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diff --git a/old/68545-0.txt b/old/68545-0.txt deleted file mode 100644 index e70696b..0000000 --- a/old/68545-0.txt +++ /dev/null @@ -1,4819 +0,0 @@ -The Project Gutenberg eBook of The Aldine readers: a second reader, -by Frank E. Spaulding - -This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere in the United States and -most other parts of the world at no cost and with almost no restrictions -whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms -of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at -www.gutenberg.org. If you are not located in the United States, you -will have to check the laws of the country where you are located before -using this eBook. - -Title: The Aldine readers: a second reader - -Authors: Frank E. Spaulding - Catherine T. Bryce - -Illustrator: Margaret Ely Webb - -Release Date: July 17, 2022 [eBook #68545] - -Language: English - -Produced by: hekula03 and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at - https://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from images - made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library.) - -*** START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THE ALDINE READERS: A SECOND -READER *** - - - - - - -A SECOND READER - - - - - _THE ALDINE READERS_ - - A SECOND READER - - By - Frank E. Spaulding - Superintendent of Schools, Newton, Mass. - - and - - Catherine T. Bryce - Supervisor of Primary Schools, Newton, Mass. - - With Illustrations by - Margaret Ely Webb - - NEW YORK - NEWSON & COMPANY, PUBLISHERS - - _Copyright, 1907, by_ - NEWSON AND COMPANY - - _All rights reserved_ - -The authors and publishers desire to acknowledge their obligation to -Mr. NATHANIEL L. BERRY, Supervisor of Drawing in the Public Schools of -Newton, Massachusetts, for valuable assistance in planning and arranging -the illustrations in this book. - - - - -PREFACE - - -This Second Reader, like the two preceding books of the Aldine Series, -combines material and method in such a way that the former does not -suffer, while the latter gains by the combination. That is, the -subject-matter of the book, both the text and the illustrations, is just -as suitable and just as interesting as it could be made were there no -such thing as method; indeed, the sole sign of method, as one reads the -book, is the parenthesis about certain words preceding the stories. At -the same time, this subject-matter, both the text and the illustrations, -embodies in systematic arrangement the most effective principles of -mastering the mechanics of reading. - -Children who have read thoroughly the preceding books of this Series -have acquired independence, the habit of self-reliance, and the power of -self-help to such a degree that they will be able to master this book -with little or no direct aid from the teacher. And when they have thus -mastered this book, they will be good readers. That is, so far as the -mechanics of reading is concerned, they will be able to read unaided -anything which they can understand; so far as the subject-matter is -concerned, they will be able to understand from the printed page anything -which they can understand through the spoken word. More than this, if -the teacher has contributed her part, most such children will have -realized the utility and tasted the real delights of reading to such an -extent that they will continue to read of their own accord; most of them -will also be good oral readers, reading with appropriate expression and -genuine enthusiasm. - -These statements are not mere predictions of the hoped-for results of -untried theories; they are simple, unexaggerated expressions of facts -which have been observed in the work of thousands of children of a score -of nationalities. - -To secure such results a complete mastery and intelligent observation is -necessary of the principles and plans described in the authors’ _Manual -for Teachers_, entitled “Learning to Read.” - -The authors gratefully acknowledge their indebtedness to Miss Marie Van -Vorst for the use of “Three of us Know” and “The Sandman”; to Mrs. Emily -Huntington Miller for “The Bluebird”; to Messrs. Houghton, Mifflin & -Co. for the use of the poem “Discontented,” by Sarah Orne Jewett, and -“Calling the Violet,” by Lucy Larcom; to Messrs. Charles Scribner’s Sons -for “The Wind,” by Robert Louis Stevenson. - - - - -CONTENTS - - - PAGE - OUT OF DOOR NEIGHBORS 1 - The Cat and the Birds 3 - Why Ravens Croak 6 - The Proud Crow 8 - The Wolf and the Kid 12 - Queer Chickens 17 - Little Ducks _Robert Mack_ 21 - - ONCE UPON A TIME 23 - The Caterpillar 25 - Who is Strongest? 