B O O ' O N ' See me. I see y ou.

I have a fan. I have a hen. I have a kitten. You have a doll. I have a cup. have fa n h en kitten doll cup

See me play. Fan sees me. I have a kite. See me row. See Duke. p la y kite row Duk e

Fan is a cat. Duke is a dog. Fl oss is a kitten. See Floss play. Can you see Fan ' Fan can see Floss. Have you a cat ' Have you a dog ' d og ca n

I have a boat. This is my boat. I can row my boat. This is my kite. I Ca n fly my kite. See my kite fly. Can you fly a kite ' Ca n you row a boat ' this b oat

This is May. M a y has a doll. You ca n see May. You can see May s doll. I see May and the doll. M a y has and May's

see a bird. The bird ca n fly. Fan sees the bird. Fan can not fly. The bird has a nest. You can see th enest. May sees the bird s nest. bird n ot n est

' ICT' ' ' ' ' ' DIN' The cat is on See me The hen is on See me b oy NOT'. D e' elo p th e new words with cra y on and blackboard. ' ach illustration ma y be used for callin gforth ori g inal e '

See this cat. She is on the mat. See this hen. She is on a nest. See the kite fly. See the boy run. The boy has a top. H e spins the top. See the top spin. Can you spin a top ' top

Dash is Fred s dog. Duke is his dog. Fan is N ell s cat. Floss is N ell s ki tten. See Fred s kite. See his boat. N ell has a ball. She can play ball. Can you play ball ' N ell has a hoop. his ball h oop

I am Fred. This is my dog. H is name is Dash. Dash likes to play. H e plays with me. I play with him. like to

I like Dash. H e is not a big dog. Dash is a good dog. I like to play with Dash. Duke is my dog. H e is a big dog. I like Duke. Duke is a good dog. H e does not play. H e does not like to run. big go od

I am N ell. This is my little kitten. H er name is Floss. Floss is a pet kitten. See me play with her. She likes to play w ith me. littl e h er

Floss is a good kitten. I like to pet her. I have two cats. One is Floss. One is Fan. One and one are two. I like Fan. Fan likes me. She is glad to see me. I am glad to see her. one two

W h o am I ' I am a little chicken. N ell calls me Little Pet. She likes to pet me. The hen is my mother. M other does not pet me. chicken m oth er

See May s little fan. She fans her doll with it. N ell has one little cup. She has three big cups. Floss is on the mat. Floss is playing with Fan. A bird is i n the tree. She has a little nest. She has three little birds. it three in tree playing NOT'. ' f ew of th e familiar endin g s of words, such as - z n g, - ed, and p lural forms, should be tau g ht at this sta g e ' thus th e ' ocabular y ma y be e nlar g ed with th e least effort.

Boys and girls like pets. N ell has a kitten, a cat, and a chicken. Fred has Dash and Duke. They have five pets. Three and two are five. Fred plays ball with N ell. N ell plays ball with May. W h o called to me ' Did you call me, N ell ' th ey did

N ell can spin a top. She likes to spin Fred s top. H ere is a top. I t is Fred s top. Fred makes it spin. The top spi ns fast. Can you see it Spin ' I t is a big top. h ere mak e fast

H ere is a big hoop. Do you see the stick ' This is N ell s hoop. The hoop will roll. N ell can make it roll. She runs with the hoop. Fred likes to roll this hoop, You can see Fred and N ell. will

W h o is this boy You know him. This is Fred. See what he has. See what he does. H e spins his top. H e has a string. H e has it in his hand. What does he do with it ' H e spins his top with i t. H e makes the top spin fast. Fred likes to see the top spi n. what kn ow him string

Wh o is this girl ' Do you not know N ell ' She is playing alone. She is rolling her hoop. See how fast it rolls. H ow fast N ell runs ' W hat is in her hand ' Sh e holds a stick i n her hand. al on e h ow h old

One of the girls we know. Little May has a hoop. She is playing with N ell. H er hoop is like N ell s hoop. Wh y do they use the sticks ' They have to use sticks to make the hoops roll. Do you like to roll hoop ' of use why

N ell is playing ball. Little May is not here. Fred is flying his kite. N ell has to play alone. W h o will toss the ball for her ' She can toss and catch too. N ell likes to do this. toss for catch

Look up here. See me. I can climb a tree. I climbed this tree alone. See ' I do not have to keep hold of the tree. l ook climb

Fred comes to play with N ell. H e holds his top in his hand. N ell is holdi ng her ball. Fred is N ell s brother. H e loves his little sister. H e is good and kind to her. H e helps her in her play. broth er sister kind l ove

