TH E S U M M E R S R E A D E R S

FIR ST R E A D E R
BY

MA UD SU M M ER S

ILLUSTR ATED ROM OR IGINAL D RAW INGS

F BY

L U C Y F I TC H P E R K I N S
AND
MA R I O N L M AH O NY
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FR AN K D . B EA TT Y S A ND COMP AN Y
NEW Y OR K
 HARVA R D C O LLEG E u s !
em O F
G l NN CO MPA NY
MARC H 1 7. 1927

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C H AR L E S SC R I B N E R S S o N s
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Th e S w i n g an d A t t he S e as i d e b y R ob e rt L o u i s S t eve n s o n
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E D U C AT I O N A L P U B L I S H I N G C O M P A N Y
Th e K i n d O l d O ak ! ! A d ap t e d ! fr o m L i tt l e F l o w e r F o l k s .

C L AY T O N F S U M M Y C O M PA N Y
Th e S o n g o f t he M i ll S tr eam ! A d ap t e d ! b y M i l d r e d an d P att y
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H i ll fr o m S o n g s an d S t o r ie s fo t he K i n d e r g art e n
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L O T H R O P L EE S H E P AR D C O M P A N Y
Th e L i tt l e P l an t b y E m i l ie P o u l s s n fr o m F i n ge r P l ay
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K I N D E R G AR T E N M A G A ZI N E
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C o yri h t , 1 908 , by

F RA NK D . B E A TTY S A ND O
C M PA NY
N Ew Y O RK
 C O N T E N TS

THE L I TT LE R A PPLE ED THE CA RP ENT E R

THE WIND AND T HE SUN SOM E T HING TO TELL
TH E WI N D THE G INGE R B R EAD B OY

SOM ETHING TELL To THE CI TY M O USE AND T HE

M OT HE R T R EE AND T HE C O UN TRY M O USE
L EA ES V THE CI TY M O USE AND THE

THE L I TT LE P INE T R EE G A R DEN M O USE 93

THE A N T AND T HE D O E V THE MINE R .
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STOP STOP P R E TT Y WA T E R
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THE E NGINE
THE B ROO K MA I G MA PLE SUGA R
K N
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THE TH REE B EA R S THE W OO D P E E R CK 1 02

THE F AND T HE C RO W
ox L I TTLE G O DY TW
O O SHO ES 1 03

CHI EN L I TT LE
CK THE B A M BLE B USH AND
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THE SW ING THE L A M BS 1 09

THE K IND O O LD A K MA RY S L I TT LE L A M B
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I T HE W OO DS
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To 1 1 4
THE H O NES T W OO D M AN THE P L A B
ET M 1 1 5
AN O R HY M E
LD THE H O USE IN T HE W OO D 1 18

AT T HE S EASIDE THE L I LE P LANT

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L I TT LE R R IDING H OO D
ED W OR AND P LAY
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THE SO NG T HE MILL OF THE TH R EE B ROT HE R S I 37

STR EA M THE L A R AND H
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THE SAW M ILL L I LE O NES

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THE L I O N AND T HE M O USE M ORNING SO NG

T HE TH R E L I TT LE P IGS
E A L P HABET
THE B T HE N U T S
O Y A ND WOR D L IST
THE N W M OO N
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 H EN the s ch ool in t rod uce s a n d
t rai n s e a ch ch ild f so c i et y i n t o
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me mb e rs h ip w i t h i n a li tt l e c o mm un i t y ,

sa tu rat i n g h i m w i th the spiri t f s e r o

vi ce a n d providi n g h i m w i th the i t
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ments f e ffect iv e s el f direc t io n we h all

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h av e the d ee p e s t and b e s t g u ara n tee f o

a large r so c i ety wh i ch is w orth y lov e ly , ,

and h arm onio u s .

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j OHN D EW E Y .
 TH E LI TTLE R E D A P P LE .

Onc e th e re w as a l ittl e red apple

.

I t w as h igh up in a tree .

A l ittle girl s aw t h e apple .

O h Apple ! S he said Com e do w n

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! !
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to m e
.

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But t h e li ttle red apple did not h ear
her for i t was fast asleep
,
.

T h e brig h t s un came out .

O h Sun ! Dear Sun ! said the littl e

!
!
,

girl Will you waken t h e apple

!

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!
!

Th e s u n kissed t h e app l e b u t it did ,

not fall down .

A little bird s at upon the bough

of a tree .

Little Bird can you waken the apple

,
!

T h e bird sang a pretty song but t h at ,

did not waken t h e apple .

H ere comes West Wi nd ,

said t h e little girl .

!
H e will w aken t h e apple for me .
’

West Wind s h ook the tree and down

fell the apple .

T h ank you West Wind said

, ,

t h e little girl .
 TH E W I N D A N D TH E S U N .

One d a y W e st Wi nd blew t h e tops

of t h e tr ee s
.

H e blew t h e corn in t h e fields .

H e bl e w t h e apples O ff the t rees .

J ust t h en t h e brig h t s u n came out .

I am strong e r t h an you said West ,

Wi nd.

N o ! I a m s t r onger t h an yo u said ,

t h e sun.

T h en West Wind said Do you s e e,

!

t h at man !

H e h as on a w arm c oat .

I can make the man take i t off .

Can you said t h e s u n .

West Wind blew and blew and ble w

, , .

But t h e man did not take off h is coa t .

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T h is is a cold W ind h e said
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 N ow i t i s my turn said t h e sun
,
.

!
I can mak e t h e man t ake off
hi s coat .

D O it said West Wind

!

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,

Th e s u n came out very h ot .

Soon t h e man took O ff hi s coat .

!
The s u n i s very hot h e said
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 TH E WI N D .

Who has seen the wi nd !

N either I nor you !

But when the leaves hang
trembli ng
The wi nd is passing through .

Who has seen the wi nd !

N either you nor I !

B ut when the trees bow down
their heads
The wind i s passing by .

C H R I ST I NA G . R O SSE TT I .

IO
 SO M ET H I N G TO TE LL .

Who has seen the wind !

Who can S ing the wind song !

When do the leaves hang trembling !

When do the trees bow thei r heads !

What work does N orth Wind do !

What work does South Wind do !

What work does East Wi nd do !

W h at w ork do e s West Wind do !

W h a t does th e sun do in spring !

W h at does th e sun do in summer !

W h at does th e sun do i n autumn !

Wha t does the sun do in wi nter !

D id t h e sun make t h e apple fall !

Did t h e w i nd make t h e th an take O ff

h is coa t !

I s th e sun s tronger than t he wind !

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 M OT H E R T R E E A N D T H E
LEA V ES .

One day M other Tree said

to the leaf buds
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,

!
Winter will soon be here.

I have made you warm winter coats .

M other Tree put a coat around .

every l eaf bud

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 Suns h in e w ill keep you warm ,

s h e said
.

!
So I have put som e sunshine
in every coa t
!

Soon all t h e leaf buds w en t to sleep

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for th e wi nter .

Then M ot h er Tree said to th e l ittl e

green leaves ,

N o w your work is over .

Take o ff your green d resses .

J ack Fros t will be h ere to nig h t -

.

H e will give you bright red

and y e llow dress e s
!

I n th e morni ng M ot h er Tre e said ,

Waken dear leav e s

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 I t is time to get up .

See ! H ere are red an d yello w‘

dresses for you .

N ow you may fly away to play

in the brown fields .

J ust then N ort h Wind passed by .

H e saw the leaves hang t rembling

on M other Tree .

Come ! said N or th Wind

!

Come wi t h me
!
!
.

Goodby dear M oth er Tree

, ,

said t h e leaves as they flew away .

Over the brown fields they wen t

wit h N orth Wi nd .

All day t h ey danced and sang

in t h e brown fields .

W h en night came they went to sleep .

Soon they were covered wit h th e soft

wh ite snow.

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 TH E L ITT LE P I N E T R E E .

Once there was a little pine tre e !

I t had long green needles .

I wis h I h ad leaves ,

said th e pi n e tre e
.

I do not like needles

!
.

I should like leaves of gold .

By and by night came .

The little pine tree went to sle e p .

I n t he morni ng t h e pi n e tree
had leaves of gold .

H ow happy I am ! said the pi ne tr ee

!
See what pretty leaves I h ave !
Soon a man came i nto the woods .

H e pu t all the gold leaves into a b ag .

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T h en th e poor tr ee h ad no l e ave s .

!
O h ! W h a t s h all I do !

said th e tree
.

