE EABBITS.
Little Henry one day got a present of two white
rabbits. One was a big rabbit, and the other was
' a little one. They were put into a little house made
of wood. Do you know what a rabbit-house is
/ called ? It is called a hutch. One day the door of
' the hutch had been left open, and the rabbits got
out. They both ran about the garden, seeking for
( something to eat. A big basket filled with fine
. fresh turnips and carrots stood a little way off. The
. rabbits soon found their way to it, and began to eat
off all the gre^n leaves.
■L^^ There they are in the picture ! Do you see
them ? The big rabbit sits on his hind feet, and
reaches to the top of the basket.
^^ See ! he has pulled a turnip down. It has fallen
on the ground, and the little rabbit runs to it and
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begins to eat too. It is a good thing. that the big
* rabbit pulled this turnip do wnj for the. little one
could not have readlied to the top of the basket. In
thi» way the big one helped the little one. This is
just what boys and girls should do at their meals.
They should help the little.- on^s first.
That is a good lesson to learn from Henry's white
rabbits^ Is it not? *
first
found
fresh
green ^
kind
house "^
hutch ,
leaves
meals
reached
thing I
whiter
be-gan'
car^rot^
fallen
I. .
garden
helped
lesion '
_ present
pulled
rab^bit
reaches. *
sbme-tlfng
tur-nips
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THAT JAM DID IT.
Fred is very sick to-ddy, and is resting his head
on his hand at the table there. , I can tell you why
this is. His mothfer left a pot of jam in his way
la|b night ; and when she c^me to look, there was not
much jam left. He was, of course, sick in the
night, and this morning Ijis head aches very badly;
Two of ills young friends have just called, to ask
him to go for a walk. Of course he cannot go, but
must sit at liome by the fire. . ■ ; ^
TH^ LITTLE B07S A CHAlfCE.
we are!' don't leave us out,
Just because we're litile'hoys ;-i .
Though we're not so bold and stout,
In the world we make a noisa .
You're a year or two fhead, '^<
But we step by step advannft
All the world's before you spread-
Give the little boys a chance !.
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1. Three little kittens lost their mittens,
*
And they began to cry : "
."Oh! mammy dear, <
We 9adly fear . ^...:-,----.-^^^--.--^-^
' ' Our mittetis ye have lost ! "— ■
"What! lost your mittens,
You naughty k^tens % —
Then you shall have no pie." ■','.,' '•
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2. Tlie. three little kittens ba^I need of mittens;
The wintcfiiow wjis nigh : \
\ " Oh ! mammy dear, '
Weifear, we fear, '
Our mittens we shall need." — /
" Go, seek .y/)tir mittens, , ' ,.
You silly kittens ;.. ' ,*
There's tempest in the sky." "^
3. The three little kittens, in seeking their mitten^
Upset the table high :
*' Oh ! mammy dear, - . 7 V
V We doubt and fear v •
The house is tumbling down."—
" You foolish kittens, * > " ; .'
\ Go, find your mittens,
\ And do not make things fly."
4. "Pie three little kittens they found their ^ittens ;
^ \And they began to cry :
Oh !'mammy de a t,
\ See here, see here,
Our mittens we have found."-
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" What ! fpUnd your mittens, . * T <
You little kittens ? —
Then you shall have some pie." ^
^ 5. The three little kittens put on their mittens, ;
, And soon ate up the pie : • t «".
: " Oh ! mammy dear^ ., .
We gref^tly fear '.
Our mittens we have soiled." —
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" What ! soiled your Inittens, ;
You naughty kittens?" ,
Theii they began to sigh.
6. The three little kittens washed their mittens,
And hung them up to dry :
" Oh 1 mammy dear,
Look here, look here,
Our mittens we h^ve washed.'
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"What! washed your mittens; *
You darling kittens 1—
; But I smell a rat close by !"
7. The three little kittens put off their mittens,
A hunting match to^try:
_ _j_^ "Oh ! mammy dear,^^^-^^- 7 - ~^^^
His hole is here ;
Our mittens do vm we fling;" —
Both cat and kittens
Flung down their mittens ;
"When — whisk !— rthe rat ran by.
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Here are Willie and his dog Carlo. How happy they
are ! They are running a race on the sands by the sea.
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FIBST BOQK OF BEADING LESSOiTS.
Willie's home is in a large town far away from
the sea. He seldom gets to the sea-side. When
Willie is at home he goes to school; hut now it is
holiday time, and his parents have brought him to
breathe the fresh sea air, and to play on the sands.
Boys and girls who have beeii to the sea-side know
that the waters of the sea are never stilL They are
always moving. Sometimes the waves roll up the
shore a great distance, and cover all the sands.
In the picture you may see h^ow the water comes
creeping up the shore. Willie knows that when
the sea covers the sands, they will have to run out
of the way. One day the waves overtook them.