N ell loves her brother. She likes to play with him. She lets him take her ball. Fred lets her spin his top. She helps him fly his kite. Fred takes her in his boat. She can not help him row. They are kind to their pets. N ell has a pet chicken. Floss and Fan are N ell s pets. Fred s pets are Dash and Duke. N ell loves Fred s pets. h elp tak e th eir

H ere comes Fan. H ow do you do, Fan ' I am glad to see you. Are you glad to see me ' I know you are glad. You purr when you are glad. I like to hear you p urr. wh en

Fa n, Fan, Fan ' Come, Fan. H ear N ell call Fan. See Fan run to N ell. Fan comes when she is called. She knows why N ell calls her. N ell is kind to Fan. She loves her pet. Fan is glad to see N ell. Look at Fan now. See how glad she is. Do hear her purr. What does N ell say to Fan ' at

N ell plays ball with Fan. H ow can Fan play ball ' Can she catch the ball ' Will N ell toss it to her ' N o. She will roll it. Fan will chase the ball. See her look at N ell. chase

See Dash. H ow he stands ' H e looks funny. I s he playi ng ' Look, Dash. What do you want ' Bow-wow Dash says. I s that all you can say ' I know what you want. You want some meat. You may have it. Can you catch the mea t ' funny that s om e m eat

Does Fan want milk ' What do you say, Fan ' ' M ew ' ' she says. That is all she can say. Fan does want milk. I will get it for her. I will get her some meat too. get

When Dash wants meat, he comes to Fred. H e stands up on two feet. H e knows that he will get the meat. H e will catch it i n his mouth. W hen Fan wants milk she comes to N ell. N ell knows what Fan wants. Fa n knows she will be fed. Fan purrs when N ell pets her. Fan is glad when she purrs. feet m outh fed

I am Fred s dog. M y name is Dash. Duke is Fred s dog too. Duke is a good old dog. H e does not like to play. Duke is kind to me. H e is a very large dog. large old

I love Fred. H e loves me. I know he does. H e is good to me. H e gives me meat. H e tosses the meat to me. I catch it in my mouth. H e pets me and plays w ith me. H e tosses me a stick. I can catch the stick. H e tosses me a ball. I catch the ball in my mouth.

M ew ' mew ' mew ' M y name is Fan. I am N ell s pet cat. She plays ball with me. I can roll the ball myself. I can make the ball go fast. I cannot catch the ball. I cannot toss it to N ell. mys el f

I love N ell. I know she loves me. She knows I like milk. She gives me milk to drink. N ell knows I like meat. She gives me meat to eat. I purr when I am glad. I f I want milk, I say, M ew ' Dash is a funny dog. I f he wants meat to eat, he stands up on two feet. H e can catch a ball. if

N ell has a hoop to roll. She spi ns my top. I roll her hoop. I roll i t with her stick. I make it go fast. N ell likes to spi n my top. She spi ns it with my stri ng. She can make it spi n fast. I t is fun to play football. I roll the ball with my foot. N ell helps me fly my kite. I take her to ride i n my boat. ride

Do you know who I am ' M y brother calls me little N ell. Fred is glad to play with me. I can spin a top as well as h e. H e tosses m e his ball. I catch it when I ca n. I like to play with h im. well

This is the hoop I roll. That is the stick I use. I let Fred roll my hoop. This is the ball I catch. That is the top Fred spins. I let him play with my ball. H e lets me spin his top. This is the kite Fred flies. That is the boat Fred rows. I cannot row, myself, but he lets me try now and then. Do you ever row a boat ' ' i es but th en ever

Wh o flies a kite ' Fred flies a kite. When does N ell tr y to row ' Only now and then. Where does N ell often ride ' She often rides in Fred s boat. H ow does Dash catch a ball ' H e catches it in his mouth. Where is your master, Dash ' H e is getting meat for me. H ow do you beg for meat ' I stand up on two feet. master only often getting

Will you have an apple ' You may have this one. I t is my apple. See how red it is. I t is large and sweet. I t is a pretty a p ple too. Take it, Fred, and eat it. red sweet pretty

All apples are not sweet, this one is. I s it your apple ' Yes, it is my apple. Where did you get it ' Mamma gave it to me. W h y do you not eat it ' I want you to have it. I know you like apples. I want to give it to you. This is N ell s red apple, she gave it to Fred. mamma

W ill you have the orange ' I t has a pretty color. I t is orange color. Some oranges are red and some are yellow. You would like this orange. I t is very sweet. orange c ol or yell ow would