27 - Lambikin 37 - The Ant and the Mouse 46 - - SONGS OF LIFE 51 - The Brook 53 - The Little Brook 55 - Calling the Violet _Lucy Larcom_ 59 - The Wind _Mary Lamb_ 61 - The Wind _Christina Rossetti_ 62 - The Wind _R. L. Stevenson_ 63 - The Leaf’s Journey 64 - Sweet and Low _Tennyson_ 69 - Sleep, Baby, Sleep! _From the German_ 70 - Stars and Daisies 71 - Lady Moon _Lord Houghton_ 73 - - WITH NATURE’S CHILDREN 75 - The Little Shepherdess 77 - Discontent _Sarah Orne Jewett_ 81 - Belling the Cat 84 - Three of us Know _Marie Van Vorst_ 91 - The Dandelion 93 - The Magpie’s Lesson 95 - The Bluebird _Mrs. Emily Huntington Miller_ 100 - The Wolf and the Stork 102 - The Indian Mother’s Lullaby _Charles Myall_ 103 - - IN STORY LAND 105 - How Mrs. White Hen helped Rose 107 - The Sandman _Marie Van Vorst_ 115 - Billy Binks 117 - - SOME THINGS TO THINK ABOUT 131 - When the Little Boy ran Away 133 - How the Bean got its Black Seam 138 - Friends _L. G. Warner_ 145 - Help One Another 147 - - WITH OUR FEATHERED FRIENDS 149 - The Drowning of Mr. Leghorn 151 - The Starving of Mrs. Leghorn 160 - Mr. and Mrs. Leghorn to the Rescue 172 - - VOCABULARY 179 - - - - -[Illustration: Out of Door Neighbors] - -[Illustration] - - -THE CAT AND THE BIRDS - - (hap py) - rap - - doc tor - - words - - door - -[Illustration] - -An old cat lived near a bird house. - -Every day he saw the birds flying in and out. - -Every day he said to himself, “How I wish I had one of those nice fat -birds for my dinner!” - -[Illustration] - -One day he heard that the birds were ill. - -“Now is my time,” he said. “I will get a bird to eat to-day.” - -So he put on a tall hat and a coat. - -He took a cane in one hand and a box of pills in the other. - -Then he went to the bird house and rapped at the door. - -“Who is there?” asked an old bird. - -“It is I, the doctor,” said the cat. “I heard that you were ill. So I -have come to see you. I have some pills that will make you well. Open the -door.” - -The old bird looked out. - -“Your words are kind,” he said, “like the words of the good doctor. Your -hat, coat, cane, and box of pills are like his. But your paws are those -of the old cat. Go away! We will not let you in. We do not want your -pills. We are more likely to get well without your help than with it.” - -Then all the birds flew at him. - -They pecked at his eyes; they pecked at his ears. - -[Illustration] - -They tore his coat. - -Away flew his high hat; away flew his cane; away flew his box of pills. - -Then away flew the old cat himself, and he never went back. - - -WHY RAVENS CROAK - - wash es - - wa ter - - pret ty - - (w eather) - f eather - - (ought) - th ought - - (am) - sw am - - swan - - use - -[Illustration] - -A raven was very unhappy because his feathers were black. - -One day he saw a beautiful white swan swimming in a lake. - -“How beautiful and white her feathers are,” he thought. “It must be -because she washes them so much. Why, she almost lives in the water. If I -should wash my feathers all day long, they might get white, too. I will -try it.” - -So he flew from his nest in the woods, and lived for days near the lake. - -Every day he washed his feathers from morning to night. - -But his feathers did not get white. - -They were just as black as ever. - -But as the raven was not used to living in water, he caught a very bad -cold. - -So, at last, he flew back to his nest in the wood. - -“It is no use,” he croaked. “I can never be white. I do not want to be -white. Black feathers are pretty enough for me. Croak! Croak!” - -All ravens have said “Croak! Croak!” ever since. - - -THE PROUD CROW - - (p ea) - sp eak - - l uck y - st uck - - laughed - - on ly - - (l oud) - pr oud - - (c ool) - f ool ish - - a mong - - steal - - (r ock) - pea c ock - - (n ot) - l ot - - (f ull) - p ull ed - -One day a crow found a lot of peacock feathers. - -“My,” cried the silly crow, “how lucky I am. No other crow in the world -will look as fine as I. How all my old friends