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LESSON 1 CHICKEN LITTLEChicken Little was in a gentleman's garden, where she had no right to be, when a rose leaf fell on her tail. Away she ran in great fright until she met Hen Pen. "O Hen Pen!" she cried, "the sky is falling."
"How do you know that?" asked Hen Pen.
"Oh! I saw it with my eyes, and I heard it with my ears, and a part of it fell on my tail."
"Let us run," said Hen Pen.
So they ran to Duck Luck.
"O Duck Luck!" cried Hen Pen, "the sky is falling."
"Pray, how do you know that?" asked Duck Luck.
"Chicken Little told me."
"How do you know that, Chicken Little?"
"Oh!" answered Chicken Little, "I saw it with my eyes, I heard it with my ears, and a part of it fell on my tail."
"Let us run," said Duck Luck.
So they ran until they came to Goose Loose.
"O Goose Loose!" cried Duck Luck, "the sky is falling."
"How do you know that, Duck Luck?"
"Hen Pen told me."
"How do you know that, Hen Pen?"
"Chicken Little told me."
"How do you know that, Chicken Little?"
"Oh! I saw it with my eyes, and I heard it with my ears, and a part of it fell on my tail."
"Let us run," said Goose Loose. So they ran until they met Turkey Lurkey "O Turkey Lurkey!" cried Goose Loose, "the sky is falling."
"How do you know that, Goose Loose?"
"Duck Luck told me."
"How do you know that, Duck Luck?"
"Hen Pen told me."
"How do you know that, Hen Pen?"
"Chicken Little told me."
"How do you know that, Hen Pen?”
"Chicken Little told me."
"How do you know that, Chicken Little?"
"Oh! I saw it with my eyes, I heard it with my ears, and a part of it fell on my tail."
"Let us run to tell the Queen," said Turkey Lurkey, So they ran with all their might, until they met Foxy Loxy.
"O Foxy Loxy!" cried Turkey Lurkey, "the sky is falling."
"How do you know that? "asked Foxy Loxy.
"Goose Loose told me."
"How do you know that, Goose Loose?"
"Duck Luck told me."
"How do you know that, Duck Luck?"
"Hen Pen told me."
"How do you know that, Hen Pen?"
"Chicken Little told me."
"How do you know that, Chicken Little?"
"Oh! I saw it with my eyes, I heard it with my ears, and a part of it fell on my tail."
"Come with me," said Foxy Loxy. "I will lead you to the Queen."
So Chicken Little, Hen Pen, D u c k L u c k , Goose Loose, and Turkey Lurkey followed Foxy Loxy; as they had been told to do.
But he led them into his den, and they never came out again.FOR STUDY
Study the pictures in the story of Chicken Little.
What do they tell you?
What do you know about ducks? hens? geese? turkeys? foxes?
Look at the feet of the duck, hen, goose, and turkey, and see the different kinds of feet.
Which have feet alike? Why are not all alike?LESSON 2 KING MIDAS
I will tell you about Midas.
He was a king who loved gold better than anything else.
One day a fairy said to Midas, "You may wish for something, and you shall have your wish."
"Hurrah!" cried Midas. "I wish that everything I touch may turn into gold. How happy I shall be!"
Poor Midas! He wanted to be rich.
He touched a flower; it changed to solid gold. He touched an apple; it changed to gold.
He tried to drink some water; it changed to gold.
He wished to eat some meat. At his touch, it changed to gold.
At last, the saddest change came. He laid his hand on his little girl's head. She changed to gold.
Poor King Midas! No flowers, no food, no little girl! Nothing but gold! He sat down and wept. He hated gold. He cared only to have his dear little girl again.
Now came the fairy "Well, Midas, have you gold enough?" she asked.
The poor king begged her to take away the power of gold making, and to give his child to him again.
His tears fell like rain. They fell on the golden head of his darling child, and she became his own happy little girl once more.
Do you suppose he could ever again care so much for riches?LESSON 3 THE LARK'S NEST
The lark once built her nest in a meadow, where it was soon hidden by the waving grain.
Here she laid her tiny eggs, and kept them warm beneath her soft breast.
