I said, "Charlie! Catch old Speck, and you and I shall feed the chicks."But Speck went to peck Charlie, and he ran off. Then Speck said, "Cluck! Cluck!"The chicks ran up to the mother. She fed
them.
It was funny to see them pick up the little scraps.
We put the water in an old tin dish. Splash! Splash! In went the duckling. Oh, Speck was so funny!
Hens think ducklings cannot swim, but they can.
Lesson 25
Charlie lives by the sea.
I went to spend Saturday with him.
It was a hot, sunny day, just the day for the sea.
Charlie got two buckets-one for him and one for me.
Charlie said, "Let us have a swim. Off with socks!"We were quickly in the water. We had a grand swim. Charlie lost his little ship.
The water went splash, splash, on the big rocks.
Then we sat on the yellow sand, and made a big castle.
I got shells for it, and Charlie put a flag ontop.
We dug a well and let the sea fill it. We had such a happy day!
Lesson 26
Bring pen and ink, Bob, and the box of pink paper.
Do not spill the ink.
We must thank Charlie"s mother for the happy day you had.
I think she may let Charlie spend next Saturday with us.
I wonder if she will let Charlie bring little Alma.
Edna will love to have her.
Bring a pink stamp. There is one on the shelf. Stick it just here, Bob.
You and Edna shall post the letter.
Edna, put that pink frock on, and run to the post with Bob.
Lesson 27
It is Saturday, and they are here.
Bob has a penny to spend, so Mother gave me one.
We are going to the shop to get lolly sticks. We shall get two for the girls.
We boys are to go to the pond to fish. The girls will stop with Mother.
They have five dolls.
Charlie, can you get two longsticksfor fishing rods ?
Here is plenty of string.
I will get two pins. We must bend them to catch the fish.
Off we go! Two jolly fisher boys. See us with big hats and rods.
We are back. We did not catch one fish. Still we had jolly fun.
I fell in and got wet.
I wish you had seen the splash.
Lesson 28
Oh, Father, see what Charlie has-a little shaggy pony.
Where did you get it, Charlie ? I wish I had a pony.
Charlie "s pony comes trot trot, trot trot. He has no whip to make it go.
He just says, "Gee up!"
May I have a ride when you get off, Charlie? Yes, Bob, if you do not have a whip.
I will not whip my pony.
Bonnie will gallop when we are on the way back.
Then I shall feed him and give him a drink.
Bell-horses, bell-horses, What time of day?
One o "clock, two o "clock, Off and away.
Lesson 29
Hark! That is the alarm clock. Jump up, Edna. Jump up, Len.
We are to go with Father in the car. Is that the car in the yard ?
Yes. Do not start yet, Father. Are we to go to the farm ?
Is it very far?
Mother is packing lunch in Father"s big bag. I see jam tarts and apples.
Pack plenty, Mother.
Father said, "We shall not be back till dark." We may see the stars.
They are like little lamps in the sky.
Twinkle, twinkle, little star!
Lesson 30
Len had an old tennis ball.
As we went by the park, he let it fall from the car.
A small dog made a dart at it, but a tall boy ran and picked it up for Len.
Then the dog ran after the car barking. Father said, "Call the dog off!"So the boy called, "Buff, Buff !" He hid by a brick wall.
The dog ran to him, and licked his hands.
The boy held his arms for his dog to jump over.
He kept the dog doing tricks until the car was a long way off.
I had a little dog, and they call him Buff, I sent him to the shop for a bag of snuff, But he lost the bag, and spilt the snuff; Then the poor little dog ran off in a huff.
Lesson 31
We have a tall gum tree in our yard.
A magpie sits on the tip top, when the sun is getting up.
He sings, and sings, and sings to the sun. He loves the morning.
Edna and I love his song. It is such a happy song!
A jackass sits on a low branch. He cannot sing.
He laughs-"Ha-ha-ha, Ho-ho-ho!"
Jacky pecks at grubs in the tree.
Our gum tree has pretty little buds with green caps.
The caps are pushing up.
There will be flowers.
Then the bees will come, and buzz over them. Hum-hum-hum!
Lesson 32
What else do you think we have in our gum tree ?
As it was getting dark, I saw a mother possum jump from the tree to the fence.
She had her baby pick-a-back.
It was having what we call a "piggy-back." I saw her crawl along the fence to the shed. Father had put apples in the shed.
He had packed them in straw.
In the morning, we saw marks of the mother"s claws on an apple.
She must have had one in her paws.
Lesson 33
Father has put a swing on the gum tree for us. He has fixed it to a strong, thick branch. Edna, you may have first swing.
Cling on! I shall push you.
Then will you push me hard ?
Oh, I love to swing up, up into the sky! Shall we get on together?
You sit, and I shall stand. Let us sing as we swing.
We are just like little birds on the wing as we fly to the sky.
Lesson 34
Spring is here. The park is gay with wattle. Mother took us to see it to-day.
The pretty trees were all along the river bank. They hung their blossoms over the water.
Little yellow balls were falling from the trees.
Mother lay on the bank, but Edna and I went off to play.
We saw a big bird on a tree; it was calling to us. I think it was a grey bell magpie.
Pretty parrots were flying to and fro.
We were so happy that we said, "Mother, may we stay till five o"clock? Oh, do say we may!" Mother said "Yes," so we stayed till the sun set.
Lesson 35
It is bed time.
The little birds are in their nests. Our pony is in its stable.
The chickens have nestled in by their mother. Little Len is in his cot.
The big red sun has gone to rest, and Edna and I must be off, too.
We shall pray to God and thank him for our happy day.
Good night, Father; Good night, Mother dear.
Lesson 36
RHymES
THE DAyS OF THE WEEK
How many days has my baby to play? Saturday, Sunday, Monday,Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday.
SINGING TImE
I wake up in the morning early, And always, the very first thing,I poke out my head, and I sit up in bed, And I sing, and I sing, and I sing.
ROBIN"S SONG
God made little Robin