He gave me a soul, too, that I might think, and feel, and love; and my soul will never die.

God gave me kind parents, who loved me very tenderly, and who have taken care of me ever since I was born. The first thing which I learned to notice was my mother's sweet face, and her pleasant words were the first which I remember. My father used to take me on his knee and tell me pretty stories; and he used to teach me to sing, and to repeat hymns and verses.

Sometimes I was sick; and then my parents used to be very full of care for me. Many watchful hours have they

sat beside my cot, or cradle. Ever since I can remember, they have been trying to make me happy, and I know

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that they love me.

God, who gave me kind parents, has said, "Honor thy father and thy mother." I must remember this because

body? What can you do with your soul? How long will your soul live? Who gave you kind parents? How long have they taken care of you? What was the first thing you learned to notice? Who used to tell you stories and try to amuse you in your infancy? What did he try to teach you? Who used to care for you when you were sick? Did they spend time for you? Have they tried to make you happy? Do they love you? What command has God given you? What is the first reason for remembering it? Another

he has said it. I must remember it, too, because it is right. If I forget it I shall not be thankful to God, neither shall I be thankful to my parents.

If I honor my parents, I shall obey them. When they ask me to do a thing, I shall do it immediately. I shall not be unwilling to obey, although the thing to be done may be unpleasant. I shall love to do what will please my parents. I shall do the same when they are away as when they see me. I shall remember that God sees me; and, unless I please him in what I do, I may be sure that I do not honor my parents.

I must be careful to use kind and respectful words to my parents. Naughty children speak in a cross way, and very disrespectfully, to their parents, for their hearts are full of unkindness; but I must show that I love my parents by kind words and pleasant looks and actions.

reason? What if you forget it? If you honor your parents, what is the first thing you will do? Must you obey willingly? How must you conduct when they do not see you? What must you remember? How must you speak to your parents?

GOD, MY CREATOR.

My little body's made by God,

Of soft, warm flesh and crimson blood;
The slender bones are placed within,
And over all is laid the skin.

My little body's very weak;

A fall or blow my bones might break;
The water soon might stop my breath;
The fire might close my eyes in death.

But God can keep me by his care;
To him I'll say this little prayer:
O God, from harm my body keep,
Both when I wake and when I sleep.

SCRIPTURE FACTS.

KINDNESS TO BROTHERS AND SISTERS.

I HAVE a brother and two sisters. If I love and honor my parents, I shall be very kind also to my brother and sisters. I shall do so because my parents require it, and because it is right.

It is very pleasant when we sit down at evening, and

Questions. If you honor your parents, how will you treat your brothers and

mother teaches us our little hymns and tells us stories; but when any one of us has been naughty, all our happiness is spoiled until that is settled. Mother cannot tell us stories or hear our verses until we are sorry for the wrong we have done. When we do wrong, we know we have got to be sorry for it; and if it is my brother, or I, or Hannah, we always have to ask forgiveness for the wrong. Mother says we owe it to the one we have injured, and God will not hear our prayers unless we are really sorry for the wrong. When I remember this, it makes me more careful to do right. Mother says, if I get the habit of being careful to do right while with my brother and sisters, I shall be careful to do right every where.

I must always speak kind and pleasant words to my brother and sisters. I must not be selfish, but I must try every day to do some kind things on purpose to make them happy.

sisters? Why? What is very pleasant? When is the happiness spoiled? How long is it spoiled? When you do wrong, what must you do? Why must you be sorry and ask forgiveness? Will God hear your prayers if you are not sorry for the wrong? What makes you more careful to do right? Will it be useful to you to get this habit? How must you speak to your brothers and sisters? What must you try every day to do? If you should keep the best