Soon four little larks peeped from under her wings, crying to be fed.
Now she must search far and near for food for these four hungry mouths.
How busily the little mother flew back and forth, finding food for her little ones!
They grew stronger and larger every day. Whenever they saw her, they lifted their heads and called lustily.
One day they chattered in great fear, "O mother! mother! Farmer Brown says he is going to get some one to cut his grain."
"Never fear, my children; we are safely hidden away;" answered the mother, cheerfully; as she flew off for another mouthful.
The next day the baby birds had the same story to tell.THE HAYMAKERS.
"O mother! mother! Farmer Brown says he is going to get some one to cut his grain, it is so tall."
"Never fear, my children; we are safely hidden away," said the mother, cheerfully, and she flew away again.
The next night the little larks all chirped together, "O mother! mother! Farmer Brown says he must cut the grain himself to-morrow."
“Ah!" said the mother, "now we must be off, for the grain will be cut to-morrow."
And so it happened. The next morning, Very early, Farmer Brown came with his sleeves rolled up and his scythe on his shoulder, to cut the grain. The little larks tried their young Wings, and flew away.LESSON 4 THE BLIND MAN AND THE LAME MAN
A blind man and a lame man sat under a tree.
"Where are you going?" said the blind man to the lame man.
"I would like to go to town," replied the lame man, "but I cannot walk."
"I would like to go to town," said the blind man, "but I cannot see."
"Well," the lame man said, "if you will be feet for me, I will be eyes for you."
"Agreed," answered the blind man.
So the blind man lifted the lame man upon his back, and started merrily for the town.————————
"Look up, and not down;
Look forward, and not backward:
Look out, and not in;
And lend a hand."WORD STUDY
Think of words to rhyme with:
Use these words in sentences:LESSON 5 A MAID WITH HER BASKET OF EGGS
A maid with a basket of eggs. Hear her talking to herself.
"I have fifteen eggs in my basket. I will take them straight to my good white hen. She will sit upon them days and days, and keep them warm.
"Then the fifteen little chickens will peck open the shells. I can see them now. Pretty little things' some black some yellow, some white!
"I can hear them call 'Peep, peep!' They will soon scratch for themselves. I will feed them well, and they will grow into strong, fat hens.
"Then I will take them to market to sell. How much shall I get? Ah! I shall be quite rich. I can buy a fine hat and a dress.
"My friends will not know me."
She tosses her head in pride, forgetting the eggs. The basket falls to the ground; the eggs are broken.
She counted her chickens before they were hatched!————————LESSON 6 THE OLD LOVETHE DOLL'S BATHLESSON 7 HERO
Hero is our dog, the best dog in the world we think.
Here is a picture of him.
See how large he is!
What a fine head he has!
His name was Jack when he was a little fellow. Uncle Jack gave him to us when he went away.
"Here, children!" he said, "here is a playfellow for you. I must go away to sea. I cannot play with you nor take care of you again for a long time.
"But this fellow, this Jack, will take my place. He will play all the time, if you like. And he will help to take care of you, too."
So he did. When we were out at play, Jack was with us. If we went to the woods for flowers, Jack went too.
If we were sent to get the milk, Jack ran along. If we went to school, Jack went too, and lay down by the door until recess.
Everybody liked Jack, but Jack liked us best of all.
If any boy wanted to tease Jack, he played that he meant to hurt us.
Then Jack would stay close beside us, and growl at him until he became afraid and stopped his fun.
"Good Jack! good old fellow!" we would say, patting him upon the head. "We are safe when you are with us."
But I must tell you how we came to call him Hero.
Baby May was playing in the yard. We were taking care of her, Helen and I. After a while we began to play tag.
Of course May could not run fast, but she tried to play, because she liked to do what we did.
She toddled after us, but we ran so fast that we were out of her sight before we knew it.
We did not know what happened until afterwards.
Baby toddled out into the road, and tried to follow us. She did not see the runaway horses that came rushing down the road toward her.
She only saw Helen and me running away from her.
On ran the horses! They were our own, and father was holding the reins; but the horses were mad with fear, and he could not guide them.
