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6. He bought them both, and led the sheep home by a string, and Mary carried the little lame lamb in her arms.

7. Mary's mother spread a nice, warm blanket in a basket, and Mary laid the lamb on it, and fed it with warm milk from her own little china bowl. In a few weeks it was quite well.

8. One morning, when Mary was going to school, her grandfather bade her farewell, as he was to go home that day. Mary was very sorry to have him go, and made him promise to come again.

9. While Mary was in school, her father

brought the chaise to the door, for the grandfather to ride home.

10. The old sheep and the little lamb came running to them, as if they had come to say good by to their old friend.

11. When Mary came home from school, the lamb came out to meet her. It had on a neat little collar, to which was fastened a bell. On the bell was written, "Mary's little Lamb." Her grandfather had fastened it on.

12. The little creature became very fond of Mary, and used to follow her like a dog. When the lamb grew to be a sheep, Mary had many a pair of warm stockings made of its wool.

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1. MARY had a little lamb;

His fleece was white as snow;

1 Pronounced lăm.

2 Pronounced a-gènst'.

3 Pronounced på'shent-le.

4 Pronounced e'ger.

Pronounced läf.

And

every

where that Mary went

The lamb was sure to go.

2. He followed her to school one day-
That was against the rule;

It made the children laugh and play
To see a lamb at school.

3. For this the teacher turned him out;
But still he lingered near,
And waited patiently about,
Till Mary should appear.

4. The lamb to Mary ran and laid
His head upon her arm,

As if he said, I'm not afraid;

You'll keep me from all harm.

5. "What makes the lamb love Mary so?" children cry.

The eager

"O, Mary loves the lamb, you know," The teacher did reply.

6. Children each gentle animal
In confidence can bind,

If they, like Mary, are but good,
Affectionate, and kind.

XIII. THE BOYS AND THE FROGS. A FABLE.1

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1. ONE pleasant summer morning, as some boys were at play, they saw some young frogs in a pond. One of the boys said, "Let us throw stones at them." And they all began to stone the poor frogs.

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2. One of the frogs said to the boys,

Boys, why do you so pelt us with stones? It may be sport to you, but it is death to us! We do no hurt to you, and you should do no hurt to us. You should do as you would be done by.

3. "Should you like to have stones thrown at you? If men, or boys who are larger than you, should pelt you with stones, you would not like it; you should therefore think how you hurt us."

4. You must not think that the frogs did or can talk. This is a fable, made to teach

1 Fables are not only pleasing to children, but they are well adapted to convey the most useful information in the most agreeable manner. Pronounced shûd. • Pronounced wûd.

you that you should be kind to all creatures, and act towards them as you expect others to act towards you.

5. The frogs can croak, or make a noise, but they cannot speak. The writer of the fable speaks for the frogs, what he judged the poor things would have said if they had the power of speech.

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1. A BOY was told to watch a flock of sheep on a hill near the side of a wood; and as he was fond of sport, he would cry out, "The wolf! the wolf!" when there was no wolf to be seen.

2. The wolf will kill sheep and eat them too; and the boy knew that if he should want any help, the men who were at work

1 Pronounced wŏch.

• Pronounced wûlf.

3 Pronounced wawnt.

4 Pronounced åt,

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