!
I do n o t like gold le a v e s
,

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 I wis h I had leaves of glass .

Agai n it w as nigh t .

The little pi ne t ree wen t to sle e p .

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I n the morning the tree h ad leav e s

of glass
.

N ow I am happy said th e pine t re e

, .

J ust then th e wind blew t he tre e .

I t blew all t he leaves o ff t h e t re e .

They fell down and were brok e n .

!
Oh ! M y pretty glass leav e s ,

said the poo r tree .

Se e ! They are all broken .

I do not like leaves of glass

I wish I had green leaves .

Again nigh t came .

T h e little pine tree wen t t o S le e p .

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I n t h e morning the tree h ad pretty

green leaves .

I am happy now said the pi ne t r ee

, .

!
I have green leaves like t h e o th er
trees .

By and by a li ttle goa t cam e

into the woods .

Soon the goat ate all the leav e s

off the tree .

Poor li ttle pi ne tree !

Again it had no leaves .

!
I wish I had my long green needles ,

said the tree .

H ow happy I S h ould be
!

with needles !
N ight came .

Again the pi ne tree went to S leep .

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 V

I n t h e morning i t had long green

needles.

Th e pine tree was very happy .

Two little bi rds flew i nto the tree .

They made a nest in the long green

needles
.

I will never wish for leaves agai n ,

said the pine tree .

!
A man took my gold leaves .

The wind broke my glass leaves .

A goat ate my green leaves .

N eedles are best for a little pine tree .

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TH E A NT A N D T H E D O V E .

A li t t l e ant fell into the water

.

O h h elp ! H elp ! said the ant

!
!
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,

A dove was in a tree near by .

Sh e dropped a leaf into the wa t e r .

H e r e littl e an t is a leaf
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Climb upon it said t h e dov e

,
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 S o on the ant came to th e shor e .

!
T h ank you pretty dove
, ,

said the an t .

!
Some day I will help you .

One d ay t h e dov e w as in a tr ee
near h er nest .

A man came into the woods with a gun .

H e tried to S hoot the dove .

T h e ant passed by and saw h im .

Oh the poor dove ! said th e ant

!
.

H ow can I help her !

She ran to the man and bit h is foot .

Oh my foot ! M y foot sai d the man

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!

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,

Then he ran out of the woods .

T h ank you said the dove

!
, .

You h ave h e lp e d me li ttle fri e nd

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STO P STO P P R ETTY WATE R !
, ,

S top stop pretty water !

!

, ,

Said M ary one day ,

To a bright h appy brook,

That w as ru nning away .

You run on so fast !

I wish you would stay
My boat and my flowers
You will carry away .

But I will run after

M other says that I may !
For I would know where
You are run ni ng away .

So M ary ran on !
B u t I have heard say
‘

That S he never could find

Where the brook ran away .

EL I ZA L E E F O LL E N .

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 TH E B ROO K .

On e day so m e rai ndrop s fe ll

ou t of t h e sky .

T h ey wen t running do w n a h illsid e .

By and by th ey cam e to a brig h t ,

h appy b r ook .

S t op s t op pretty wat e r !
, ,

said t h e rai ndrops .

Wh e r e are you goi ng

!
!

I am goi ng to the sea ,

said th e b r ook .

!
I can not stop I h ave work to do
. .

I water the grass and the flow e rs .

The cows come h e re to drink .

I make a home for t h e fishes .

The birds like my p u re cold water .

T h e boy s and the girls come h e re

to play .

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 There are other little brooks .

They all go my way so we run ,

on together .

We wi ll go wit h you too , ,

sa id t h e rai ndrop s .

S O a way th ey went w it h t he brigh t .

h a ppy brook .

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 TH E TH R E E B EA R S .

O ne day Golden Locks went

i nto the woods
.

She came to a li ttle house

.

I t was the home of th ree b e ars .

Father Bear was a big bear .

M other Bear was a middle si z ed bear

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B a b y Bear was a little bear

The th ree bears were not at home .

S O Golden Locks went i nto the h ouse .

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Golden Locks s a w th ree bo w ls
of milk .

There was a big b owl .

T h a t was for F a ther Be a r .

T he re w as a middle si z ed bowl -
.

T h at was for M other B e ar .

There was a little bowl .

T h at was for B a b y Bear .

S h e tasted t h e milk in th e big bowl .

I t was too h ot .

S he tast e d t h e milk i n th e middl e

si z ed bo w l
.

I t was too cold .

S h e tasted t h e milk i n t he li t tl e bowl .

I t was j ust r igh t .

So she drank all of it .

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 III
Gold e n Locks s aw th ree chai rs .

T h ere w as a big c h air.

T h at was for Father Bear .

There w as a m iddle si z ed chai r

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.

That w as for M other Bear .

T h ere was a little c h a ir .

T h at was for B a b y B e a r .

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S h e S at i n the big c h air .

I t was too h a rd .

S he s at i n the middle si z ed c h a ir
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.

I t was too soft .

S h e sat i n t h e little c h a ir .

But th e li ttle chai r broke ,

and Golden Locks fell down .

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T h en Golden Locks saw th re e

T he re was a big b e d .

That was for Father Bear .

T h e r e w as a middle S i ze d bed
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.

Th a t w as for M other Be a r .

T h ere was a little bed .

T h a t w a s for B a b y Bear .

Sh e l ay down on the big b e d .

I t was too h ard .

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S h e lay down on the mid dle si z ed
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I t was too soft.

S h e lay down on t h e little b e d .

I t was just righ t .

So she fell fast asleep .

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Soon the t h ree bears cam e hom e .

Fath e r Be a r said i n a b i g voi c e

'

, ,

SO M E O N E H A S B E E N T A ST I N G
M Y M I LK .

M other Bear said i n a voic e ,

n o t s o big ,

S O M E O N E H A S B EE N T A S T I N G

M Y M I LK .

B a b y B e ar said i n a little voice

, ,

S O M E O NE H A S B EEN T AS TI N G M Y M ILK

A N D IT I S A L L G O NE .

T h e n Father Bear s aid i n a , big voic e ,

SO M E O N E H A S B E E N SITT I N G

IN M Y C H A IR .
!

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M other Bear said i n a voice ,

n o t s o big ,

S O M E O N E H A S B E E N S ITT I N G

IN M Y C H A IR .

B a b y Bear said i n a littl e voice , ,

!
SO M E O NE HA S EEN S ITTI N G
B

I N MY CH AIR , A N D H A S B R O K EN IT

T hen Father B e ar said , in a big voice ,

!
SO M E O N E H A S B E E N LY I N G
O N M Y B ED
!
.

M other Bear said i n a voice ,

n o t s o big ,

S O M E O N E H A S B E E N LY I N G O N M Y B E D

B ab y Bear said i n a little voice , ,

!
S O M E O NE HA S B EEN LY I N G O N MY B E D

H ER E S H E I S, F AS T AS L EE P
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.

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 VI I I

J u st then Golden Locks sa t up

i n bed
.

She saw the t h ree bears looki ng at h er .

She j umped O ff the bed .

T he n she ran out of the house .

She ran hom e as fast as s h e could .

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 TH E FO X A N D TH E C R OW
O ne day a cro w flew i nto a tre e .

She had some cheese .

J ust then a fox came along

I must have that cheese ,

s aid th e fox.

H e looked up at the crow and S aid ,

H o w pret ty you a re !
C a n you si ng pretty bird
,
!

The crow sang Caw ! Caw ! Caw

,
!
'

Down fell t h e cheese .

Then the fox ran o ff wit h it .

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 C H I C K E N LI TTLE .

O ne day Chick e n Li ttl e

was in the woods .

A nu t fell on h e r he a d .

!
Oh oh ! The sky is falli ng
, ,

said Chicken Little ,

I must run and t e ll t h e ki ng

!
.

S O she ran and she ran

,
.

O n t h e way s h e met H e n n y Penny .

Where are you goi ng said !

H e n n y Pen ny .

The sky is falli ng said C h ick e n

,

Little .

!
I am goi ng to tell t h e ki ng .

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 I will go with you sa id H e n n y
,

Pen ny
S O Chi c ken Littl e an d H e n n y P e n ny
ran and r a n and ra n
, ,
.

At l as t th e y met Co c ky Lo c ky .

W h ere ar e you go in g s a id Cocky !

Lo c ky .

O h O h ! T he sky i s falli ng
, ,

t h ey sa id .

!
We a r e goi ng to t e ll the ki ng .

I will go with you said Cocky ,

Locky .