Willie's boots and stockings were made very wet,
and Carlo almost had t9 swim.
Now they are having a race along the sands,
close to the waves. Willie had been sitting upon a
rock; but ^he, waters by-and-by reached his feet,
fi,nd then he started off with Carlo. What fun they
are havmg ! for sometimes one wave bigger than the
rest comes dashing along, and covers them both with
spray. Willie's flag is called the Uhion Jack. When
he builds a house on the sand, he places this fla<y on
the top of it. Every one knows Willie's pretty flag.
large
breathe
fresh
dis^tance
pic-ture
brought
know
shore
stock-ings
al - most —
reached
caJled"^"^
builds
started
hay^ing
run-ning paAr^nts
seMom waiters
hol-i-day moviiug
bigiger
dash-iug
un-ion
places
creepi-ing
sit^ting some^times covers pret^ty
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THE GLTTCKING HEN.
"Mother," said a boy, "I heard tjie children at
school to-dajr reading the verses about the Clucking
Hen, What is a clucking hen ? " — "A hen is called
a clucking hen while she sits on her eggs. The
name is taken from the noise she then makes. 8%
makes the same noise when she calls her chickens.
I should like to hear the verses. Do you know
them?" — "Yes, I know them by heart. I must
tell you that an old rooster is the one to speak fir&t.
" * Will you take a walk with me, .. "^i
My little wife, to-day 1 / .' \
There is barley in the bfirley field,
r And hay seed in the hayi^
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Thank you/ said the clucking hen ;
' I have something «lse to do.
I am busy sitting on my eggs ;
' I cannot walk with you.
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"•Cluck, cluck, cluck, cluck,"
Said the clucking hen ;
. ' My little chicks will soon be hatched,
I will think about it then.' —
" *' The clucking henwsat in her nest,
. She made it in theAay ;
And warm and snug beneath her breast
A dozen white eggs lay.
" Crack, crack, went all. the eggs ; ,
. Out came the chickens small.
* Cluck',' said the clucking hen,
' Now I have you all. *
" ' Come along, my little chicks,
I will take a walk with you.'
* Hollo ! ' said the rooster proud—
' Cock-a-doodle-doo ! '"
heard
school V
called
.jnoth-er
. chilidreii
reud-ing
while
npise
should
know
heart
walk
field
thank
.think
cluck-ing
rooster
bar-ley
some-thing
sit^ting
hatched
breast
crack
proud
cjiick^ns
be-neath'
doz^n
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THE SaUIEEEI.
This pretty little animal is; a squirrel. The
squirrel ha^ a soft coat of reddish-brown fur. Its
*ears are long and pointed.
Its eyes are very bright.
Its teeth are sharp and
strong ; and it has whis-
kers like thereat. Its hind
legs are much longer than
its fore legs. It easily
climbs up the stems of
trees, and springs lightly
from branch to branch.
Its bashy tail is longer
than its body, and it is often carried curled over
the squirrel's back. Its claws are sharp and strong.
They ar6 of great use in climbing trees. The squir-
rel makes its nest of twigs and moss ^,nd leaves,
high up among the branches of a tree. It eats
nuts, berries; and acorns. It holds its food with its .
fore paws while eating it. It lays up a store o|tf
food for winter use. ^ ^S
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• The day is past, the sun is sdt,
And the bright stars are ip the sky ;
Now the lon^gras^ith dew is wet,
And in the darlrfte bats now fly.
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The lambs have now lain down to sleep,
The birds have long since found their nests,
The air is still ; and dark and deep
On the hill side the old wood rests.
Yet of the dark I li^ve ho fear,
But feel as safe as whfn 'tis light;
For I know God is with me here,
And he will keep me all the night.
For he, who rules the stars and sea,
. Who makes the grass and trees to grow,
Will look on a young child like m«, "•
When on my kneeS to him I go.
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THE WATEB SONG.
" Each flower holds up
A dainty cup
To. catch the rain and dew ;
' The drink of flowers,
That comes in showers,
yin just the drftk for you.
" The sta.rs so bright
That gem the night
In the round heaven so blue,
Fling down their beams
Upon the streams
Which flow with drink for you.
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" The nightingale
Which charms the vale,
From yonder fountain^flew ;
The song-bird's drink
Should be, I think,
The drink for bia^s'like you."
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WINTilll.
Winter has come at last. /There are no flowers*
now in the garden, and every leaf is gone from the
trees. The snow lies thick upon the grourtd, and
the merry little snow-birds fly. about seeking for
food. M
In winter we should think of the wants of the
poor. Many a child has no fire to warm him, little
food to eat, or clothing to shield him from the cold.-
But God has given all these things to you. Thank
him with all your heart, and try to help the poor.
AH the little boys are glad to see the ground
white. They bought sleighs more than a bonth
ago, and they have been waiting so long for the
snow to cortie. Well, here it is at last. The boys
and girls will now have a merrv time.
