LIFES^LITERATU READERS FIRST READER EDUCATION DEPT. LIFE AND LITERATURE READERS FIRST READER ADVISORY EDITOR CHARLES E. LITTLE n QF PEABODY COLLEGE 3Y* ' ELSINORE ROBINSON CROWELL DOUB & COMPANY SAN FRANCISCO Copyright, 1914 By WILLIAMS PRINTING COMPANY Engravings by the COMMERCIAL ART COMPANY SAN FRANCISCO PREFACE It is quite important that children dur- ing their first year in school secure the power to read with ease and with expres- sion any selection containing any words found in a vocabulary consisting of not less than four hundred words. The extent to which children secure the power to do this depends on the abMty of the teacher and the methods and material in the textbook. The three essentials of a good primer and first reader are the following: (a) The words selected should be those that are best suited for the preparation of a subject- matter that is varied and interesting and easily within reach of the average child's understanding and experience, (b) While the subject-matter should be interesting, it M39802 4 must be specially prepared for the specific purpose of giving the pupil as soon as pos- sible a mastery over the words selected, (c) The primer and first reader should lend themselves to a method that the average teacher can use with success. The intro- duction and arrangement of new words and material should be such that the teacher may employ either the word method, the sentence method, or the phonic method. At the top of the pages of this primer and first reader is a list of carefully selected words, constituting a simple but effective vocabulary. At the bottom of these pages is a very simple but complete system of phonics. The subject-matter of these books provides specifically for the use of the three standard methods of teaching reading, either separately or in combination. CONTENTS PAGE THE NEW DAY 7 TOM 's PETS ]0 THE CLOCK 12 THE GUESSING GAME 14 THE MOUSE-TRAP. . .16 A DRAWING LESSON ....;.. THE HAY--RIDE PLAYING SCHOOL A LISTENING LESSON A BALL GAME DRIVING THE GOAT BLOWING BUBBLES THE BUTTERFLIES ' PARTY . . THE PLAY BASKET THE PICNIC MORE GUESSING GAMES .... MY PARTY PLAYING GAMES. . BUFF'S NEST THE BIRDS AND THE KING . . . THE BABBIT 's NEST FEEDING THE BABY THE SKY. . 50 54 59 62 66 PAGE A FLYING LESSON 68 THE BRAVE DOG 71 THE OWL 74 THANKSGIVING DAY 77 GUESSING GAMES 80 LITTLE BIRDIE 81 MORE GUESSING GAMES 82 WINTER 84 THE LAZY BOY 86 A MARCHING LESSON 91 A DAY IN THE CITY 93 MAKING BUTTER 96 THE CITY BOY 97 THE INDIAN 103 OUR GARDEN . 104 THE WAX CANDLE 107 POEM (Selected) 110 THE DANDELION Ill THE POT OF GOLD 112 THE BROKEN STICKS 114 THE THREE PIGS 116 POEM (Selected). 122 THE BIRTHDAY VINE 123 THE LAST LESSON.. . 125 THE NEW DAY; Y^jood morning. Good it How do you do, XsL little girls ? How do you do, Rv . ^ sft / little boys ? 8 vacation danced again fairies around Vacation is over. We are in school again. We have had a happy time. What did you do in vacation, Nell? I made pop corn balls for a Christmas tree. What did you do in vacation, Fred? I went to see Nell's Christmas tree. We danced and played around the tree. The fairies danced and played around it, too. But we did not see the pretty fairies They came with good old Santa Clans 10 A y&ji^j ; : TOM'S PETS ^;'tr.feks, : A . : rooster first fcr ^ This is Tom. Do you see his pets? He has many pets. They all like him. First there is his dog, Kover. Rover can do many tricks. When he talks he says, "Bow-wow!" When he runs for a squirrel he says, "Ou, ou, ou, ou!" 11 Then there is Tom's little white kitty f She says, "Meow, meow, meow!" When she does not like Rover she says, "Fff." Tom says: "Kitty, kitty, kitty, kitty! I like you. Will you have some milk?" Tom has a big red rooster. He stands on the fence and calls, "Ooo u oo uoooo." Tom calls back to him, "Oo u oo u ooo. My dame has lost her shoe!" Tom has two little white, doves. He made a house for them in the tree. They are dear little birds. They say, "I love you o ooo oo oooo." Tom likes all his pets and they like him. They like to play with him. How many pets have you ? Do you like them ? st stop stick stay stand ad bad had sad lad THE CLOCK swing very just ago cuckoo Hear the old, old Grandpa Clock Sing and swing a big tick tock. In the hall the good clock stands, Holding up its dear old hands, Saying, "Yes," and saying, "No," As it did long, long ago. 13 Grandpa loved the dear old clock. Tick, tock! Tick, tock! And I love you best of all As you stand there in the hall. How I love to hear you sing, "Ding, ding, ding, ding! Tick, tock! Tick, tock!" How I love the Grandpa Clock. Pretty little Cuckoo Clock, Can you tell the time of day? You are not so very tall, But I hear just what you say. Coo coo! Coo coo! How I love your sweet coo coo! Let us play that we are clocks. I will be a Grandpa Clock. Who will be a Cuckoo Clock? cl clock clay cling clad tr tree tray trick truck 14 THE GUESSING GAME guess pocket knife home John, guess what grandpa gave me for Christmas. It is just what I wanted. It is just what all boys like. And you have one now, John. Is it a top, Tom? No, John, it is not a top. Well then, is it a book? No, no. It is not a book. Grandpa gave me two books for Christmas last year. Is it a ball? No, no. I have a ball. It is not a ball. I can't guess it, Tom. Will you tell me? Well, I keep it in my pocket. Can't you guess now? 15 I know, I know. It must be a knife. Is that what it is, Tom? Yes, that is it. It is a pocket knife. Here it is. How do you like it? Oh, I think it is fine! Isn't it a big one! Now, Tom, guess what I have at home, It has feet, but it can not run. It has eyes, but it can not see. It has ears, but it can not hear. Well, John, what do you do with it? Oh, I get on its back and take a ride. Oh, I know what it is! It is a big rocking-horse. It must be that. Yes, that is it. Come to see me and I will give you a ride. ap cap map trap lap ear dear year near tear 16 THE MOUSE-TRAP mice mouse barn I am a good mother mouse. Can you see my baby mice? One, two, three, four, five. Five baby mice. I love all my little babies. Do not cry, my little