So C h ick e n Little and H e n n y Penny

and Co c ky Locky ran and ran .

W h en they came to some w a t e r t he y ,

sa w D u c k v Lu c ky .

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 Where are you goi n g said Du c ky !

Lucky .

The sky i s falli ng they said , .

!
We are goi ng to tell the ki ng .

I will go wi th you said Ducky ,

Lucky .We must run fast

!
.

So Ch icken Little H e n n y Penny

, ,

Cocky Locky and Ducky Lucky

ran and ran
,
.

At the top of the hill they met

Turkey Lu rk e y .

Where are you goi ng ! said Turkey

L u rk e y .

The S ky is falli ng , t h ey said .

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 We a re going to tell t h e ki ng .

I will go with you said Turke y,

L u rk e y .

So C h icken Little H e n n y Pen ny

, ,

Cocky Locky D u c ky Lucky

, ,

and Turkey L u rk e y ,

ran down the hill .

Foxy L o x y heard them and ran out

of his den .
 W h ere are yo u going said Foxy Lo x y
! .

O h O h ! T h e sky 15 falli ng t h ey said

, ,
.

We are going to tell t h e k i ng .

Come wi t h me said Foxy Lo x y

,
.

!
I w ill take you to t h e ki ng .

S O C h icken Little H e n n y Pen n y

, ,

Cocky Locky Ducky Lucky

, ,

and Turkey Lu rk e y went ,

wit h Foxy Lo x y .

H e took t h em into h is den and t h ey ,

never saw t h e king .

 T H E SW I N G .

H ow do yo u like to go up in a swing ,

U p i n t h e air so blue !

O h I do t hi nk it t h e ple asa ntest t h in g

,

Ever a c h ild can do !

U p in t h e a i r and ov e r t he wall ,

Till I can see so wide ,

Rive rs and tre es and c a ttle and all

Over t h e co u ntryside

Till I look down on t h e ga rden green ,

Dow n o n t h e roof so brown

U p in t h e ai r I go flying agai n ,

U p i n t he air and down !

I
R O B E R T LO U S S T E V E N S O N .

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 TH E K I N D O LD OA K .

I t was time for w i nter to com e .

T h ere was no green grass

i n t h e fields
.

T h e birds were all i n t h e Sout h .

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U nder an old oak tre e t here we re
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,

some sw ee t blue vi o l e ts .

D ear oak tree said t h ey

‘

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,

!
Wint e r will soon be h ere .

We ar e afraid O f t h e cold .

Do not be afraid pret ty violets

, ,

said the oak .

Go to sleep I will take care of you

,
.

So the violets went to sleep .

T h e ki nd O l d tree dropp ed a red le a f

upon them .

Then leaf after leaf dropped down .

Soo n t h e violets were all covered ov e r .

Winter came but they we re not afraid .

T h ey were fast asleep under t h e leave s

of t h e kind O l d oak .
 I N T H E WO O D S .

H ere are som e woodmen .

T h ey are in t h e deep woods .

Two woodmen are cutting down

a tree
.

H ow fast t h ey work !
See t h e ax go up and down .

Soo n t h e tree will fall.

See ! Down it comes !

Other woodmen c u t off t h e boug h s .

T h en t h ey cut t h e tree i nto logs .

By and by t h ey will take t h e logs

to t h e water
T h ey will put t h e logs on t h e ice .

I n t h e spri ng t h e warm suns hine

will m e lt t h e ice
.

T hen t h e water will carry t h e logs

down to the sawmill .

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TH E H O N EST WO O D M A N .

A woodman w as at work
near t h e water .

H e was cutti ng down a large

oak tree
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.

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You could h ear t h e ch ip ch ip ch ip , ,

of h is ax .

H e lifted t h e ax h ig h ov e r hi s h ead
to give a good blow .

The ax fell i n to the water .

The poor woodman looked down

i n to t h e deep water .

H e said O h ! W h at s h all I do
,
!
!

I have lost my good ax ! !

II

A kind fai ry lived i n t h e water .

S h e came u p out of the water and said

M y poor man why are you crying
,
!

!
O h said t h e woodman
!

I h ave lost my good ax .

Do not c ry said t h e fai ry

, .

!
I will get your ax for yo u .

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T h e fai ry went down into th e deep
w ater .

Soo n s h e came up wit h a gold ax .

I s th is your ax said the fairy

! .

Oh no said th e woodman
!
!

That is not my ax .

The fairy again went down

into the water .

S oo n s he came up with a silv er a x .

I s th is your ax she said

!
! .

O h no no ! said the woodman

, , .

T h at is not my O l d ax
!

III

T h en the fairy said You s h all h ave

,
!

your ax .

S h e went down i nto the water agai n .

Soo n she came up with a steel ax .

5 o
 O h t h ank you ! said the happy
,

woodman That is my ax
.
!
.

N ow I can work .

Yes said t h e fairy t h is i s your

!
!
, ,

ax but i t i s a steel a x
, .

Did you not like t h e gold ax

and t h e silver ax !

T h is i s my ax said t he woodman , .

The gold ax was not mi ne ,

and t he S ilver ax was not mi n e .

Yo u are a n honest woodman ,

said th e fairy .

!
You would take only w h at i s yours .

So I will give you t h e gold ax

and th e silver ax .

T h e wood m an carried h ome t h e gold

ax t h e S ilver ax and th e steel ax
, .

H e wa s v e ry v e ry h appy
, .

5 2
 A N O LD R H Y M E .

I f all the seas were one sea ,

W h a t a gr e a t s e a t h at would be !
I f all t h e tr e es were one tr e e
,

What a gr e at tree that wo u ld be !

I f all t h e axes were one ax ,

What a great ax t h at would be !

I f all t h e men were one man ,

What a grea t man t h at would be !

And if t he gre a t man took
the great ax,

And cut down t h e great tre e ,

And let i t fall into th e great sea ,

W h at a grea t splash that would be !

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 AT TH E S EAS I D E .

When I w as down beside t h e se a

A wooden spade they gave to m e
To dig the sandy shore .

M y holes were e mpty like a cup ,

I n every h ole t h e sea came up ,

Till it could come no m ore .

R O B E R T LO U I S S TEVENSO N

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L I TTLE R E D R I D I N G H O O D .

O nce upon a time there was a prett y

little girl
.

H er grandmother made her a pretty

red hood .

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Then everyone called her Little Red
Ridi ng H ood .

One day her mother made some

butter and a cake .

S he put these i nto a basket and said

Your grandmother is sick Little ,

Red Ridi n g H ood .

Will you take th is cake and b utt er

t o her !
!

Oh y e s M other ! s aid Little Red

, ,

Ridi ng H ood .

I know the way to Grandmother s

’
!

house .

She put on her red hood and kissed

her mother .

Good b y Little Red Riding H ood

-
, ,

said her mother .

!
Be a good girl and do not go out
of the path .

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Little Red Riding H oo d sang
a s S he went along
.

When s he came to the wood she me t

.

a wolf
.

Some woodmen were at work near by .

The wolf w as afraid of the woodmen

.

57
SO he said t o Red Ridi ng H ood ,

Good morning little girl , .

Where are you goi ng !

I am going to see my grandmoth er ,

s a id Little Red Riding H ood .

!
I have butter and a c ake fo r h er -
.

Where does your grandmother live !

!

said the wolf .

She lives on the other side

O f the wood ,
said Li ttle Red
Riding H o od .

!
The house i s near th r ee big trees .

I will go to see your grandmother ,

too said the wolf

,
x .

H e went beside Red Ridi ng H ood

for a li ttle way .

Then the wolf said Little Red !

Riding H ood s e e the pretty

,

flowers all around u s .

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 Why do yo u not pick some of th e m !

Grandmother loves flowers .

said Li tt l e Red Riding H ood .

!
I will pick some to put in th e basket
wit h the cake and butter .

S O Little Red Ridi ng H ood wen t

out of the pat h to look for flowers .

But t he wolf ran th rough the wood

as fast as he could go .

H e saw th e grandmother s house

’

near th ree big oak trees .

III
T h e wolf ran to the house .

'

H e knocked at the grandmother s

door Tap tap tap !
,
!
, ,

N o one came to the door .

H e wen t i nto the house

a n d looked all around.

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T h e grandmo th er was not at home .

!
O h said the wolf I know
, ,
!

w h at I will do !
!

H e put t h e grandmother s cap

’

on h is h ead .

Th e n h e lay down and covered

h imself with t h e bed clot h es .