See the dandelions. They are yellow dandelions. H ow they hold up their heads ' One head is white. W hat makes it white ' Blow dandelion s white head to see if mother wants you. Did you ever do this ' dand eli on h ead white blow did

What bright little daisies ' You have a pretty name. You hold up your heads as if to say, We are glad to see you. I am glad to see you too, pretty little flowers. star bright daisi es ' ower

W hen did you ever many pretty flowers ' S ee the yellow dandelions a nd the bright daisies. S ee the large green trees. All stand i n the green grass. The dandelions look like stars. many so green grass

This is a pretty doll. See her two feet and two hands. H ow she holds out her hands ' I like her face and mouth. She has a bright blue dress and blue eyes. Blue is a very pretty color. blue dress eye out fac e

What flowers can you name ' Can you name this flower ' I ts color gives it the name of ' iolet. You may find violets with th e dandelions. T he violet bows its head, but it does not hide its face. find bow hide

love. the red, white, and blue. There are stars on our flag. ' a g

The stars are white. Our flag has stripes. Si' of the stripes are white. Seven stripes are red. I love my flag, I love my country too ' I love the stars, I love the stripes, I love the red, white, and blue. H ave you a flag a tschool ' I s it like this flag ' s even stripe c ountry sch ool

I wonder wh ose hens these are. There are one, two, three, four, five, si', seven big hens. W hat do they find to eat ' T hey put down their heads as if they were eating. Fred has fed them with corn. p u t d own were them c orn

This is one of Fred s hens. H ear what she is saying. Cut - cut- ca -da-cut, ca - da-cut ' I have laid an egg. M y nest is up in the hay. I laid a large, white egg. You may have it, if you find it. laid egg h a y 6 4

Fred sees the hen when she flies down. C ut-cut- ca -da-cut, ca' da-cut' I hear you, old hen, he says. You can not hide the egg from me, for I shall find it. ' Fred goes up on the hay to find the nest. H ere it is, says Fred. H ere is the egg you laid, but you may keep it. C ome and get some corn.

Dear little chicken, what a re you doing here ' H ave you lost your mother ' Yes, ' I have lost my mother. Do not fear, little one, for your mother is near. I hear her calli ng you. d ear l ost fear near 66

H ere comes my mother. I am so glad you have come, for I am lost. T he grass is so tall, I can not see where to go. I chased a bug I saw flying. T hen I could not hear you. Please take me with you. I do not like this tall grass. You should keep with me and not chase bugs. I will catch bugs for you. b u g tall could saw sh ould

I am the mother hen of eigh t chickens. One day I lost one of them. I can find my way i n the grass, but my chickens can no t. I call often to my chickens to keep them with me. eight day

They know my call well. This chicken saw a bug flying and ran after it. I t wan ted to catch the bug. All chickens like to catch bugs. W hen m y chicken did not hear me, it was afraid. W hen I came back to find it, the chicken was glad. Please take me with you, it said. I do not like this tall grass. s a id after afraid ran back

She catches birds w hen she can, and even eats them. M y nest is in a tall tree near your house. Y ou often see the tree, but you cannot see the nest. I hid it in the leaves so that no one could find it. I f the cat should see my nest, she would climb the tree. W ill you please not let her find the nest ' even h ouse hid l eaves

You fly fast, happy swallows. I see you flying all the day. You fly over the barn and over the house. You fly in and out of the barn very often. I know why you go there. happy swallows over 7 2

Y ou have nests i n the barn, for I can see them. Have you some little swallows ' I wish I might look into your nests i n the barn. They are so high I can not. The cat cannot get to them and you do not fear her. I often see you fly down. You come very near to the cat. Look out ' She may get you. Fly, fly away, happy swallows. high might

' uack ' said mother duck. Come near to me, my childre n. I want to see if all are here. One, two, three, four, five. Yes, five is all I have. Bow your heads as I do. N ow let me see you swim. children u nder

Are you not glad to swim ' Let us dive under the water. I t is fun to dive. Water does not stick to us. I t rolls off when we come up. I will show you how to dive. Look at me as I go under. Now let me see you dive. There you go, all of you, and here you come up. H ow well you did it ' H ow happy you look ' us dive water show off

Peep ' said a d uckli ng. Oh, I am so happy. I can swim and dive, and I like the water. I t fun to go down under th e water. Do I notlook happy ' I was made to love the water. duckling