dears. Kitty may hear you. Sh, sh! Do not cry. Be good little mice. Mother will tell you a story. The story is about a trap. It is a bad, bad trap. ce 17 The trap is to catch little mice. The trap is to catch you. What! Will the trap catch me? Yes. It is a bad, bad trap. Do not go near it, little dears. Stay in the old barn. Mother loves her baby mice. Stay in the pretty nest. Do not peep out. Kitty may see you. And if she does, she may catch you. When you are older you may run and play. r cry crack crust mice rice dice creep nice 21 ~ 18 A DRAWING LESSON green leaf grape This is a flower and it is yellow. This is a chick and it is yellow. This is a jumping- jack and it is yellow. I have a yellow flower, a yellow chick and a yellow jumping- jack. This is a box and it is blue. This is a top and it is blue. This is a ball and it is blue. I have a blue box, a blue top and a blue ball. This is a grape and it is green. This is a leaf and it is green. This is an apple and it is green. I have a green grape, a green leaf and a green apple. 19 Guess what I have in my hand. Is it a blue box? No. It is not a blue box. Is it a green apple? No. It is not a green apple. Who can guess what I have? Is it a yellow flower? Yes, yes. It is a yellow flower. gr gray grand greet grape een green seen between sixteen 20 THE HAY-RIDE drives whoa high leaves It is May ! It is May ! And the men make hay! Let us run! Let us play! Let us ride on the hay! Here we are. We are 011 the big wagon. 21 Papa drives the horses. We sit on top of the hay like birds in a nest. Up so high! Up so high! We can reach the blue, blue sky. Now we go under the trees. I can reach the green leaves. Here we come to the barn. Father says, "Whoa, whoa!" The good horses stand still. Father says, "Come, little birds. Hop down to me." Then we hop down to father. It is May! It is May! And the men make hay! Let us run! Let us play! Let us ride on the hay! dr dray drip drop drive each reach teach peach beach 22 PLAYING SCHOOL seat puppies Can you see Grace and her dolls? Grace likes to play school. She puts the dolls on a big seat. She plays they are little girls in school. She plays she is the teacher. She says, " Little girls, sit very still." 23 And all the dolls sit very, very still. They do not talk or play in school. Then Grace says, "Look at me, little girls." The dolls all look at Grace. She says, "You are good little girls. I will tell you a story." Then Grace tells the dolls a story. She tells them about a Christmas tree. Then she tells them about Santa Claus. Tom says, "I can play school, too. Come Rover, come Jack, come Ring. Get on this big box. Sit up, Rover. Sit up, Jack. You must be good little puppies. Sit still, now. One, two, three, four, five. Sit very still and be good little puppies. Rover, you must not jump at kitty again." But the puppies do not sit still. They like to run and jump and play. 24 Tom says: ' Rover, you are a bad dog in school. You can't sit still, can you? Playing school is not for boys and dogs. Playing school is for girls and dolls. Come Rover, come Jack, come Ring. We will run down to the barn and play." st cl tr cr gr dr eat seat beat heat treat 25 A LISTENING LESSON listen wind clouds rain Listen, mother, listen. I hear something in the trees. What can it be? That is the wind, my little boy. That is the good old wind. He likes to blow. He blows the rain. He blows the clouds about the sky. He blows the flowers. He blows the trees. He can blow the birds about the sky. He blows and blows and blows and blow r s. What does the wind say, mother? The wind says, "Woooooo. Wooooooo. I like to blow. Woooooo. Wooooooo." See the clouds, my little boy. Some clouds are red and some are white. These are dark. They are rain clouds. How cold it is. Wooooooo. Wooooooo. ust just must dust trust ark dark lark hark park 26 window something Listen, mother. Listen, listen. I hear something on the window It says, " Patter, patter, patter." Then it says, "Tap, tap, tap." What is it, mother? That is the rain, my little boy. That is the good old rain. 27 How does the rain come down, mother? It falls down from the sky. Does it come from the pretty clouds? Yes, it comes from the clouds. But today the clouds are not pretty. They are dark. Tap, tap, tap, the rain comes down. Patter, patter, on the town. (Memorise) A million little diamonds Twinkled on the trees ; And all the little maidens said, "A jewel, if you please!" So while they held their hands outstretched To catch the diamonds gay, A million little sunbeams came And stole them all away. M. T. Butts atter patter fatter matter batter own down town gown 28 began A BALL GAME before field These boys have been in school. But now they are out for fun. They are going to play ball. John said, "Who has a ball?" "I have, I have," said Will. John said, "Where is the bat?" "I know, ,1 know," said Tom. 29 Then Tom ran to get the bat. It was in the school house. "Let me catch," said little Ned to John. "No, no, Ned. You are too little to catch. You can field," said John. "I do not like to field," said little Ned. Then he began to pout and cry. "I want to catch. I want to catch," he said. "Oil, come, come," said John. "Don't be a cry baby, Ned. Get out and field. All boys must do that before they can play in a big game." So little Ned played in the field. He ran for the balls. He did his best. The big boys liked Ned for that. Some day he will play in the big game. sc scan scat scold scout out pout trout stout about atch catch latch hatch patch 30 DRIVING THE GOAT Dick cart draw Father gave me this goat for Christmas. I call him Dick. Isn't he a big fellow? I like my goat, and he likes me. Do you see my yellow cart? I call it my " Yellow Spinner.' Dick can draw the cart. 31 Come, May. Come, John. I will give you a ride. Get in. Get in. Isn't this fun? Get up, Dick. Get up. Away we go. Away we go. Oh! Oh! Dick! Dick! Do not go so fast. You will spill us out. Whoa, Dick! Whoa! I say. Keep your seat, May. Do not cry, little girl. Dick will not run away. I am a big boy. I can hold my goat. See how well I can drive. fl flat flop flit fling oat goat coat float boat spinner dinner winner sinner 32 . . . . BLOWING BUBBLES bubbles break soap pipe Alice Guess what I have in my hand," said May. I think it is an apple," said John. "I think it is a book," said Alice. "No, no!" said May. "It is not a book. And it is not an apple. If you can not guess what it is, I will tell you. It is a pipe. A new pipe." 33 "A pipe! Oh, May, it can not be a pipe." "Yes it is, and I am going to blow bubbles. Will you come with me? It will be fun." "This is the pan and this is the water. Put some water in the pan, John. Now put the soap in the water. See how funny the water looks now. See the little white bubbles in it. They float around like little white boats." 