By and by Little Red Ridi ng H ood

cam e to her grandmother s house
’

She knocked at the door ,

Tap tap tap !

, ,

W h o is the re said th e w o lf
!

in a s oft voice .

I t is I Little Red Ridi ng H ood

, .

Co m e i n said the wolf

, .

Good morni ng Grandmoth e r, ,

said Li ttle Red Riding H ood .

!
I h ave butt e r and a cake for you .

M o th er pu t them in my basket
!

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 P ut down your basket and c ome
m y d e ar said th e w olf
!

, .

Little Red Ridi ng H ood went

to the bed .

IV

O h Grandmother w h at big e y e s
, ,

you h ave !
T he b e t te r to see you my dea r
, .

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 W h at long ears you have ,

Grandmother !
The better to hear you my de a r , .

What long arms you have ,

Grandmother !
The better to hug you my dear , .

O h Grandmother W hat big teet h

,
.

you have !
’

The better to eat you my dear , .

But j ust then the woodmen came i n .

The grandmother was with them .

T h e woodmen killed the wolf .

Then they took Little Red Riding

H ood ho m e .

When Little Red Ridi ng H ood

s aw her mother she said ,

!
Oh M other ! I will never go ou t
,

O f the path again .

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 TH E SO N G O F TH E
M I LL ST R EA M
-
.

Turn ! said the little stream .

Turn ! O turn ! Turn ! O turn !

Turn ! said the little stream
A s it pushed against the wheel .

!
I pus h you know to help you go
, , ,

To saw the logs and boards .

M I LD R E D A ND I
PA TT Y H LL ! A d a ted !
p .

63
 T H E SAW M I LL .

Z is h ! Z is h ! Z is h !
H ear the saw m ill !
There it is by t h e water .

Se e the wheel go round and round .

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Splas h ! Splash Splash !
H ear the water !
I t falls upon the wheel an d t u rns i t
around.

Around and a round goes the big

mill wheel .

Buzz ! Buzz ! Buzz !

What a busy sawmill !
All day long it saws the logs
into board s .

H ere are boards to make h ouses

and barns .

H ere are boards to make beds

and chairs .

H ere are boards to make playthings

for girls and boys .

Work ! Work ! Work ! All the day long .

Oh s e e what good work the sawmill

,

can do !
65
 TH E LI O N A N D TH E M O U S E .

One day a big lion w as asleep

in the woods .

A mouse ran over the lion s paw

’

The big lion caugh t the little mouse .

!
Oh Lion ! said the mouse .

Let me go Please let me go

. .

Some day I will help you .

H ow can you help me !

said the l ion .

 You a r e too li t tl e to h elp a big lion .

B u t he lift ed his paw and away

the mouse ran .

II

Some tim e after th is the lion

w a s in t he woods .

H e was caug h t i n a net .

H e could no t get out .

J ust then the little mouse passed by .

O h the poor lion ! said t he mo u se

!

H ow can I help him !

She ran to the lion and said ,

K i nd friend I will help you

,
.

The mouse cut the net

with her s har p te e th
'

Thank you said the lion

, .

!
I see that a mouse can h elp a lion .

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 T H E T H R E E L ITT LE P I GS .

A mother pig had three little pigs .

Browny was a dirty pig H e liked .

to roll i n the mud .

W hitey w as a greedy pig Sh e .

would eat and eat and then

cry for more .

B lacky was a good pig H e w as

.

bright and happy all day long .

O ne day the mother pig called

t h e th ree pigs to her and said ,

!
Browny ! What ki nd of a house
would you like !
!

I should like to have a mud h ouse ,

M o t her dear said Browny

, .

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 And you Wh itey ! What ki nd
,

of a house S hall I make for you !

said the mother .

Oh I S hould like a great big

,

c abbage house M other ! ,

said Wh i tey
Bla c ky dear ! What kind of a hous e
would you like said the mother
!
!

pig .

A brick house pleas e M other , , ,

said Blacky .

So th e good mother pig made th re e

houses .

Then the th ree little pigs went to li v e

in them .

A S they wer e going away th e moth e r

pig said I f M r Fox comes to se e
,
!
.

you do not let h im i n H e is not

,
.
.

a friend .

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Browny was v e ry happy i n h is
mud house .

O ne day there came a Tap tap ! !

,

at the door .

A soft voice said Little pig

,
! !

Little pig ! Let me come in .

Wh o are you said Browny

!
!

I am a friend O f your mother s

’ !

said the soft voice .

!
I wan t to s e e your pretty house .

Oh no said Browny You

!
! .
!
,

are not a friend You are M r Fox

. . .

You can not come in .

Then M r Fox made a hol e

.

in the mud house .

H e put Browny i nto a bag

and carried h im away to h is den .

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The next day the O l d fox w e nt
to Whit ey s house
’ ’

Greedy little Whitey was eating

the cabbage that her hous e
w as made of .

Tap tap ! came a knock at the door

, .

Then a soft voice said Littl e pig ! ,

!

Little pig ! Let me com e in .

Who are you said Wh itey

!
!

A friend O f your mother s ’ !

said M r Fox . .

!
I have s omething good for yo u
to eat .

N o no ! You can not come in

, .

You are not a friend said W h i t e y , .

Then M r Fox ate a big hol e

.

in th e cabbage house .
H e p u t Whi tey into a bag
and carried her to his den .

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The next day the fox went
to B l ac k y s house
’

Tap tap ! came a knock at the door

!

.
,

Little pig ! Little pig ! Let me come I n ,

said a soft voice .

Who are you said Bla c ky

!
!

I am a friend of yo u r mother s ’

,
!

said M r Fox . .

Oh no ! You are not said Bla c ky , .

You can not come i n .

You carried away Wh itey

and Browny You are not go ing
.

to get me .

Then M r Fox tried to kno c k down

.

the house .

But he could not get i nto B l ac k y s '

strong brick house .

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The next day Blacky went to town
to get a big kettle .

As he came back he saw M r Fox .

in the woods.

O h what shall I do ! said Blacky

, .

H e had j ust come to the top O f a hill .

At the foot O f the hill he could se e

hi s strong brick house .

Blacky got i nto the kettle .

I t rolled over and over down the hill .

At the door of the brick h ouse

Blacky j ump e d out .

Blacky ran i nto the house as fast

as he could go .

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H e put the kettle full of water
over the fire .

M r Fox w as afraid when he s aw

.

the big black kettl e rolling

down the hill .

When he saw Blacky j ump ou t

of the kettle he said ,

O ho ! I will have you now

!
.

H e ran down to B l ac k y s house

’

H e tried the door but he could not

get i n.

Then he went down the chim ney .

H e fell into the kettle of hot wate r .

Then Blacky went to get White y

and Browny .

M r Fox had carried them to hi s den

.

in the woods .

A fter that they all lived together

in B l ac k y s strong brick house
’

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 T H E B OY A N D T H E N UTS .

O nce there was a greedy little boy .

H e s aw some nuts in a pitcher .

H e put h is hand i nto th e pitc h er .

!
I will take a big handful he said , .

Bu t he could not tak e out

the han dful of nuts .

H e did not wish to drop th e nut s .

At last he began to cry .

J ust then h i s mother cam e

i n to the room.

Why are you cryi ng S he said

! .

I can not take th is handful of nuts

out of the pitcher .

Take one nut said h is mother

, .

!
T h en you can get your hand out .

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 TH E N EW M O O N .

Dear mother how pretty

,

T h e moon looks to nigh t !

-

She was never s o pretty before .

H er two little horns

A r e s o sharp and so brigh t
I h ope s h e 11 not gro w any more
’

7 8
I f I were up there ,

With you and my friends ,

I d rock in it nicely you see !

’

I it i n the middle
d
’

S ,

And hold by both ends .

Oh what a brigh t cradle t would

’

And there we would stay

I n t h e beautiful S kies ,

And th rough the brigh t clouds

we would roam .

We would s e e the s u n set

And s e e the su n ris e
A n d on the next rai nbow come ho me
. ,
.

EL I ZA L E E F O LL E N .
 TH E CA R P E N TE R .

Good morning M r Carpenter

,
. .

M ay I c ome in !

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 See I have broken my sled
,

Can you m e nd i t for me !

Yes I can m e nd it
, ,

sa i d the carpenter .

H ere is a board but it is too long .

Buzz ! B u zz ! B u zz ! sang the saw

!

N ow I must plane i t
!

said the carpenter

.
Z i s h ! Z i s h ! Z i s h ! said the plane .