Look at my feet. I swim with my feet. Look at the chicken s feet. They are not like my feet. Chickens cannot swim. They fear the water very much. I can see under the water, and I find food there. Throw i n some corn a nd see me dive for it. I am like a little boat. I can go to sleep on the water. f ood throw sl eep

W hen they get to the school Mary turns and says, You must go home now. You cannot go into the school. T h e teacher would not let you. S o run home, little pet. ' Baa ' says the lamb. I do notwant to go home. I want to be with you. T h e lamb does not try to go into the school. I t turns and goes home. h om e must teach er

Mary s school is now out. She is on her way home. She meets her pet lamb. Mary stops to pet the lamb a nd says to it, Did you come to meet me ' Have you had a good time ' m eet had stop

You were a good little lamb to go home all alone. I am glad to have you come to meet me. W e will go home now. ' Baa ' ' says Mary s lamb. I did go home as you told me, but I was not happy. I do not like to stay alone. When I saw you coming, I ran out to meet you. I was glad to see you coming. told

Let me tell you about myself. I often followed Mary to school. I used to go home when w e came to the school house. One day I did not go home. I followed Mary into school. This made the children laugh. tell ab out cam e l augh

The teacher did notlike it. She turned me out of school, but I did not go home. I stayed arou nd the school. I did n ot have a good time, for I was lonesome. W a s I not glad to see Mary when school was out ' The children were glad too. They all came around me and played with me. I do not go to school a n y more. around a n y m ore l on esom e 33

M ew ' H ark ' I hear a cat. She is up on the wall. I must havesome fun with h e r. There she goes up that tree. H ow I wish I could climb I shall stay and bark at h e r. N o, I cannot stay here all da y. I will go home and find Fa n. hark wall bark

I will have some fun with Fan. I f I can only make her run, i t will be fun to chase her. Come and hear me bark at her. Stop, Fan Don t do that. Don t try to scratch me. You know I am o nly playing. Cats do n t know how to play. d on t scratch

The kitten did not fear the big dog. Dash had a ki nd face. The kitten went to him. Dash put down his big head and looked at her. W hat they said I do not know, but they are friends now. T h e kitten likes to follow Dash. W hen he lies down to sleep, she gets on his back. S he goes to sleep on his back. went li es

What a handsome horse ' H ow high he holds his head ' H e is taller than papa, who is holdi ng him. The horse seems very large for those little children. H e is a ki nd horse. handsom e seems than h orse 88

You know who these children are. You can tell by their faces. Papa put them on the horse. H e keeps hold of the horse and of the children. T h e children are pleased to ride horseback. ' etup, old horse ' ' says May. ' o faster says N ell. W e li ke to ride fast. Papa knows best abou that. b est

Fred has a horse and wagon. H e calls his goat a horse. Sometimes a goat makes a good horse for boys to d rive. Sometimes goats are cross. This goat is kind. H e will not run away. wagon goat cross drive

See how still he stands. The goat does not go fast when Fred drives him b utfred does not care. A pretty little girl is sitting i n Fred s wagon. She is dressed all i n white. She sits alone i n the wagon. She is turni ng her head to look for Fred. Fred is comi ng from the house. H e will give her a ride. dressed care

Fred and N ell are i n a boat. Fred is not rowi ng. H e is trying to catch a fish. N ell sits in one end of the boat, Fred i n the other. Fred is fishing, and N ell watches him. fish end oth er watch

Fred keeps his eye on the line and does not say much. B y and by the line moves off. I t moves faster and faster. N ow he pulls it, and up comes a fish. Fred is very happy. H e laughs, and says, Oh what a big fish ' H e puts back his li ne to catch another fish. N ell does not care to fish. lin e pull

B ess is not a cross cow. She is good and kind, and would not hurt you. B ess and I are good friends. She comes to me in the pas ture when I call her. She will follow me. She likes the apples I give her. Bess gives white, sweet milk. I t is good to dri nk. W e make butter from the milk. I t is good, sweet butter. hurt butter

I like this good pasture a nd the sweet grass. I have had all I can ea t, and am stopping to res t. I thi nk I could eat an apple if I had one. Fred often gives us apples. rest

I wonder where Fred is. I t is time for him to come. H e will drive us to. the barn where we sleep and give down our milk. There we have corn to eat, and other good things. W e give all our milk for the food and care we get. B utter is made from our milk. You like to eat the butter. I t is a food Fred likes. things

Dri n k some water, old horse. I m ust have a horseback ride. Two goats are near the barn. Fred uses one for his horse, but the other is cro ss. All the cows have come home from the green pasture W e can see only three. Bess and Daisy are i n the barn. There are four little lambs and si' old sheep. The pet lamb is still with Mary. sh eep