'Look, look," said Alice. "See my bubble, It floats away and away in the blue sky." bubble is red and green and yellow," said Ma. "See. It does not break." "Look, May, look at John's bubble. How big it is. Will it break before it floats away? There it goes. It looks like a big white ball in the sky." th ink 31 thin pink think sink thick think thank drink 34 THE BUTTERFLIES' PARTY butterflies blossoms party The butterflies had a party. The party was out under the apple tree. I know for I was there. I saw the pretty butterflies at the party. They liked the pink blossoms. One butterfly was yellow. One butterfly was blue. One butterfly was white. 35 clapped lasted The big, big butterfly was yellow and brown. I liked the big one best. He was so pretty. The party lasted all the morning. I called to mother, "Come, come! See all the pretty butterflies." Mother said: "What a pretty party. Some day my little girl may have a party, too. She is such a good child." I clapped my hands and said, "Let us have it under the apple tree. Then the butterflies may come to it." One little, two little, three little butterflies, Pour little, five little, six little butterflies, Seven little, eight little, nine little butterflies, Ten little butterflies gay. art part start tart party 36 THE PLAY BASKET basket woman market off laid See the pretty little basket. What can I do with a basket? I know. I can fill this basket with flowers. Then I can play that I am a little flower girl going to market. See my flowers. Oh see my pretty flowers. Will you buy my flowers? Some are red, some are blue, some are white and some are yellow. Now I will take the flowers out of my basket. I can fill the same basket with eggs. Now, I can play that I am an old woman going to market. Who will buy my eggs? A fat hen laid these eggs. Will you buy my eggs? 37 I will take all the eggs out of my basket. But what shall I put in my basket now? Oh, I know. I will put in all these ears of corn. How pretty they are. Some are red and some are white. Now I will play I am a farmer. I will go and feed iny little pig. " Piggy, piggy, piggy- Come to me." Oh, see him run to me. See my little fat pig run. He likes to eat my good corn. And I like to feed my pig. I am a good farmer. Now I am just mamma's little girl again. I take my basket and flowers in one hand. Then I take my books in the other. I am off to school. Good-by, mother dear. Your little play girl is gone. Good-by. ig pig wig jig rig could would should 38 THE PICNIC picnic stockings were grass their Come girls. Come boys. Let us go on a picnic. May we all go today? Yes. You may all go. How glad we were to go. We walked in the green grass. The boys took off their shoes and stockings. It was fun for them to wade in the water. 39 lunch bread butter The girls picked the pretty flowers. What flowers do you think they found? "Oh; look," said John. "See the rabbit!" But the rabbit saw Rover and ran away. "Look," said May. "Look up in that tree. Keep still. See the two little squirrels. They are as happy as squirrels can be. Little squirrels, where is your house? And tell us where you put. all your nuts." See this big tree. See how tall it is. We will have our lunch here in the shade. Mother put up this lunch for us. She knows what we like best for lunch. Here is bread and butter and honey. And here is milk for us to drink. Here are apples and cakes and nuts. We must thank mother again for giving us this good, good lunch. ade made wade shade trade 40 Who will crack some of these nuts for us? We will give some of them to the squirrels. Come, little squirrels, and eat some nuts. We will give some of the cake to the birds. Come, little birds, and eat some cake. We will give some of the bread to Rover. Here, Rover, come and have some bread. Isn't this a happy picnic? Yes, yes, it is a happy picnic. Now, who will tell a story? <* fr friU fray fret Fred 41 MORE GUESSING GAMES watch never yet This is John's story: John: What is it that runs but does not walk? It has hands but it does not talk. Who can tell me what it is? children: Oh, dear! We can never guess. You must tell us, John. John: No, I will not tell you yet. You must try to guess. All the girls and boys must try. children: Well, then, can it be a sled? My sled runs but it does not walk. John: No, no. It is not a sled. Children: Do tell US, John. John: Now, try. My father keeps it in his pocket. cuidren: I know, I know. It is a watch. John: Yes, it is a watch. 