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Though we do not now see le^-ves ».nd flow^ers,
still the roots. of the plants are safely locked up
beneath the snow. AgJe^in the voice of Spring will
be heard. Again the flowers will burst into bloom,
and the trees will put on their robe of green." They
'•are not dead. They are only in their winter sleep.
child crone shield ' ■ their
dead
fright
be-neath' -
cloth-ing
Snow.
gone
leaf
roots
sleighs
sn
fel-low seek-ing
garden waltzing
Winter. Poor.
thick
voice
win-do w
win-ter
r ■
eep.
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Little bird, little bird, where wilt thou go^
When all the fields are buried in snoW ?
13he ice will cover the'old oak tree ;
Little bird, little bird, stay with me !--
" Nay, little idaiden, away I'll fly
To greener fields and a warmer sky :
When Spring comes back wjth cheerful rain
My joyful song you will hear again."
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ih!
., , - , 3nd of bitds/ ;She ^ 4iw^ys kind '
f lltptKen^a:^ they seem to krio^ that she is their'
^ iV^'^^®"i ^^^^^^ !^"n weather she sefes them come
•,' 1^1 -iit floc^ks ^o eat the ripe fruit which grows in hei- '
V "" MtheVs gaLrdQh:ii\itoit ^he never, ^drives W little
friends away.^ She sajrs th^t they are God's birds, . '
&nd ought tfcefore to have some of the friiit whibh
,,. Qod causes t^row. ' ^ . ■ , * * •
,In yinter, w.hert the trees are bare, and the
^tbundNis cpvere^with snow, ^ birds are unable
• to find much ; bu|t Edith does ^»rget her friends.
She knows that some of t^nbirds have been
. taught by God to fl^ away to warmer lands, where .
there is plenty of fo(M to be found during the whole
year. B(it she knows also that some of them'*
remain to do the best they can through the long
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V (5^ wii)|^7^"<^ery njornkigPdierefore, she opens
^^
w aiicPthrOw^out a handful of crumbs
^ .'._.'f|i||^r' leathered friends, as you may see her jdoing
'^'■''^'^^''jlll' Ipi (^picture. ' 'They 'are never afraid to come^
l&eipies they even hop into the room, 9,nd pick
up any crumbs that are on the floor.
Ed^lh loves one little bird more than she loves
any of the others. It is a robin. She is saying
" Good-morning " to it now, as it hops to the win-
dow. The robin trusts Edith so much that it will
peck at the window; for food, or hop on her shoulder,
or pick the crumbs out of her hand.
know
friend
'flocks ^
garden
there-fore
win-ter
fruit
drives
ought
un-a-ble
for-ge^t',
plen-ty
which
groufid
taught
£::a
dur'-ing
re^ai#«
morn-ing
whole
through 4
crumbs -
feathered
pic-ture
a-fraid'
shoulder
floor
al-ways
weath^tr
say-ing
roViu
Glad to s^ you. little Jjirdjfc.,
Twas younMmvittmm li^altl :
KflK Wflj^t^id you intepl «^^^ —
^^ me soH|Bt^ing thi^ cold iky f '^
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lljl^riiat I will, and^plenty too ; ■ V
All^these crumbs I saved for X^tt : i ^- * .' ^ .
Don't be frightened — here's a tre^it; .^^^*^'.*'
' 1 will wait and see you eat. '^^ <r ^ . «■
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IITTIE DICK.
who taps so at%e window pane ?^
Oh, it is pretty Dick ;
" Do please to let me in," he says,
" And give me crumbs to pick.
" It is so very .cold out here,
And such a deep, deep snow ; *
I cannot find a single worm, x.
And don't know where to go."—
"ComeW, come in, then, pretty Dick,
^ An J warm your bright red breast ;
I'll give you all my piece of cake,
And make you a snug nest."—
But now the sun once more does shine.
And nielts the cold, cold snow,
And Dick taps softly at the. pane,
And says, « Oh, let me go.
" I love the sun so very much,
I love the sweet spring air :
, Please let me fly out on the trees ;
I'll sing to you up there."—
" Yes, fly away, my pretty Dick,
We want no captive here ;
Go, sing your songs upon the tree.
And come again next year."
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r CHBISTMAS CHEEE.
Little Jack Homer sat in a corner
Eating his Christmas pie;
He put in his thumb, he pulled out a plum»
And said, "What a good boy am I ! "
"^T
When good king Arthur ruled this land —
He was a goodly king^-
He bought three pecks of barley meaV
To make a bag-pudding' ! ""^
A bag-pucyi|«bhe king did make,
And stuHfERt \^ell with plums ;
And in it put great lumps of fat.
As big as my two thumbs !
The king tqP- queen did eat thereof,
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Lord, protect me through the night,
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Ip Lord,-any God, to thee Ijiray,
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