The sheep feed in the pastu re. with the cows. Five old ducks are here to rest from swimming. One d uck has seven ducklings. ' ight hens are movi ng about, and cannot keep still. One hen has nine chickens. She is busy all the time find i ng food to give them. Ten swallows are flying i n and out and over the barn. busy

Fan is havi ng a party. All her friends have come to this party. They came to see Fan s kittens. The kittens are in a basket. One is all black, one is white, and one is black and white. Te n cats came to this party. basket

Th is boy cannot read or name the letters. H e likes to look at pictures. Some day he will go to school and learn to read. H e learns something every day from his bo' of play thi ngs. read l earn pictures

You must stand very still and look at me. I will take your picture. Do not move your head, or look cross. ' eep your hands and feet still. That will do. You may go. I have taken your picture. 1 0 4

W h y do you laugh, children ' I t is time you were asleep. W e cannot help laughi ng. Fred is maki ng faces. H e is very funny. You would laugh to see him. H e is hidi ng, so that you do not see hi m.

The girl who holds the doll is called ' ate. ' ate is holdi ng her cake to the doll s mouth as if it could eat. The other little girls are watch i n g ' ate. They forget to eat their cakes. They hear ' ate say to the doll ' Please eat my cake. See how sweet it is. Take. a taste. forget ' ate taste

N ed is having a good time with his pretty sailboat. H is boat has large, white sail s. I t goes fast on the water. N ed uses a line with his boat. H e can pull the boat to shore w ith his long li ne. l ong

N ed sends the boat from shore with his h ands. The wind blows the sails and sends the boat along. N ed can send his sailboat far out from the shore. I t goes the way the wind blows. When there is no wi nd, the boat can not sail. I f N ed did not use the li ne, his boat might get lost. The sailboat keeps N ed busy. send

I cannot talk as you talk, but I understand you. I watch your face and eyes and whatever you do. This is how I understand you. I f you wan t me to play or drive the I am cows, ' uick to know it. I know more than I can tell. You understand me too. I f I wan t food or drink I can let you know it. talk und erstand

Do not be afraid, he says. A little bird s wing is hurt so that it cannot fly. Fred takes the bird i n his hands, but it fears him. I will not harm you, because I love the birds. b ecause

I will carry y ou home with me. I will take care of you u n til your wi ng is well. I will give you food and dri nk. A cat might get you here. As soon as you can fly away, I will let you go. ' A bad boy hurt the bird with a stone. You should not throw stones at little birds. They do you no harm. until soon bad ston e

The birds know that N ell will not h arm them. They are glad to get the food she gives them. They often are hungry a nd cannot get food. Do you not like to feed the hungry birds ' I f you a re kind to the birds, they Will come to you. Birds know, as well as you, who are their friends.

Three children came to the beach to stay all day. Papa and mamma came too. The children go barefoot. They like to wade i n the water and run along the beach. H ere no stones hurt their feet. b each barefoot

What is the bo y trying to do ' H e sees a fish in the water. H e thinks he can catch the fish with his hand. N ow I have you ' ' he says ' but he is not ' uick enough. N ow they sit down to rest on the sand. They look off on the water. They see large sailboats. N ow they run along the shore until they are hungry. enough sand

This is a blacksmith s shop. The blacksmith is making a shoe to put on a horse. Fred is coming here some day to get a shoe for his horse. Fred would li ke to know how the shoe is put on. blacksmith sh op

N ero is a good dog to mind. See how still he stands while we pick up some apples. This is our new wagon. I t has a seat for only the one who drives. I t is my turn to drive home. N ero mind pick

' o e has the seat this ti me. W e are goi ng back for another load of apples. W e cannot carry a big load. The apples would fall out. I wish I had a basket. Taste one of these apples. ' l oad fall I ' I

The men who cut the grass let i t dry i n the sun. I t is no longer green. I t is now called hay. M en are taking it to the barn to feed to the horses, the cows, a nd the calf. Children like to ride on big loads of h a y The hay wagon has no seat, but children do not mind that. They are careful not to fall. dr y careful

There is no school to-day, for it is Saturday. These three boys mean to have all the fun they can. I t is the only time they can g o barefoot. Do you like to go barefoot ' Saturday

Mamma said they might go barefoot all day. Off they ran to a brook and waded in it. The stones hurt their feet. Then they ran along the brook in the grass. N ow they stop to 'ump over the brook many times. At night they will be glad to go home and rest. They are havi ng a good time. brook 'ump night

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