42 This is Grace's story: Grace: I am a little flower. I am yellow. All the boys and girls like me. I say to the boys and girls, "Do you like butter?" Children: I know what you are, Grace. You are a buttercup. Grace: You guessed it the very first time. I am a buttercup. (Memorise) Two little hands so soft and white, This is the left this is the right. Five little fingers stand on each So I can hold a plum or a peach. But if I should grow as old as you, Many little things these hands can do. sl sled slap slip sling alk walk talk chalk stalk 43 MY PARTY cups saucers forks plates because A birthday party all for me! You see, I am seven years old. This is my cake. How big it is! Mother put seven candles on it. I must set the little table now. I must put on seven plates. Seven cups and seven saucers. Seven knives and seven forks. All because I am seven years old. 44 Oh! Oh! Oh! See the pretty bee. He has come to my party. And look, look! See the pretty yellow butterfly. He has come to my party, too. This is my birthday doll. Mother gave her to me this morning. Isn't she pretty? I do love a little doll. - See her pretty blue eyes. And see her brown hair. It is just like my hair. Let me tell you something. It was my hair. Mother says she gave it to my baby doll. What do you think of that! pi play plate plow plan up cup sup pup puppies air hair chair fair fairy 45 I hear the children coming. They are coming to my party. I must go to meet them. The children gave a party Under the apple tree. First there came a butterfly Then there came a bee. And all the happy children Under the apple tree, Played the long bright afternoon With dolly and with me. 46 PLAYING GAMES flies May is a pretty bee. See her fly from flower to flower. She is getting honey. She likes honey. She is going to the red flowers today. Zum, zum, zum. Hum, hum, hum. Lucy is a butterfly. See her fly to the flowers? First she goes to a blue one? Then she goes to a yellow one. She likes to fly. Away she goes. 47 ir Alice is a pretty bird. See her fly to the tree. First she goes for a bit of hay. Then she goes for some hair. See her make her nest. Now she flies away. I can hear her sing. Tweet, tweet, tweet, tweet. irst ird irk 48 ACTION LESSON once chairs brought teapot Once we had a party at school. I brought a box for a table. We all brought our little chairs. May brought all her pretty little dishes. Why, the chairs and dishes and table are here now. Shall we have another party ? Yes! Yes! It will be such fun. Look, look ! Our books tell just what to do. Put the cups on the table. Put the saucers under them. Put the plates on the table. Put a flower by each plate. Put the forks on the table. Put the knives on the table. Get a teapot of water and fill the cups. Ring the bell. Now sit in your chairs and drink a cup of tea. Get up and put away the chairs. Put away the knives and forks. Now put away the cups and saucers. Put away the plates. Put away the teapot. Put away the flowers. Put away the box. ox box fox nox end lend send bend 41 50 BUFF'S NEST asked son Buff corn-field John had a pet hen. Her name was Buff. Buff had a pretty nest somewhere. One day John said to May: " Come, May. Help me find Buff's nest. I can not find it. ' ? 51 Then John went to the barn. He looked .' in the hay. He looked' and looked. But he could not find Buff's nest. May went to the garden. She looked in the grass and flowers. But she could not find Buff's nest. Then mother came out. "What are you looking for, my little son?" asked his mother. "I am looking for Buff's nest," said John. "Look in the weeds," said mother. "Look in the weeds back of the barn. I will go with you. Yes, you may come, May, and help us find Buff's nest." Then they all went to look in the weeds. Mother looked and John looked and May looked. But they could not find Buff's nest. "Where can that nest be?" asked mother. "Yes, where can it be?" asked John. 52 When father came home, John said : 4 ' Father, Buff has a nest, but no one can find it. Mother can not find it. And May can't find it. And I can't find it." "Oh, come, my son. We must try again. We must find it." Then father and mother and John and May went to find Buff's nest. "Did you look in the corn-field, my son?" "No, father. I have not looked there." "Well then, we will all look in the corn- field. Her nest may be there." So they all went to the corn-field. 53 They looked and looked for a long time. But they could not find Buff's nest. ' ' What can we do?" said John. Just then mother said, "Listen, listen!" Cluck, cluck. Cluck, cluck. Peep, peep. Peep, peep. Peep, peep. "Look, look!" said mother. Then father and May and John looked. There was the nest in the grass. And there was Buff with ten little chickens, What do you think of that? (Memorise) Cock a doodle dooooo, My dame has lost her shoe; Master's lost his fiddle bow, And I don't know what to dooooo. wh when why where whack eet eep eeth eel eek feet peep teeth feel peek 54 THE BIRDS AND THE KING gobble goose stood turkey waiting Once a turkey said: " Gobble, gobble, gobble. I want to see the king. I will go and go. I will go and see the king. I will go and see him now." So he walked on. " 55 By and by he met a rooster. He said, "Oh, happy rooster! Do you want to see the king? The rooster said, "Ooo u oooo. I do, I do, I doooooo." "Then," said the turkey, "come with me." So they walked on. They met a pretty dove. The turkey said, "Sweet dove. Do you want to see the king? The dove said, "Coo, coo, coo! I do, I do, I doooo!" "Then come with me." So they walked on. ?J Soon they met a big fat duck. The turkey said, "Fat duck! Do you want to see the king?" The duck said, "Quack, quack! I do, I do. Snick-snack!" 56 feast middle laughed shall poor "Then," said the turkey, "come with me." So they walked on. Then they met a goose. The turkey said, "Goose, do you want to see the king?" The goose said, "Th, th, th. Yes, I do, I do, I do." "Then," said the turkey, "come with me." So they walked on. pie 57 By and by they came to the king's house. The king said, "What is that I hear?" " Gobble, gobble, gobble!" said the turkey. "Ooo u oo u oooo!" said the rooster. "Coo, coo, coo!" said the little white dove. " Quack, quack, quack!" said the fat duck. "Th, th, th, th!" said the goose. When the king came to the door, the birds were waiting to see him. He laughed and laughed and laughed. He called, "Cook! Cook! Here are five birds for a Christmas pie." "Oh, don't kill us," they begged. "Gobble, gobble, gobble!" said the turkey. "Ooo u oo u oooo !" said the rooster. "Coo, coo, coo!" said the little white dove. "Quack, quack!" said the fat duck. "Th, th, th! . Th, th, th!" said the goose. 