will envy me!” - -And the proud crow stuck the peacock feathers all over his back. - -Then he flew away to show himself to his friends. - -He strutted up and down before them. - -But they only laughed at him. - -“Just look at that silly bird!” they cried. “See him strut! Did you ever -see anything so proud? Caw, caw, caw!” - -The proud crow was now very angry. - -“Do not speak to me,” he said. “I have fine feathers. I am a peacock. I -will have nothing to do with you crows.” - -[Illustration] - -So off he strutted to the peacocks. - -“How do you do, my dear friends?” he said in his sweetest voice. - -“Who are you?” cried the peacocks scornfully. - -[Illustration] - -“Do you not see that I am a peacock?” answered the crow. “Look at my fine -feathers.” - -“Fine feathers, indeed! We threw those old feathers away long ago. You -are no peacock. Yon are just an old black crow.” - -Then the peacocks fell upon the old crow, and pulled off all his fine -feathers. - -They tore out many of his own feathers, too. - -The foolish crow was a sight! - -He crept back to his old friends. - -He tried to steal in among them without being seen. - -But they all cried out, “Who are you? What do you want here?” - -“Don’t you see that I am your old friend?” croaked the crow. “I am going -to live with you always.” - -“No, you are not,” answered a wise old crow. “You are no friend of ours. -A few old peacock feathers made you think you were a peacock. So you left -your old friends. The peacocks saw you were a cheat and drove you away. -Hereafter you must live alone. Be off with you!” - -And all the crows said, “Caw, caw, caw! Caw, caw, caw!” - - -THE WOLF AND THE KID - - (h ark) - d ark - - (m uch) - s uch - - noise - - e nough - - trot ted - - (h ive) - l ive ly - - (l eg) - b eg ged - - (p ea) - pl ea se - - (k ind) - find - - hun gry - - oft en - - wolf - - (n ow) - gr ow led - -One day a little kid was lost in a dark wood. - -He ran on and on, but could not find his way out. - -At last he became frightened and began to bleat. - -A hungry wolf heard him. - -How glad the wolf was to find such a good dinner! - -“Oh, Mr. Wolf!” cried the little kid, “please show me the way home.” - -[Illustration] - -“Show you the way home!” growled the wolf. “I am hungry and I’m going to -eat you.” - -“Oh, please, please, Mr. Wolf,” begged the frightened kid, “please let me -go!” - -“No, no, I’ll eat you,” growled the wolf. - -And he sprang at the kid, now almost dead with fright. - -Just then a lucky thought came to the little kid. - -“Oh, Mr. Wolf,” said he, “I have heard that you make very fine music. -I love to dance. Will you not sing for me, so that I may have one more -dance before I die? It is not much to ask.” - -[Illustration] - -This pleased the wolf, for he was proud of his voice. - -“Well,” he growled, “music is good before eating. I often sing before my -dinner. To-day I was too hungry to think of it. But I will sing just one -song. Then I will eat you. Dance lively, now!” - -So the wolf sang a song, and the kid danced his best. - -When the wolf stopped, the kid cried, “That was good. But you did not -sing loud enough or fast enough for me. Is that the best you can do?” - -“No,” said the wolf. “I can sing louder and faster than any one in the -woods. Listen!” - -So the wolf sang louder and faster. - -And the kid danced livelier and better than before. - -But the wolf made so much noise that the dogs heard it. - -They came running into the woods to see what the matter was. - -The wolf had to run for his life. - -But the wise little kid trotted safely home to his mother. - -“I have to go without my dinner,” growled the wolf. “I alone am to blame. -I should kill and eat kids, not sing for them.” - - -QUEER CHICKENS - - (qu ick) - ch ick - ch ick en - - (c are) - d are - - (d eer) - qu eer - - splash - - (th ank) - b ank - - (r ose) - th ose - - each - - e ven - - sail - - a fraid - - (th en) - h en - t en - - (t ook) - br ook - - (east) - l east - - stream - -[Illustration] - -An old hen found a nest behind the gate. - -It was full of eggs. Such beautiful eggs! - -They would make any old hen’s heart glad. - -“I will sit on these eggs. I will keep them warm,” thought the hen. “Then -a little chicken will come out of each one.” - -So the old hen spread her wings over the