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stories to his little brother and sister, and

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showed them the pictures that were in it.

2. Henry obeys his father and mother, and is kind to his brother and sister.

3. He never quarrels with other boys. He does not take the name of the Lord in vain. He always tells the truth.

4. When he goes to school, he does not play by the way. He always obeys the rules of the school.

5. Henry likes to study his lessons. The little boys and girls at school all love him, because he is kind and gentle. His teacher is also very fond of him.

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1. GOD is good. He made the earth on which we live. He made the sun, and the

1 The attention of the learner should be particularly directed to the sounds of the letters printed in Italics. Never let a word be indistinctly uttered in the school room, and a good articulation will soon become habitual.

2 Pronounced erth.

moon, and the stars. He made the beasts of the field and the birds of the air. He made man also.

2. We cannot see God, but he sees us. He knows all that we do, all that we think, and all that we say. We should thank him for every thing that we have.

3. He gave us ears to hear, eyes to see, a nose to smell, a mouth to taste and speak, and hands with which to feel and work.

4. He gives us food to eat, water to drink, and air to breathe. Above all, he has given us a mind to think and to know right from wrong.

5. God is just and holy. Let us love and serve him all our days.

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1. MARY and her mother have gone to walk in the fields. The sun has just risen. Look at the sky and see how blue it is.

1 Pronounced wâwk.

2 Pronounced riz'zn.

2. It is spring now. How warm the air is! The trees are in bloom, and the grass is very

green.

3. The violets are blue, and the lilies are white and the cowslips are yellow. The air is filled with their fragrance.

4. The sheep and the little lambs feed on the side of the hills. The cows are in the meadow.

5. The bees are flying from flower to flower. They are gathering honey for the winter.

6. "Do you see that little bird, Mary?" said her mother. "Hear how sweetly he

sings."

7. "Yes, I see him," said Mary. "I think he wants some food. The next time we walk in the fields I will bring some crumbs from the table."

8. "God will take care of the little birds, my child," said her mother. "He will find food for them, for he is kind and good to all."

9. In their walk home, Mary found a little bird's nest. There were four eggs in it.

10. Her mother told her that she must not touch them, for the bird would come back when they were gone.

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1. JANE has a nice cat. The cat has four kittens. See her sit and look at them.

2. She knows that they can see now, and can run to their cup and lap milk, or go to their plate and eat meat.

3. Puss is very proud of them. She purs as if she thought they were very pretty.

1 Pronounced kit'tns.

2 Pronounced thâwt. 3 Pronounced gär'dn.

4. Jane is very kind to the kittens.

gives them milk to drink and meat to eat.

She

5. Cats are very useful. They catch rats and mice, and I am sorry to say that they sometimes catch little birds in the garden.

6. Jane has promised to give two of the kittens, when they are a few days older, to some little girls. Poor puss will be very lonesome when they are gone.

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1. TWINKLE, twinkle, little star;
How I wonder what you are!
Up above the world so high,
Like a diamond in the sky.

2. When the blazing sun is gone,
When he nothing shines upon,

Then you

show your

little light,

Twinkle, twinkle, all the night.

1 Pronounced thru. 2 Pronounced würld. 3 Pronounced of'ƒn.

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