58 Then the good king said, "Poor little birds. Do not cry. Cook! Cook! Bring seeds. Bring seeds. These pretty birds shall have a feast." Then the happy birds made a ring. And there in the middle of the ring stood the king. And the turkey and the rooster and the dove and the duck and the goose feasted at the king's house. And they all were happy ever after. Jack pack snack snip snake kid bid 59 THE RABBIT'S NEST ground warm heads long after fast Once there was a big father rabbit. There was a mother rabbit, too. They had a nest in the ground. The nest was warm. Four baby rabbits were in that nest. Father rabbit said to mother rabbit, "My dear, we must keep very still. The big dogs are looking for us." 60 The four baby rabbits said: "Oh, oh, oh! Oh, oh, oh! Mother, mother! What shall we do? What shall we do?" "Put down your heads," mother rabbit said. "The dogs may see your long ears. Father will watch for us." Then mother rabbit and the baby rabbits were still, so still. They could hear the dogs barking. "Oh, mother!" said the little rabbits. "The dogs are coming! The dogs are coming! They will catch us!" "Sh, sh," said mother rabbit. "Keep still." Then father rabbit gave a big jump. Away he went. He went over the hills. The dogs went after him. How father rabbit ran. He ran and ran. He jumped and jumped and jumped. Ou, ou, ou!" said the dogs. And they ran after him. . . 61 But father rabbit ran too fast for them. He led them away from his nest. Mother rabbit peeped out. She said: "They can never catch him. Go to sleep, little dears. Go to sleep. The nest is a good place for you." That night when father rabbit came home he told mother rabbit and the baby rabbits about his long run. ace ground race ound place sound face found 62 FEEDING THE BABY fur bone better arms clover foot May's baby brother was asleep on the grass. "When he awakes he will want something to eat," said May. "I know he will. What shall I feed him? Let me think." "Tweet, tweet! Eat, eat!" sang the bird in the tree. "Yes, >vhat shall tfye baby eat?" asked May. "Eat, eat, eat," sang the bird again. 63 "Just what my babies eat. Give him a fat little bug." "No, no! No, no!" said May. "That will never, never do." Then Rover, the dog, came up. "No, no!" said Rover. "No, no! Give him a fine bone, May. That will make him grow big." "Why, Rover! Rover! Baby could never eat a bone." "No, indeed!" buzzed the bee. "A bone would never do. He is such a dear little fellow. Give him something sweet. Give him honey, little May. Give him clover honey." "Cluck, cluck!" said the hen. "Give him corn. Give him corn. Corn is better than honey. 64 I give my babies corn. They like corn. Can't you give him some corn, little May? "No, no! That will never do." Then kitty came up. "Meow, meow!" said kitty. She rubbed her soft fur on baby's foot. "Give him a fat rat, little May. A fat rat is good for my babies." "Oh no; no, no! That will never do! You do not know what he needs, kitty." "Coo, coo, coo," said the dove. "Coo, coo. Give him seeds, give him seeds. 65 Let him eat some good little seeds. That is what my babies like to eat. Coo, coo, coo! Seeds are best of all." "No, no!" said May again, "that will never, never do." "Moo, moo, moo," called the cow. "Milk is good for my baby. Give him milk. Give him milk. All babies like milk, little May." Just then baby laughed, and mother came to get her little boy. She took him in her arms. "Has my baby boy had a long nap? Little sister, bring the milk. Bring the warm milk. The good cow knows best. The milk is for my baby boy." ow grow snow bow show llg 51 bug hug rug jug 66 THE SKY above dipper moon Blow out the candle, little sister. Now come to the window with me. See the new moon. How big it looks. It is in the sky just above the hill. How bright the moon looks to-night. I see the moon and the moon sees me, 67 Do you like me, pretty moon? Do you like a good little boy? i Now look at the stars, sister. How many stars do you see? Can you find the Big Dipper? Can you find the Little Dipper? Can you find the Milky Way? Look, look! What is that? That is a falling star, little sister. We must go to bed, now. Good night, dear moon, good night, Good night, pretty stars. Good night to all. Good night. (Memorize) Star light, star bright, First star I've seen to-night. I wish I may, I wish I might Have the wish I wish to-night. sp spoon space spill spin ar far car bar star 68 A PLYING LESSON afraid beautiful right "No, I can never fly," said the baby bird, "Let me stay here. I like my warm nest." "Oh yes, you can fly," said the mother. "All birds can learn to fly. You must try. You must learn to fly. Come now, little dear. Hop up oft the nest." 69 "No, no, mother. I can not fly. I do not want to fly. I am afraid! I am afraid!" "Come, come. You must try. See my pretty wings. See how beautiful they are. See how I can fly." Then the mother bird flew up into the tall tree. Soon she flew back to the nest. "That was beautiful," she said. "I saw the big trees. I saw the green hills. Oh, how I like to fly! Come now! Fly with mother!" "No, no! I am afraid!" said the baby bird. "I can not fly." "Do not be afraid. Be a big, big bird. Big birds can fly. 70 Sit up on the nest. That is right, dear. Now show me your pretty wings. Oh, oh! Try again. You will not fall. Do not be afraid. You will fly this time. That is better, little bird. Now come with mother. Away we go. Away~we go. Away we go." Then the mother < bird flew to the ground. The baby bird flew to the ground, too. " Isn't this beautiful?" said the mother. And the baby bird said: "I like that. I like to fly. Oh, how I like to fly." (Memorize) If a task is once begun, Never leave it till it's done; Be the labor great or small Do it well or not at all. ew new T blew stew flew ail pail tail fail bail 71 THE BRAVE DOG mouth another song A little girl sat on a high wall. The wall was near the deep water. The little girl was* happy. She was as happy as a bird. She had her little doll in her arms, She was singing a pretty song. She sang a song to her little doll. 72 Just then she slipped and fell into the deep water. "Help! Help! Help! Help!" she cried. A big brave dog saw the little girl fall. He was not afraid. He ran to help. He jumped into the deep water. He came up with the little girl in his mouth. He took her out of the water. Brave dog! The men patted the big dog. They said, "Brave dog, to save the little girl." 73 Just then the dog jumped into the water again. "Look, look!" said the men. "What do you think he wants? He is in the deep water." Did another little girl slip? What is in the water? Here he comes up. What is in his mouth? Is it another little girl? No, no! It is not. Is it the little girl's hat? No, no! It is not that. What can it be then? Do you not see? It is the little girl's doll. Yes, yes! he has saved that, too. Brave dog! Brave dog! ump jump lump dump stump ave save cave wave brave 74 THE OWL any thing beauty This is an owl. See his big round eyes. Do not be afraid of him. The owl can not see you in the daytime. See his feet. He can catch rabbits and birds with them. He takes birds to his nest with his feet. You can not see his ears, but he has them. Are they like the ears of mother mouse? This owl lives in a tree, but some owls do not. Some owls live in the ground. 