Th is board i s j ust righ t ,

said th e carpenter .

Rap a tap tap ! said the hamm e r

!
- -
.
,

As the carpenter works he sings

th is song ,

!
Rap a tap tap ! Tick a tack too
- -
,
! - -
,

H ere i s your S led as good as new .

Thank you M r Carpenter , . .

Wh en I am a man I should like to

be a carpenter too , .

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 SO M ETH I N G TO TE LL .

Where do we get wood !

H ow i s wood used !

Find someth ing in this roo m

made of wood .

Who cut s down the trees !

H ow do th e logs get down

.
to the sawmill !

What do t h e men in the sawmill do !

Who has seen a carpenter at work !

C an you name the carpenter s tools

’
!

Tell me someth ing a carp e nter mak e s .

Find somet h ing made wit h a h am mer .

Find someth ing made wit h a plan e .

Find something m ade wit h a sa w .

W h at tools h ave you !

What will you be when y o u are

‘
'

a man !

82
 T H E G I N G E R B R EA D BOY .

A little old man and a littl e old

woman lived toge the r in a littl e
O l d house
.

T h e little old house w as near

a deep wood .

O n e m orning the little old woman

was baking gingerbread cakes .

S he cut out some round gingerbread

cakes
.

Then she said to the little old m an ,

83
 S ee ! I h av e cu t o u t a c ak e
to look j ust like a li ttle boy
.

Then s he pu t T h e Gi ngerbread Boy

in t h e oven to bake .

N ot long after the li ttle O l d woman

wen t to t h e oven to look at
her cake .

Out j umped T h e Gingerbread Boy .

A w a y he ran as fast as he could go .

Th e li ttle O l d woman and

i

t h e little O l d man ran after h i m ,

but t he y could not catc h h i m .

II

T h e Gi ngerbread Boy ran on and

At last h e came to a barn
full of th res h ers
.

As he went by the door he said ,

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 Ih a ve r u n a w ay fr o m
A li ttl e old woman ,

A littl e O l d man ,

And I can r u n aw ay fr om yo u ,

I c an I c an
, .

Then the threshe r s ran after h im ,

bu t they c ould not c at c h h im .

The Gingerbread Boy ran on and on .

Soo n he cam e to a field

full of mowers .

As he passed the field h e call e d out ,

!
I have r un away fr om
A li ttl e O l d woman ,

A li ttle old man ,

A barn full of th resh e rs ,

And I c an run away from you ,

I c an I can
,
.

Then the mowers ran afte r him ,

bu t they could not c at ch h im .

35
T h e Gingerbread Boy ran on and on ,

t ill he came to a cow .

H e called ou t to the cow ,

!
I have run away from
A little O ld woman ,

A little old man ,

A barn full of t h res h ers ,

A field full of mowers ,

A n d I can r Un away from you ,

I can I can
, .

Then the cow ran after h im ,

but S he could not catch him .

The Gi ngerbre a d Boy ra n on a nd on

Soo n he met a fox and called ou t ,

!
I have run away from
A little O l d woman ,

A little O l d man ,

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 A b arn ful l O f t hres her s ,

A field full of mowers ,

A cow ,

And I can run away fr om

I c an I can
,
.

Then the fox ran aft e r h im .

N ow a fox can ru n very fast .

On and on ran th e fox until

he caugh t The Gi ngerbread B o y .

Then the fox began to eat h im .

!
Dear me ! said The Gi ngerbread Boy
H ere I am a q uarter gone
!
.

N ow I am half gone .

I am th ree q uarters gone

-

Oh dear ! I am all gone

, .

And he never spoke agai n .

88
T H E C ITY M O U S E A N D TH E
CO U NT R Y M O U S E .

O n e day a city mouse went to visit

a c ou ntry mouse
.

The c ountry mous e liv e d in a fi e ld .

The two mi c e ran about the field

and had a happy time .

At last the country mous e said ,

We must have somethi ng to eat .

H e gave the city mous e an ear of corn .

Th is was enough for the country mouse .

But the ci ty mouse did not l ike it .

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 h e said to t h e country mouse ,

M y friend ! I s this all you hav e

t o eat !

Come to the city and visit m e .

I live in a beautiful h ouse ,

Come and see wha t good th i ngs

I have to eat
!

t h e two mic e set O ff fo r th e c i ty .

After a while they cam e to the hous e

where the city mouse lived .

Oh ! What good th i ngs the city mouse

se t before t h e country mouse !
S h e had bread and cheese and cak e .

H ow good t h is i s !
s aid th e country mouse .

!
I wish I lived in th e c ity.

go
J ust t h en a man cam e into the room .

T h e mice j um ped down and ran

i nto a h ole
.

D O not be afraid said t h e city

,

mouse
.

!
The man can not find us .

By and by the man w en t away .

1
9
T h en the mice ran ou t of the h ol e
and again began to eat .

Soo n a cat c a me into t h e room .

The cat ! The cat ! said th e city

!
!

mouse .

A w a y ran t h e mice as fast as they

could go .

Po or little coun try mous e !

She said to the city mouse ,

Good b y my friend I am
-
, ,

going home .

I n th e country I am not afraid .

You have a beautiful house

and good th ings t o eat .

But I lik e my corn b e tter tha n

your cake
!

2
9
T H E C ITY M O U S E A N D TH E
GA R D E N M O U S E .

The city mouse lives in a hous e !

The garden mouse lives in a bower !
H e s friendly with th e frogs and toads
’

And sees the pretty plants

in flower .

The city mouse eats bread and che e se

The garden mouse eats what he can !
We will not grudge h im seeds
and stalks ,

Poor l ittle timid furry rnan

,
‘

C H R IS T I A N A G . R O SSE TT I .

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 TH E M I N ER .

H ere i s a mi ner at work

.

H e is away down i n a deep

94
The su n does not sh ine i n the da r k
coal mi ne .

So the mi ner has a littl e lamp

i n his cap .

N ow he can see the hard black coal , .

See h im lift hi s pick ax .

Click click click ity click !

, ,
-

H ea r th e song of the pick ax !

H e digs o u t the coal with his sharp
pick .

All day long the busy mi ner

is at work .

A t nigh t he com e s out of the dark

coal mi n e .

H e ge ts i nto a strong i ron baske t .

Then he goes up up up , , ,

out of the mi ne .

H ow happy h e must be to s e e
t he brigh t suns h ine !
95
 TH E EN G I N E .

uff puff puff ! H ear the engi n e !

,

I t runs th rough field and wood .

I t runs th rough t h e country

and th e city .

Pu ff pu ff, puff ! S ee t h e lon g trai n

, .

T he cars are full O f coal .

Th e y have com e from the coal min e .

N ext wi nter we shall be w a rm

and happy b e side the fi re .

T h en we shall thi nk O f the busy

miner down in th e dark min e .

P u ff puff puff ! H e ar t h e e ngi n e !

, ,

96
M A K I N G M A P LE S U GA R .

One warm sp r i ng morni ng

Father said Spring i s here !
,
!

Th e s ap will run to day -

.

Come ! We will tap the big

m apl e t r ee s
.

Oh ! O h ! What fun !
said J oh n and M ary .

H e r e a r e t h e pails s a id Fat he r
!

, .

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 W e w i ll c ar r y t h e m down
t o t h e maple t r e e s .

Father made a h ole in one

of t h e trees .

H e put a spout i n th e hole .

T h en h e hu ng a pail und e r th e spout .

Soo n the s ap began to run out .

D rop b y drop it ran i n to th e pail .

!
I t looks like water said J o h n , .

I t tastes lik e water with a little

sugar in it said M ary
, .

II

Father said I will t e ll you t h e story

,
!

of t he sap .

All wint e r th e maple trees were asl e ep .

Wh e n spri ng cam e the warm rain ran

do w n t o the roots of th e trees
,
.

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 Awake ! said t h e rain I t is tim e
’
‘ ‘
,

to grow
’

T h e brig h t sun looked down

and said to the trees ,

‘
Awake ! I t is time for t h e sap to run .

Sap h elps t h e li ttle buds to grow .

I n t h e spri ng t h e m apl e tree

h as more sap than i t needs .

S O we make a hole in the t ree

and t h e sap runs out .

M aple sugar is made from t h e sweet

sap of t h e maple tree .

N ear the maple trees t h ere was

a log house .

T h e next m orning fat h er made

a hot fire in the log house .

1 00
 NOW we will go t o t he t re e s
and get t h e sap said fat he r
,
.

H e h ung a big kettle ov e r t he fir e .