Father saw Baby in the road. He shouted to her to run, but she only looked up, and stood still with fright in the middle of the road.
The tramping feet were close upon our baby, but help was nearer yet.
Jack had heard the shout, he had seen little May, and he sprang to save her.
With one bound he reached the middle of the road. He seized the baby's dress with his teeth, and dragged her out of the horses' path.
The wheels touched her dress as they passed.
The horses ran to the barn and stopped. Father sprang to t
he ground and ran back to find Baby.
She was safe and sound, but crying with fear.
Brave old Jack stood beside her, licking her hand, and trying to say, "Don't be afraid; don't cry, I am here."
You can see now why we changed Jack's name. Uncle Jack said we ought to call him Hero, because he saved Baby May's life.
Nobody ever said anything to us about running away and leaving Baby; but how Helen and I wished that we had been as faithful as Hero!————————SAVED
Tell the story which this picture tells you.
Answer the questions.
You have read the story of the good dog Hero. This fine picture has told you another story. Can you not tell or write the story of some dog that you know?
What kind of dog is he?
Where does he live?
What is his name?
What can he do?LESSON 8 THE FOX AND THE GRAPES
By the side of the road is a beautiful tree.
High up on the tree grows a beautiful vine. Upon the vine hang beautiful grapes.
Mr. Fox comes along, smells the sweet grapes, and thinks to himself, "I must have them."
So he jumps and jumps and jumps; but he cannot reach the grapes, for they hang very high.
At last he becomes tired and walks off, saying to himself,"I do not care; I know they are sour grapes."FOR STUDY
Grapes grow upon a vine.
Apples grow upon a tree.
Blueberries grow upon a bush.
Grapes, apples, and berries are fruit.
What fruits do you know?
Write the names of all you have seen.LESSON 9 THE THREE BUGS
Three little bugs in a basket,
And hardly room for two;
And one was yellow, and one was black,
And one like me or you;
The space was small, no doubt, for all,
So what should the three bugs do?
Three little bugs in a basket,
And hardly crumbs for two;
And all were selfish in their hearts,
The same as I or you.
So the strong one said, "We will eat the bread,
And that's what we will do!"
Three little bugs in a basket,
And the beds but two could hold;
And so they fell to quarreling—
The white, the black, and the gold—
And two of the bugs got under the rugs,
And one was out in the cold.
He that was left in the basket
Without a crumb to chew,
Or a shred to wrap himself withal,
When the wind across him blew,
Pulled one of the rugs from one of the bugs,
And so the quarrel grew.
So there was war in the basket;
Ah! pity is, 't is true!
But he that was frozen and starved, at last
A strength from his weakness drew,
And pulled the rugs from both the bugs,
And killed and ate them, too!
Now when bugs live in a basket,
Though more than it well can hold,
It seems to me they had better agree—
The black, the white, and the gold—
And share what comes of beds and crumbs,
And leave no bug in the cold.—ALICE CARYFOR STUDY
Use these words in sentences.
Find these words in" The Three Bugs." Use them in sentences.LESSON 10 THE KID AND THE WOLF
A little kid stood on the roof of a house.
As he looked down, he saw a wolf passing by
"Oho!" he cried, "who cares for the wolf?"
The wolf smiled as he said," It is the roof that makes you so brave, my fine fellow. If you were in the field, how you would run!"————————FOR STUDY
How did the roof make the little kid brave? Why is a kid afraid of a wolf'?LESSON 11 THE FROG WHO TRIED TO BE AS BIG AS AN OX
Once upon a time a little frog, on his way from school, saw a great creature drawing a load of hay.
He had never seen an ox before; so he ran to tell his mother.
"O mother!" he cried, "I have seen a wonderful creature. It was as large, as large"—But he did not know how to tell.
"As large as I am?" said the mother.
"Oh, much larger? answered the frog.
"As large as this?" asked the mother, and she began to puff herself up.
"Oh, much larger!" replied the little frog.
"As large, then, as this?" said the mother, and puffed herself till she burst.
It is indeed hard for a frog to become as big as an OX.————————
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