75 One day Will and Tom went to the woods. "What is that I hear?" asked Will. "It is in this tree. But I can't see it." "Some one is calling," said Tom. "Listen. There, he is calling again." "Who, who, who! Who, who, who! Who, who, who!" "What can it be? What does he want?" "We must find out what it is," said Tom. Tom was a brave boy and was not afraid of anything. "Who are you and what do you want?" he called. "Tell us what you want.". "Who, who, who!" came from the tree again. Then Will began to laugh. "Oh, look," said he. "See that big fellow up there. Isn't he a beauty? Yes, and look at the little owls near him." High up in the tree sat a big brown owl. 76 Near the old owl sat four little owls. "Let us take them home," said Will. "No, we must not take them home. They are happy in the tree." And the old owl said, "Who, who, who!" Tom laughed and said, "I think so too, too, too! I think so too!" em fl them float hem flat gem flop stem fling 77 THANKSGIVING DAY Thanksgiving hard send work Mrs. Brown pair kissed every It was Thanksgiving day. Mother said, "Come children. What would you like to do this Thanksgiving day?" "I know, I know!" said Tom. "Let us take a big box. Let us fill the box with good things. Then let us take it to good Mrs. Brown." "Yes," said mother. "Mrs. Brown works hard all day. She has two little children to care for." "May we put in a few toys for her two little children?" asked Grace. "I think they would like a good game. May we put in the Fishing Game ? All children like that game." "Yes," said mother. "They will like that." 78 "May we send them some of the big red apples, mother? 7 ' asked Tom. "I know they will like the good apples. All the boys and girls at school like our big red apples." The children brought the box. They soon began to fill it. Baby helped, too. They put in a warm dress for Mrs. Brown. 79 They put in a good coat for her little girl. They put in a coat and a pair of shoes for her little boy. They put in many other nice things, too. Can you think what other nice things they put in the box? When everything was in the box, they sent it to Mrs. Brown. Mrs. Brown and her two little children were as happy as happy could be. They had some of the apples for dinner. When Grace kissed her mother goodnight, she said, "This has been such a happy day." Mother said, "We made Mrs. Brown's children happy and that made us happy, too." "I think Thanksgiving day is the best day of all the year," said Grace. sin small smell smile smack aiik tank bank crank thank 80 GUESSING GAMES climbs builds children It shines and shines In the sky so blue, And wakes the birds And the children, too. Gness it. When the sky is clear, On a cold, cold night, It climbs the hills And gives us light. Guess it. It floats in % the sky, And brings the rain To the pretty flowers And the growing grain. Guess it. ain rain grain pain plain ine wine dine shine mine 81 It builds a nest In the leafy tree, And sings a song To you and me. Guess it. (Memorise) What does little birdie say, In her nest at peep of day? "Let me fly," says little birdie. "Mother, let me fly away." Birdie, rest a little longer, Till the little wings are stronger So she rests a little longer. Then she flys away. What does little baby say, In her bed at peep of day? Baby says, like little birdie, "Let me rise and fly away." Baby, sleep a little longer, Till the little limbs are stronger. If she sleeps a little longer, Baby, too, shall fly away. Tennyson 61 82 MORE GUESSING GAMES plant fire ladder done plow Who lives in a mine Prom sun to sun To keep us warm When our work is done? Canyon tell? Who plows the land And sows the wheat And plants the corn That we may eat ? Can you tell? 83 Who rocks and rides - On the waves that dip To bring us food On the big, big ship? Can you tell ? Who comes with the ladder And big cart, too, To put out the fire For me and for you 6 ? Can you tell? pr pray prow prop prank ow plow how now row winter 84 WINTER soft sometimes great Do you like the winter? Yes I like the good old winter. Just think of the things I can do then. When the snow comes I can make snow balls. That is great fun. I like to hit the boys with the big soft snow balls. They like to hit me, too. 85 Winter time is a good time for skating. I have a pair of skates. I like to skate on the ice. John and Alice do, too. Sometimes we have a skating party. We skim over the ice like birds. I like the cold wind. I like to feel it. It makes my cheeks red and my hands cold. But I am not afraid of the cold. I like it. What do I do on winter nights? On winter nights I sit by the fire and read my pretty story books. Sometimes father reads to mother and me; Sometimes we crack nuts, and sometimes we pop corn. Sometimes we bake apples in the big fire- place. We all like that. Oh, yes! I like the good old winter time. sk skate skip skim skill ire fire mire wire tire 86 , THE LAZY BOY without twenty lazy answered only hoe 'I do not like to work," said a little boy. "I like to play all day. I do not like to dig the ground. I do not like to weed the garden." "Ho, ho, ho!" laughed the big round sun. "So you do not like to work. Well, well! 87 How funny that is. How funny that is. Here is a