They put t h e sap into t h is big k e ttle .

After a long tim e t he sap was bro w n

and t h ick
.

H e r e is some good mapl e syrup ,

said fat h er.

H e put t h e syrup into pans .

T h ere were big pans and littl e pan s

and middl e si ze d pans
-
.

H ere is a littl e pan for you M ary , .

Th is one is for you J oh n said father

!

.
, ,

!
W h e n th e syrup is cold and hard
i t w ill b e m apl e sugar .

IO I
 TH E WO O D P EC K E R .

One day J oh n was lyi ng on t h e gras s

und e r a big mapl e tree .

All at once he h eard som e on e

t ap on t h e t re e .

Tap tip y tap tap tap ! Tap t ip y

,
-
, , , ,
-
,

tap t ap tap !
, ,

J o h n look e d all around .

T he n he looked up in t h e t re e .

H e saw a woodpecker maki ng

a h ole in the tr e e .

That is t h e way a woodp e c k e r

builds hi s n e st .

Some c h ips fe ll on t h e grass

b e sid e J o h n
.

Tap tap ! wen t the busy

,

li ttl e carp e nter .

H ow h appy h e was at his work !

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LI TTL E GO O D Y TW O S H O E S .

On c e t h ere w as a little girl .

She was very poor .

S h e h ad but one O l d s h oe
.

A ki nd man gave her some ne w shoes .

T he n t h e littl e girl w as very happy .

S h e said to ev e ry one sh e me t ,

S ee ! Two s h oes ! Two S h oes !

So S he w as called Goody Tw o s ho es .

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G oody T w o s ho e s co u ld no t go
t o sc h ool .

I w is h I c o u ld r e a d s h e s aid ,
.

!
I w ill as k th e ch ildr e n t o h e lp me
,
.

Ev e ry day s h e met t h e ch ildren

w h en the y c ame h ome fr om sc h ool .

T h e y l et G oody T w o s ho e s t ak e
t h eir book s .

Soo n s he c o u l d read b ette r

than he r friends .

N ow I c a n te a ch o th er ch ildr e n
t o re a d said Goody Tw o s ho e s
!

.
,

S h e mad e s ome l e tters out O f wo od .

She mad e ni ne s e ts of t h e s mall

l e tte rs
a b c d e f g h i j k l m
n o
p q r s t u v w x
y z .

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Then she mad e five sets of t he large
.

l ett ers
A B C D E F G H I J K L M
N O P Q R ST U V W X Y Z

111

Li ttle Goody T w o s ho e s pu t the le t ters

in a basket .

She firs t went to lit t le Billy s house

’

S h e knocked at th e door Tap tap ,

!
, ,

ta p !
W h o is th ere !

Little Goody Tw o s ho e s she said ,

.

I h av e come to teach Billy .

Li ttle Billy ran to h er and said ,

!
Good morni ng Goody Tw o s ho e s
,
.

Good m orning Billy , ,

s a id little T w o s ho e s .

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G oody T w o s ho e s put do w n th e l ette rs
like th is
b d f h k m 0 q s u w y z
a c e g i l n p r t v x j .

Billy picked t h em up and gav e the i r

names .

T h en h e pu t th e let t ers like t h is

a b c d e f g b i j k l m
n O p q r s t u v w x y z .

Goody T w o s ho e s put down t h e large

l et ters like t h is
B D F H K M O Q S
U W Y Z A C E G I
L N P R T V X J .

Billy picked them up and gave t h ei r

names .

T h en h e pu t t h em like t h is
A B C D E F G H I J K L M
N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z .

IO
7
T h en s h e w e nt to Sally s h ouse
’

Sally ran to h er and said ,

Good mo r ning Goody Tw o s ho e s ,

.

Good mo r ni ng Sally s a id Goody, ,

T w o s ho e s .

!
C a n you read for me !

Y e s I c an r ead for you s h e said

, , .

Sally took th e letters out O f

the basket .

Then s he made words lik e th is

Book read school sing
, , , .

She made o th er words

from t h e letters .

Then Goody Tw o s ho e s went to other

houses .

All t h e c h ildren were glad to see

thei r li t tl e tea ch er
,
.

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 TH E B R A M B LE B U S H A N D
TH E LA M BS .

A bright happy brook ran th roug h

a pleasant meadow .

T h e h orses and cows and s h eep

went there to dri nk .

W hen the sheep and lambs

wen t down to dri nk they passed by
t h e bramble bush .

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Some t imes t h e b ramble bus h
would pick o ff li ttle pie c es of wool .

T h e s he ep did not like t h is .

So th ey said to th e bramble bus h ,

!
You are of no us e .

We gi ve t h e children w ool to make

warm c lothes for the winter .

The co w s said We give

,
!

th e ch ildren milk to dri nk .

T he h or s e s said, We w ork for

!

the c h ildren and give t h em

pleasan t r ides .

But the bramble bush did not say

a word .

O nespring morning t w o pretty bi rds

flew in t o a tree near the brook .

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Th e S heep w e re e atin g t h e swe e t
green grass near by .

T h ey heard a bird say ,

We must hav e somethi ng warm

and soft for our nest .

I will se e w hat I can find .

H e flew down and saw t h e w h ite

wool on t h e brambl e bush .

T h is i s w h at I want said t h e bird

!

.
,

T h ank you Brambl e Bus h

, .

T he bird took some O f t he wool

to h is nest
.

T he n he fl e w a w ay to te ll
th e ot he r birds about the w ool
on t he brambl e bus h .

Aft e r that the S h eep were ki nd

to Bramble Bush .

T h ey O ften gave it wool for t h e birds

to use i n making t he ir n e sts .

I I I
 M A R Y S LITTLE LA M B
’

M ary had a little lamb ,

I ts fleece w as whi t e as sno w

And everyw h ere t h at M ary wen t
T h e lamb was sure to go .

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 followed h er to sc h ool one day ,

Whic h was against the rule !

made the c h ildren laugh and play ,

To se e a lamb at sc h ool .

SO then th e teacher turned i t

But still it lingered near ,

And wai ted patiently about

Till M ary did app e ar .

What makes the lamb love M ary so !

T h e eager children cry !

Why M ary loves the lamb you know
, , ,

The teac h er did reply .

SA R A H J . H A LE .

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 SO M ETH I N G TO TE LL .

W as M ary s lamb w h ite o r black

’
!

W h ere did t h e lamb go w it h M ary !

W h at did the c h ildren as k !

W h at did th e teac h er r e ply !

What did t h e ch ildren do !

W h at did t h e teac h er do !

What did t h e lamb do !

What would you do if a lamb cam e

to school !

DO you live i n th e city or t h e cou ntry !

D O you go to sc h ool !

W h at is your teac her s name !

’

H ave you a book !

Can you read i n i t !

W h at book do you like best !

W h at s t ory do you like best !

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 T H E PET LA M B .

Lucy lives on a farm .

O ne day s h e and Fa th er wen t

t o look a t th e s hee p .

O h Fa th er ! s h e said W h a t
,
.
!

a pr ett y lamb ! M ay I h av e h im !
'

Yes ! s aid Fa th er .You may !

.

Lucy named h im Lambkin .

Ev e ry day s h e c ame and fed h im .

Lambkin lov e d h er for s h e was ki nd

to h i m .

H e follow e d he r all ov e r t he farm .

S he did not lik e h i s dirty coat .

So Fat he r was h e d Lambkin

in t he brook .

N ow its fl ee c e was w h i te as snow

!
.

All su mm er Lambkin was Lucy s

’

play m a te W h at fun t he y h ad !
.

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The nex t s pring Fat he r said I must ,
!

cut o ff Lambki n s wool

’

H e is too warm .

Lu c y watc h ed Fat h e r c u t o ff
t he pretty w h ite fl eece .

I wis h I could h ave som e t h ing made

from Lambkin s wool s h e said
’ !

, .

I will mak e you some mitt e ns ,

said Grandma .

M ot he r made t he wool i n t o soft yarn .

T he n Grandma got h e r knitting

ne e dl e s and went to work at on c e .

H ow t he n ee dles fl e w !
So Lu c y h ad he r wis h .

Sh e h ad some warm m itt e ns m a d e

from Lambkin s wool
’

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TH E H O U SE IN TH E WO O D .

A poor woodman lived in a little

house near a great wood .

H e had th ree little girls

.

The O ld e st on e did not like to work .

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T he s ec ond on e did no t do a s s he
was told .

But t h e young e s t girl w as good

and kind .