eggs. - -How very wide she had to spread them! - -For many days she sat there waiting. - -One morning she awoke to find her nest full of little ones. - -One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten, eleven, -twelve, there were. - -“Cluck, cluck, what dear little chickens,” said the hen. - -“Come and get breakfast. Cluck, cluck, cluck, cluck! What hungry chickens! - -Now I will let you play in the meadow. Come down to the brook first and -get a drink. - -The water is clear and cool. Do not go too near, or you will fall in.” - -Now, what do you think those little ones did? - -You never could guess, so I will tell you. - -As soon as they saw the brook they ran to it. They ran as fast as ever -they could go. - -They rushed right into the water. - -“Cluck, cluck! Cluck, cluck! Come back! Come back!” called the old hen. -“Come back, come back to your mother!” - -But they did not come back. - -They did not even listen. - -They sailed clear across the stream. - -They sailed up stream and they sailed down stream. - -But they did not come back to their mother. - -She could only run up and down the bank, looking and calling. - -“What shall I do? What shall I do?” she cried. “Come back! Come back, -you naughty chickens. You will drown, every one of you. I know you will -drown. O, why will you not mind your mother?” - -[Illustration] - -How frightened she was! - -She just knew all her dear chicks would drown. - -Still she did not dare to follow them into the water. She never swam a -stroke in all her life. She never even waded in the water. - -But such fun as her little ones were having! - -They were not the least bit afraid. They swam and splashed around all -day. - -All day the old mother hen ran up and down the bank calling and begging, -“Come back! Come back! Come right back to your mother!” - -At last the little ones were tired. - -Then they came back to their frightened mother. - -One after another came up the bank and ran to her. - -How glad she was to gather them again under her warm wings. - -But what queer chickens they were. - -[Illustration] - - -LITTLE DUCKS - - (who) - who se - - sure - - (c aught) - n aught y - - be lieve - - once - - roam - - Ma’am - -[Illustration] - - “My dears, whatever are you at? - You ought to be at home; - I told you not to wet your feet, - I told you not to roam. - - Oh, dear! I’m sure you will be drowned, - I never saw such tricks; - Come home at once and go to bed, - You naughty, naughty chicks!” - - Now most of them were five days old, - But one, whose age was six— - “Please, ma’am,” said he, “I think we’re ducks; - I don’t believe we’re chicks.” - - —ROBERT MACK. - -[Illustration] - - - - -[Illustration: Once Upon a Time] - -[Illustration] - - -THE CATERPILLAR - - ugly - - push - - (w ise) - r ise - -[Illustration] - - I creep upon the ground, and the children say, - “You ugly old thing!” and push me away. - - I lie in my bed, and the children say, - “The fellow is dead; we’ll throw him away.” - - At last I awake, and the children try - To make me stay, as I rise and fly. - - -WHO IS STRONGEST? - - (age) - c age - - (f ellow) - b ellow - - (high) - s igh ed - - breathes - - bear - - (h ouse) - m ouse - - (sp eak) - cr eak - squ eak - - climbed - - roared - - Tum tol lo - - (ice) - m ice - - (b ox) - ox - - (th ink) - dr ink - - uprooted - - bur rowed - -[Illustration] - -Once upon a time Tumtollo climbed a tree. - -The wind blew hard and uprooted the tree. - -Tumtollo was thrown to the ground. - -“Oh, oh, oh!” he cried with pain, “oh, oh, oh!” - -“My, isn’t the tree strong!” cried he; “it can throw Tumtollo to the -ground.” - -“You are wrong,” creaked the tree. “I am not strong. If I were, could I -be uprooted by the wind?” - -“Ah, I see,” said Tumtollo, “it is the wind that is strong. - -The wind uprooted the tree. - -The tree threw Tumtollo to the ground.” - -“No, friend, you are wrong,” sighed the wind. “If I were strong, could I -be stopped by the hill?” - -“Oh, I see now,” said Tumtollo, “it is the hill that is strong. - -The hill stopped the wind. - -The wind uprooted the tree. - -The tree threw Tumtollo to the ground.” - -[Illustration] - -“Wrong again,” said the hill. “I am not strong. If I were, I should not -be burrowed by mice.” - -[Illustration] - -“Oh,” said Tumtollo, “then it is the mouse that