pretty bee going by, little boy. Ask the bee. if it likes to work." "Do you like to work, little bee?" asked the boy. "Buzz, buzz!" sang the bee. "Buzz, buzz! Do I like to work? Why do I get up in the morning? Why do I fly away before you are up? What would the baby bees have to eat if I did not work? Do you like honey, little boy? What would the pretty flowers do without me? Can you tell me that? I will not talk to a lazy boy. I have work to do. I must get honey for the babies." And the bee flew away. Then the sun said: "The bee likes to work, little boy. But ask that pretty bird in that big tree." "Oh!" said the boy. "A little bird does not have any work to do. I know a little bird does not like to work." "Tweet, tweet," sang the bird from the tree. "Tweet, tweet, tweet! Do I like to work? Did you see that bug? I worked all morning to catch him for my babies. Did you see my babies eat him? Do not ask me if I like to work. I will not talk to a lazy boy any more. 89 I have work to do. Tweet, tweet, tweet!" And the little bird flew away, singing. Then the sun said, "The bird likes to work, little boy. How it likes to work! But ask that old horse standing under that tree. He will tell you." The boy answered, "That horse has not worked for a long time. I know he does not like to work." "Did you say that I did not like to work?" asked the horse. "My dear boy, I have worked all my life. Do you see that field? I have plowed that field for twenty years. I have helped to make that big house. I have helped to make that big barn. Now I am old and can rest under this tree. Do not ask me if I like to work. dw dwell dwelling dweller 90 I will not talk to a lazy boy any more. And the horse walked away. "What do you think of that?" asked the sun. "The horse likes to work." The boy answered, "I have no time to talk to you now. I must get my hoe and my rake and weed this garden. Good-by." The big round sun only said "Good-by," but his face was very bright. Soon he saw a happy little boy working in the garden. 91 A MARCHING LESSON march ready lead soldiers I am a soldier brave. These are my men. Three, six, nine in line. And the drummer boy is ten. How many rows do I have? Can you tell me? Yes, I can tell you. You have three rows. Three boys are in each row. 92 Three, six, nine in line. And the drummer boy is ten. The soldier boys can keep step. Left, left. Left, right, left! This is the way we march. Tramp! Tramp! Here we go. Tramp! Tramp! In a row. Tramp! Tramp! Keep in line. Tramp! Tramp! Soldiers nine. Halt! Who will lead the line now? Who will be the drummer boy? Ready ! March ! Tramp! Tramp! Here we go! Tramp! Tramp! In a row! Tramp! Tramp! Keep in line. Tramp! Tramp! Soldiers nine. drummer summer winner dinner tramp champ stamp lamp 93 A DAY IN THE CITY city bears swan monkeys Once upon a time, Father Bear said, ""Come, my dears. Let us go to the city." "Very well," said the Mother Bear. "Very well," peeped the Baby Bear. Soon the three bears walked out of the woods on their way to the big city. Baby Bear was very happy. He had on his big coat and his little red hat. He picked the flowers. He ran and danced on the way. 94 By and by they came to the great city. They walked up the street. "See all the pretty things in this window," said the Mother Bear. "And see the toys," said the Baby Bear. "Father, will you buy a horn for me?" 95 Then the bears walked on. Soon they came to the city park. It was beautiful in the park. They could hear the band playing. They could see the soldiers marching. They took a ride on the Merry Go Round. Then they went to feed the monkeys in the big cage. After lunch Mother Bear took a ride on the beautiful lake. She sat on the back of a big white swan. Baby Bear went down the slide. When the day was over the bears walked home. "We have had a good time in the city today," they said. "Some time we will go to the city again." cage park lunch hide rage lark bunch slide 96 MAKING BUTTER cream salt cliurn The good cow gives milk. Mother puts the milk in little pans. When the milk cools, the cream comes to the top. Why does the cream come to the top? Because cream is lighter than milk. Mother skims off the cream. Then she puts it in the churn. She churns and churns the cream. Soon we can see the lumps of butter in the milk. Then mother takes the butter out. She works it into little balls. She does not forget to salt it. She puts it on a pretty dish. She says, "We must thank the good cow for this butter." ut but hut nut rut 97 THE CITY BOY country James sea calf James was a little city boy. He had been ill a long time. At last he went to the country to get well. James could not go out to play. He lay all day in a big chair by the window. 71 98 street roads pony much He could look out upon the green fields. He could see the blue sky. He could see the pretty water in the brook. In a tree by the window a bird had a nest. The bees and butterflies came near the window. Squirrels played in the trees. One morning a country boy and girl came to see James. Little Fat Pig came, too. 99 James said, "I know you can tell me many things about the country, John. Where does the water go, the pretty blue water that I see from this window 1" "That water goes to the sea. It comes from the snow on the hills." "This morning I saw a little baby cow* The baby cow did not have horns. Can you tell me why, John?" "What you saw was a calf. A calf does not have horns. When it grows older it will have horns." ' From my window I see two baby sheep." "We do not call them sheep," said the little country boy. "They are lambs." "I am glad to learn that," said James. "I never saw a lamb before." "I see you do not know much about the country," said John. "I will tell you all I can about it. I think you will like the country, James." 