O n e morni ng t h e woodm a n w e n t
to work .

H e said to th e O ldest li tt l e girl ,

!
Bring me my dinn e r t o day -
.

I will drop s ee ds along t h e path .

Th e n you c an fi nd t h e way .

W he n t h e sun was h igh t h e old e st

girl went into th e w o od .

But s h e lost h e r way for t he birds

,

had pi c ked up all t h e s eeds .

On and on s he w e nt until i t was

dark .

At last s h e c a me t o a li tt l e hous e
in t h e wood .

T he r e w as a ligh t at t h e wi ndo w .

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 II
She knock e d at the door Tap tap ,
!

tap !
Come i n ! said a deep voice .

She w ent into th e house .

An old man w as sitting at a table .

N e ar h im s he s aw a cock a h en , ,

and 3 spotted cow.

M ay I stop h ere all nigh t !

said th e oldest gi rl
.

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T he old man lo o k ed at t h e animal s
! !

and said ,

Pretty c ock ,

Pretty hen ,

And you spotted cow ,

What say you now !

Y es said t h e animals
!

.
,

T he oldest girl cook e d a good supper .

Then she and the O l d m an sat down

at the table and ate it .

But she did not th ink of t he poor

ani m als .

Aft e r supper t h e animals said

You eat and you drink
Of u s you do not thi nk .

S O you s hafl h ave no bed

To rest your tired h ead .

T h en sh e had to find h er way home

alon e th rough t h e dark wood .

IZ I
 III
T h e next morning t he woodman wen t
into the wood.

H e said t o th e s e cond lit t l e girl

,

!
Bri ng me my dinner to d ay .

I will drop l arger seeds along

t h e path
.

T h en you can find the way .

A t noon th e s e cond girl s et out .

But t h e blackbi rds h ad picked up

all t h e seeds
S he went on a nd on th ro u g h
t h e wood .

At nig h t s h e came t o th e littl e h ouse

in t h e wood .

M ay I stop he r e al l nigh t !

said t h e s e cond girl .

!
I h av e los t m y w ay .

T he old man s aid ,

!
Pr e tty co c k ,

Pre t ty he n ,

A n d you spotted cow

W h at say you now !

Y e s said t h e animals
!

.
,

T h e s e cond girl cooked a good

supp e r .

T h en s h e s at down and a te
a nd drank wit h t h e O l d man ‘

But t h e poor ani m als d id no t h av e

any s u pper .

12
3
SO t he y s a id ,

You e a t and you drink ,

Of u s you do not t h ink .

S O you s h all h ave no bed

To re st your tir e d h ead .

The n S h e too h ad to find he r way

, ,

h om e alon e t h roug h t h e dark w ood .

IV

T h e next morni ng th e woodman said

to th e you ngest girl ,

!
Bring m e my dinner to day -
.

I will drop corn along the path

Then you can find your way .

At noon t h e youngest girl w e nt

i nto t he wood .

T h e doves h ad picked up the corn

and s h e too lost her way
, , .

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At nigh t s he saw a lig h t and came
to t he h ouse in t h e wood .

M ay I stop h e re all nig h t !

!

s he ask e d .

T h e old man said to t h e a nimals ,

!
Pretty c ock ,

Pre tty he n ,

And you spotted c o w ,

W h at say you now

!
!

Yes said t h e t h re e
!

.
,

T h e younges t girl w e nt ov e r
t o the animals and p e tted t he m .

S he cooked a good supper

for t h e old man .

B u t before s he sat down to e a t

s h e gave the cow som e hay .

T he n s h e gav e the c ock

and th e h en som e c orn .

Eat t h is d e ar animals s h e said

, , .

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 T h en I will bri ng yo u s ome water .

Aft e r supper th e animals said

to t h e O l d man ,

Sh e is kind and good .

L e t h er stay with us ,

I n t h e h ouse i n t he wood .

J ust t h e n t h e youngest gi rl s aw
a brigh t l igh t .

She covere d her eyes .

When s h e looked up s h e w as in
a beautiful castle .

The old man w as gone .

H e w as now a king s son

’

Th e t h re e ani m als h a d c h ange d

to t h r ee nne n
.

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 You wer e k i nd and good
'

to my animals said t h e ki ng s son

,
.

!
So this is your cas t le .

T h en the younges t girl sent

for h er fat her and sisters .

They all lived happily togeth er

in the beautiful castle .

J A CO B A ND W I LL I A M G R IMM ! A D A P T ED
! .

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 T H E LI TTLE P LA NT .

I n my little garden bed

Raked s o nicely over,

First the tiny seeds I sow ,

Then wit h soft earth cover .

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Sh ining down t h e great rou nd sun
,

Shines upon it often !

Littl e raindrops pattering down
, ,

H elp the seeds to soften .

Then the little plant awakes !

Down the roots go creepi ng .

U p it lifts its little head

Th rough th e brown eart h peepi ng .

H igher and high er still i t grows

Th rough the summer hours ,

Till some happy day the buds

Open i nto flow e rs .

I
E M I L E PO U L S S O N .

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 WO R K A N D P LAY .

O nce t h ere w as a li ttl e girl nam e d

Amy
S h e liked to pl ay i n t h e garden
and h ear t h e bi rds sing .

S h e said t h e flowers and bird s

talk e d to h e r .

O ne day h er m o t h er said A m y ,
!

you are a large girl now .

You must he lp m e a little .

Ev e ry day I will give yo u

som e t h ing to do .

O h M ot h er ! said A m y I do no t,
!

like to work .

Pl ease let m e go into the w oods

and play.

Y e s said h er m ot he r
, Y o u m ay
.
!

g o and pl a.
y
 I h ave no w o r k fo r yo u t o do
j ust now .

So away Amy ran t h ro u gh

th e pleasan t garden i n to t h e woods .

S h e s a w a pre tt y s q uirrel and said ,

D e ar s q uirrel do you play

,

an d eat nuts al l day long !

Yo u do not work do yo u,
!

N ot work said t h e s q u ir r el
! .

!
W h y I am busy now
, .

I must pu t th e s e n u t s in m y nest
t o eat nex t winter .

I can not stop to pl a y w i th you .

J u st th en a bee flew by .

Tell me bee ! said A m y

, .

H av e you work to do !

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 Buzz ! Buzz ! said the bee .

!
I am busy now getting h on e y
from th e flowers .

I can not stop to play wit h you .

Amy walked th rough t h e woods .

By a nd by s h e met an ant
w i t h a pie c e of sugar .

I wis h you would come and play

w it h me said A m y
, .

I a m t oo busy to play wit h you ,

said t h e ant
.

!
I must carry th is sugar home
for th e little ants to eat .

Amy s at down under a tr ee

t o t h ink abou t i t .

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3
!
T h e s q uirrels the bees and t h e ants
, ,

work from m orning till nig h t ,

said Amy
!
I will as k the flowers if th e y
h ave to work .

So s h e ran into t h e garden .

Do flowers h ave to work !

s he said to a pretty red clover .

M y dear A m y said t h e red clover

, ,

the flowers must all work .

We are busy now making h on e y

for t h e bees .

T h at is w h y we are S O h appy .

Amy ran h ome to h er mot h er

a nd said,
!
I h ave come ba c k
to h elp you M ot h er dear
,
.

T h e s q u irrels the bees t h e ants

, ,

and the flowers all h ave work t o do .

I s h ould like to work t oo , .

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Yo u may h elp me s e w said
,

h er mot h er .

Then you will b e h appy ,

like t h e s q uirrels the bee s

,

t h e an ts and t h e flowers
, .
 T H E T H R E E B R OTH E R S .

O n c e t h ere were th ree brot h ers .

N ot far from where they l ived

w as t h e king s c a stle
’

A large oak tree grew besid e

t h e door
.

I t made t h e castle very dark .

S O t h e king said T h is t ree must

,
!

be cut down
!

But no one could c u t i t down .

T h e more they cut t h e larger

t h e tree grew .

T h e kin gs castle was on a h i g h h ill .

Every drop of water h ad to be

carried up t h e h ill .

S O t h e king said I must h av e!

,

a wel l t h at wi ll hold wat e r

all the year .

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Bu t no one c ould dig th e w ell .

At last t h e king said I w ill giv e

,
!

h alf m y ki ngdom to t h e m an
who will c ut down t h e tr ee
and dig t h e w e ll
!

T he t h ree brot h ers s e t o ut t o go

to t h e king s castle
’

On t h eir way they passed t h rough

a great wood .