is strong. - -The mouse burrowed the hill. - -The hill stopped the wind. - -The wind uprooted the tree. - -The tree threw Tumtollo to the ground.” - -“Still wrong,” squeaked the mouse. “It is not I who am strong. If I were, -could the cat catch me?” - -[Illustration] - -“Well, then, it is the cat that is strong,” said Tumtollo. - -“The cat caught the mouse. - -The mouse burrowed the hill. - -The hill stopped the wind. - -The wind uprooted the tree. - -The tree threw Tumtollo to the ground.” - -“No, Tumtollo, I am not strong,” mewed the cat. “If I were, could the dog -frighten me?” - -[Illustration] - -[Illustration] - -“Then it is the dog who is strong,” said Tumtollo. - -“The dog frightened the cat. - -The cat caught the mouse. - -The mouse burrowed the hill. - -The hill stopped the wind. - -The wind uprooted the tree. - -The tree threw Tumtollo to the ground.” - -“It is not I who am strong,” barked the dog. “If I were, would the ox -hook me with his horns?” - -[Illustration] - -“Then it must be the ox who is strong,” said Tumtollo. - -“The ox hooked the dog. - -The dog frightened the cat. - -The cat caught the mouse. - -The mouse burrowed the hill. - -The hill stopped the wind. - -The wind uprooted the tree. - -The tree threw Tumtollo to the ground.” - -“No,” bellowed the ox, “I am not strong. If I were, would the bee sting -me?” - -[Illustration] - -“Ah, ha! it is the little bee that is strong,” said Tumtollo. - -“The bee stung the ox. - -The ox hooked the dog. - -The dog frightened the cat. - -The cat caught the mouse. - -The mouse burrowed the hill. - -The hill stopped the wind. - -The wind uprooted the tree. - -The tree threw Tumtollo to the ground.” - -“No, no!” buzzed the bee, “it is not I who am strong. If I were, would -the bear steal my honey?” - -[Illustration] - -“Indeed, then it is the bear who is strong,” said Tumtollo. - -“The bear robbed the bee. - -The bee stung the ox. - -The ox hooked the dog. - -The dog frightened the cat. - -The cat caught the mouse. - -The mouse burrowed the hill. - -The hill stopped the wind. - -The wind uprooted the tree. - -The tree threw Tumtollo to the ground.” - -“You are wrong, Tumtollo,” growled the bear. - -“If I were strong, could the lion drive me away from my dinner?” - -[Illustration] - -[Illustration] - -“Very well, then it is the lion who is strong,” said Tumtollo. - -“The lion drove away the bear. - -The bear robbed the bee. - -The bee stung the ox. - -The ox hooked the dog. - -The dog frightened the cat. - -The cat caught the mouse. - -The mouse burrowed the hill. - -The hill stopped the wind. - -The wind uprooted the tree. - -The tree threw Tumtollo to the ground.” - -“It is not I who am strong,” roared the lion. - -“If I were, could the rope bind me?” - -“Just as you say,” said Tumtollo, “then it is the rope that is strong.” - -“The rope bound the lion. - -The lion drove away the bear. - -The bear robbed the bee. - -The bee stung the ox. - -The ox hooked the dog. - -The dog frightened the cat. - -The cat caught the mouse. - -The mouse burrowed the hill. - -The hill stopped the wind. - -The wind uprooted the tree. - -The tree threw Tumtollo to the ground.” - -“It is not I, indeed, that am strong,” said the rope. “If I were, could -the fire burn me?” - -“Well, well, then the fire must be strong,” said Tumtollo. - -[Illustration] - -“The fire burned the rope. - -The rope bound the lion. - -The lion drove away the bear. - -The bear robbed the bee. - -The bee stung the ox. - -The ox hooked the dog. - -The dog frightened the cat. - -The cat caught the mouse. - -The mouse burrowed the hill. - -The hill stopped the wind. - -The wind uprooted the tree. - -The tree threw Tumtollo to the ground.” - -“No, no, Tumtollo,” snapped the fire, “I am not strong. If I were, could -the water put me out?” - -“The water it is, then, that is strong,” said Tumtollo. - -[Illustration] - -“The water put out the fire. - -The fire burned the rope. - -The rope bound the lion. - -The lion drove away the bear. - -The bear robbed the bee. - -The bee stung the ox. - -The ox hooked the dog. - -The dog frightened the cat. - -The cat caught the mouse. - -The mouse burrowed the hill. - -The hill stopped the wind. - -The wind uprooted the tree. - -The tree threw Tumtollo to the ground.” - -“You are still wrong, Tumtollo,” sang