100 stronger slowly needles lion rode . . Can you tell me, John, why the grass is put in a pile when it is cut?" When grass is cut we call it hay. That is a hay stack in the field." "Is it? I am glad to know that, too." "When you are better, I will take you for a ride," said John. "Oh, thank you. I can walk to the street soon. It will be fun to take a ride." "We do not call it a street in the country. We call it a road. Our country roads are beautiful. I think you will like them." "We call them streets in the City." Day by day little James grew stronger. One morning John rode up on his pony. He stopped under the window just as James came over to see who was going by. 101 "Can you come for a ride today, James f "Yes, I can go. But I must not go far." The boys went slowly down the road. The birds were singing, and the squirrels and rabbits were playing. "This is my first ride," said James. "Oh I think the country is so beautiful." 102 "How can you tell the names of the trees?" "I can tell by the leaves," said John. "Oh, see that big tall tree with the long needles. What tree is that?" "That is the beautiful pine tree. I like the pine tree best," said John. "You are so kind to me," said James. "You have made me happy in the country. When I am well you must come to the city. I will show you many things. I like the country, and I want you to like the city. I will take you to the park. You can feed the monkeys there. You will see the big lion in his cage. And then I will take you to a big ball game. I know you will like that." pile while mile stile reach teach peach beach 103 THE INDIAN wigwam hole grinds This is an Indian's home. He calls his home a wigwam. The Indian knows how, to plant corn. He puts little fish in a. deep hole. Then he puts in the corn. The corn grows and grows and grows. You can see how the Indian mother grinds the corn. She grinds and grinds. Then she makes it into bread. Do you like corn bread? spring spray dance prance 104 turned tulip daffodils OUR GARDEN beets thought summer One day the teacher asked us if we would like to make a garden at school. We all thought that would be great fun. Will brought his rake. John brought his spade. Nell brought her watering pot. How we worked in that garden. 105 We dug up the ground. We turned it over and over, and we raked and raked. At last the ground was ready for the seeds. "I want daffodils in my garden," said Nell. "I want tulips in my garden," said Mary. "Let the girls have the flowers if they want them," said the boys. "We will plant corn and beets in our garden. Corn and beets are good to eat." When spring came, the girls had beautiful flowers in their garden. Some flowers were yellow and some were red and some were white. The girls picked the pretty flowers. They put them in little red baskets. Then they took them home. Mother said: "How beautiful these flowers are. We will give some to grandma. We will put some of them on the table." bare fare care stare 106 When summer came the boys said: "Just see these big ears of corn. And see these beets. How good they look." The boys put the corn and beets in a big basket. Then they took them home. Father said: "These ears of corn are good to eat. And so are these beets. We will have some of them on the table for dinner. I am glad you made a garden. My boys are very good farmers." night right fight sight bl black bleat blank 107 THE WAX CANDLE golden world lifted tallow across lonely Once upon a time a beautiful wax candle lived in a big house on a big hill. It sat in a golden candlestick on a beauti- ful table and it thought itself the most beautiful candle in the world. But it must have been very lonely, for it lived in "this -big room all by itself. One night when it was burning brightly and thinking how beautiful it was, it saw another candle shining in a little brown house across the street. There was a window in the little house. As it was open the beautiful wax candle lifted its head a bit and peeped in. "Dear me," it said. "What a bare room. No rugs on the floor, no pictures on the walls and no golden candlestick at all. sputtering bowl happier "I'm glad I don't live there. If I were that tallow candle, I would not shine in such a placel I would go out." Now the tallow candle did not see the wax candle looking at itl Soon it began to dance and to shine brighter than ever, "Here they come! Here they come,K' it said, sputtering with joy. Just then the door openedl A little boy and a little girl came in, each with a bowl of bread and milk/ They came up to the tallow candle and smiled] Its bright light fell upon their happy facesj Then the mother came and put her arms around her little girl and her little boyj ou our sour flour ax wax tax flax himself herself itself 109 "How bright our room is to-night," she saicU "And how happy we are here!" And the wax candle in its golden candle- stick said;! "Dear me, I have never seen so beautiful and so bright a light; The tallow candle is happier than I am after all/" 110 (Dramatize) Dear little blossoms, Down under the snow, You must be weary Of winter, I know. Hark! while I sing you A message of cheer, Summer is coming And springtime is here. Little white snow-drop, I pray you, arise. Bright yellow crocus, Come open your eyes. Sweet little violet Hid from the cold. Put on your mantle Of purple and gold. Daffodils, daffodils, Say, do you hear? Summer is coming And springtime is here. Emily H. Miller (Memorize) Oh, dandelion yellow as gold, What do you do all day? I just wait here in the tall green grass, Till the children come to play. Oh, dandelion yellow as gold, What do you do all night? I wait and wait till the cool dews fall And my hair grow r s long and white. And what do you do when your hair is white And the children come to play? They take me up in their dimpled hands And blow my hair away. * 112 THE POT OF GOLD > f 4 A farmer was about to /lie. * * He knew that his boys were lazy, so he called to them and said: 'xBoys, there is on this farm a pot of gold. Dig for it and find it.-"* When the farmer was dead, the > lazy boys went to work. They dug and they dug. Day by da^ttey looked for the pot of gold. But they could not find it. Still they dug and they dug, until they had dug up the ground all over the farmT TJien . they said? "We can not find the ^pot of gold. But now that the ground is dug, we will plant corn." When tne summer was over, the boys -\^ took the c