By and by th e y h eard so me t hi ng
c h opping and cutting .

I wonder wh a t it i s t h at i s c u tting
and c h oppi ng said t h e youngest
,

brot he r .

Did you n e ver he a r wood m en before !

asked th e bro th ers .

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 Oh y ,
said th e
es younges
! t bro th e r .

Bu t I s h ould like to kno w what

i t is t h at we hear .

I a m goi ng t o fi nd out .

S O away h e went .

Far o ff in t h e woods h e saw an a x

chopping all alone
Good morn ing Ax h e said , ,
.

Are yo u c u t t ing h ere

!

all by yourself
Y e s said t h e ax
,
.

!
I h ave b ee n c h oppi ng h ere
a h u ndr e d years waiti ng for you ,
.

Well h ere I am said t h e youngest

, ,

brot h er .

H e pu t the ax i n h is bag .

Th en he ran o ff to cat ch up
Wi th hi s bro th ers .

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T h e t h ree brot h ers walk e d on t oge t he r .

By and by t h ey came to a h igh h ill .

T h e y h e ard somet h ing picking

and diggi ng .

I wo nd e r wh at it i s t h at is pickin g ,

said the young e st broth e r .

D i d you n e v e r h ear a woodpeck e r

b e fore asked the brot h e rs
! .

Yes I h ave said t he you nge st

, ,

brot h er.

But I s h ould like to kno w

w h a t i t is t h at we hear .

I a m goi ng to find out .

T h e brot h ers laug h ed at h i m ,

b u t a way h e w e n t .

Far o ff in t he wood h e s aw a pi c k
digging all alone .

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 Good morning Pick h e said
, ,
.

!
Are you diggi ng h e re all by yourself !

Yes said t h e pick

!

, .

!
I h av e b ee n picki ng h ere
a h undr e d y e ars w ai t i ng for yo u
, .

Well h e r e I am said t h e yo u nge s t bro th e r

, ,
.

H e put t h e pi c k i n h is bag .

T he n he ran do w n to h is brot he rs .

IV

O n t h ey w e nt together until
t he y c ame to a brook .

T h e y s at down t h e re to res t
and to ge t a dri nk of wa t e r .

I wonder wh ere t h e brook comes from ,

said th e youngest brother .

W e ll did you
,
n e ver s ee a b r oo k
b e for e ! ask e d t h e broth e rs .

14 1
 Y es h e sa id bu t I w ond e r wh e re
, ,
!

it c om e s from
!

So h e follow e d t he brook .

A t las t h e sa w a t iny str e a m c om e ou t

of a w a lnut .

Good morning W a lnu t h e said , , .

!
Are you he re all alon e !

Y es said th e walnut
, .

!
T h e wa t er has been run ni ng h er e
a h undred years waiting for you ,
.

H ere I am said the youngest brot h er

!

.
,

H e put some m oss in th e h ole

i

in the walnut .

T h en he put i t in hi s bag .

!
D id you find w h ere t h e water
came fro m asked t h e brot h ers
! .

Yes said t h e youngest brot h er

,
.

I t came out of a h ole

!
!
.

I 43
 V

T h e t h ree brot h ers walked on until

t h ey came to t h e ki ng s castle
’

So many men h ad tried t o cut down

t h e t ree t h at it was now very large .

A t last t h e ki ng said ,
Every man
!

w h o tries to cu t th e tree and can

not do it must leave t h e country .

The O ldest brot h er tried to cut down

t h e tree
.

But w h en t h e tree grew larger t h ey

sent h im out of t h e country .

Then th e second brother tried .

H e could not do it s o t h ey sent h im

,

out of t h e country
N ow it i s my turn ,

said t h e youngest brot h er .

H e took hi s ax from th e bag ,

and cu t into t h e tre e

'

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 M y ax cut for yours e lf h e said
, ,
.

T h e ax chopped and ch opp e d .

Soo n the great oak tree fell down .

Then he took h is pick from th e b a g .

M y pick dig for yours e lf h e said

!
!
.
, ,

You neve r saw such picki ng

and diggi ng .

Soon i t had dug a great d e ep hol e .

N ext h e took out his walnut .

H e took the moss from the hole ,

then dropped th e walnut far do w n

into the well .

Wat e r run he said

, ,
.

Soon the well was full of water .

The youngest brother had cut down

the tree and dug the well .

The king gave h im half of h is ki ngdom .

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 T H E LA R K A N D H E R
LITT LE O N ES .

A lark built h er nest i n a field

of w h eat
.

After a while there were five

little larks i n t h e nest
.

147
One day th e farmer and h is son
cam e into t he field .

The farmer look e d at the whea t

and said Th is whea t is rip e
,
!
.

I t must be cut .

We will get our friends t o c om e

and h e lp us .

Oh M oth er ! said th e l i ttle on e s

!

The farmer says t h e w h e a t

must be c ut .

W h at shall we do !

We are no t strong enough t o fly .

We ne e d not fly away t o day -

,

said t he mother lark .

Bu t are you not afraid !

as ked t h e littl e on e s .

N o said the moth e r lark

,
.

The farmer s fri e nds will not cut

’

h i s w h ea t.

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I n a day or t wo the farm e r
and h is son came again t o th e field .

Where are your friends !

!

said th e farmer .

!
Th is wh eat is ripe I t must be cut
. .

But the farmer s fri e nds did not c ome

to help h im .

At last t h e farmer said to h i s son ,

Th is wh eat must b e c ut
!
.

I n t h e morning I will cu t it myself .

You m ay help me my son -

, .

Oh M other ! said t h e little ones

, ,

M ust we fly away to day ! -

Yes said t h e mother lark

, .

!
I t is time for us to fly away .

I n t h e morni ng the w h e a t
will be c ut
.
 M O R N I N G SO N G .

What does little birdie say ,

I n her nest at peep of day

~
!

Let me fly says little birdie !

,

!
M other let me fly away
, .

Birdie rest a little longer

, ,

Till the little wings are stronger .

So she rests a little longer ,

Then she flies away .

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W h at does little baby say ,

I n h er bed at peep of day !

B a b y says like little birdie

, ,

!
Let me rise and fly aw ay .

B a b y sleep a little longer

, ,

Till the little limbs are stronger .

I f s h e sleeps a l ittle longer ,

B a b y too shall fly away

, ,
.

A L F R E D T E NN Y S O N .

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s o e ,

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kiss d e 1 1 w ork 19 bes t
sang do e s 20 a nt
fe ll spri n g n e ar
d oth s u mm e r dro pp d e

s h all autum n 21 s ho r e

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h id e 12 l e af b u d
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m u st afraid dig
look e d 47 woo d me n sandy
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cu p c au gh t 77 pi tche r
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the s e h im c ry
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d oo r W h i te y I d
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w hee l got ris e
b o ards roll e d rai n b o w
64 i h
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65 buz z fir e 81 sl e d
b u sy rolling m e nd
66 h o n ho plan e
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new lamp boo ks
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too ls cli c k i t y
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s m all
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w o m an p u ff fi rs t
baking t rain B illy
ov e n c ars te ach
th re she rs 97 m apl e 10 7 pi c ke d
m o we rs su ga r 108 S ally
q u ar t e r sap wo rds
h al f pail glad
spok e 99 spo ut te ac he r
c i ty hun g 1 09 ho rs e s
cou n try s tory lam bs
m ice roo t s 1 10 pi ece s
visi t 1 00 aw ak e u se
en o u gh b u ds rid e s
wh il e n ee ds 1 1 1 about
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t 1 33 ho n e y
pat i en tly al one 1 34 ask
app e ar 122 larg e r clov e r
e age r 12 5 p e t te d I 3S s ew
re ply h ay 1 36 bro the r s
1 1 5 p et 12 6 c as tl e well
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lambkin ch ange d 1 38 ki n gd o m
lov e d 12 7 s en t c h oppi n g
fe d 12 -
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1 1 7 w a t che d e ar th hun dre d
m i t ten s c ov e r w ai t i n g
yarn 1 29 s h ini n g 1 40 w alk e d
k n i tt i n g s h i ne s pi cking
1 1 8 o ld e s t p at t eri n g diggi n g
1 1 9 s eco nd sofl en lau ghe d
yo un ge s t c ree pi n g 14 1 u n t il
bring li fts 1 43 w al nut
din ne r p ee ping m os s

ligh t h ig he r I 44 t ri e s
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a n i m als 1 30 A my I 47 lark
c ook e d lik e d 1 5 0 birdi e
s pp e r
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