the water in a spring near by. “I -am not strong. But I will tell you who is truly strong. It is Man. - -[Illustration] - -Man drinks the water. - -Man lights the fire. - -Man makes the rope. - -Man cages the lion. - -Man tames the bear. - -Man eats the bee’s honey. - -Man drives the ox. - -Man keeps the dog. - -Man feeds the cat. - -Man kills the mouse. - -Man digs the hill. - -Man breathes the wind. - -Man fells the tree. - -Man rises when he is thrown to the ground.” - -Tumtollo rose, drank deeply from the sweet spring, and went on his way. - - -LAMBIKIN - - (who) - who m - - mor sel - - curled - - (pl ant) - can’t - - wad dle - - reached - - (t ip) - sk ip - - (s eed) - gr eed y - - (j ump) - h ump - pl ump - - joy - - (g ate) - ate - - (out) - ab out - - (cr ied) - d ied - - mouth - - breath - -Once upon a time there was a wee, wee Lambikin. - -[Illustration] - -He frolicked about on his tottery legs from morning to night. - -He was always happy. - -One day Lambikin set off to visit his Granny. - -He was jumping with joy to think of the good things he would get. - -As he frisked along, he met but a wolf! - -[Illustration] - -The wolf howled, “Lambikin! Lambikin! I’ll _eat_ YOU!” - -But with a hop and a skip, a hump and a jump, Lambikin said, - - “No, no, - To Granny’s house I go, - Where I shall fatter grow, - Then you can eat me so.” - -The wolf thought this wise and so let Lambikin go. - -Away frisked Lambikin. - -He had not gone far, when whom should he meet but a bear! - -[Illustration] - -The bear growled, “Lambikin! Lambikin! I’ll _eat_ YOU!” - -But with a hop and a skip, a hump and a jump, Lambikin said, - - “No, no, - To Granny’s house I go, - Where I shall fatter grow, - Then you can eat me so.” - -The bear thought this wise and so let Lambikin go. - -Away frisked Lambikin. - -He had not gone far when whom should he meet but a lion! - -[Illustration] - -The lion roared, “Lambikin! Lambikin! I’ll _eat_ you!” - -But with a hop and a skip, a hump and a jump, Lambikin said, - - “No, no, - To Granny’s house I go, - Where I shall fatter grow, - Then you can eat me so.” - -The lion thought this wise and so let Lambikin go. - -Away frisked Lambikin. - -At last he reached his Granny’s house. - -“Granny dear,” he cried, all out of breath, “I have said I would get fat. -I ought to keep my word. Please put me in the corn-bin at once.” - -“You are a good Lambikin,” said his Granny. - -And she put him into the corn-bin. - -There the greedy little Lambikin stayed for seven days and seven nights. - -He ate, and ate, and ate, and he ate until he could hardly waddle. - -“Come, Lambikin,” said his Granny, “you are fat enough. You should go -home now.” - -“No, no,” said cunning little Lambikin, “that will never do. Some animal -would surely eat me on the way, I am so plump and tender.” - -“Oh, dear! Oh, dear!” cried old Granny in a fright. - -“Never fear, Granny dear,” said cunning Lambikin. “I’ll tell you what to -do. Just make me a little drumikin out of the skin of my little brother -who died. I can get into it and roll along nicely.” - -So old Granny made Lambikin a drumikin out of the skin of his dead -brother. - -And cunning Lambikin curled himself up into a round ball in the drumikin. - -And he rolled gayly away. - -Soon he met the lion, who called out, - - “Drumikin! Drumikin! - Have you seen Lambikin?” - -[Illustration] - -Lambikin answered sweetly as he rolled along, - - “Fallen into the fire, and so will you! - On, little Drumikin! Tum-pa, tum-too!” - -“Too bad, too bad,” sighed the lion, as he thought of the sweet, fat -morsel of a Lambikin. - -So away rolled Lambikin, laughing gayly to himself and sweetly singing, - - “Tum-pa, tum-too; - Tum-pa, tum-too!” - -Soon he met the bear, who called out, - - “Drumikin! Drumikin! - Have you seen Lambikin?” - -Lambikin answered sweetly as he rolled along, - - “Fallen into the fire, and so will you! - On, little Drumikin! Tum-pa, tum-too!” - -[Illustration] - -“Too bad, too bad,” sighed the bear, as he thought of the sweet, fat -morsel of a Lambikin. - -So away rolled Lambikin, laughing gayly to himself and sweetly singing, - - “Tum-pa, tum-too; - Tum-pa, tum-too!” - -[Illustration] - -Soon he met the wolf, who called out, - - “Drumikin! Drumikin! - Have you seen Lambikin?” - -Lambikin answered sweetly as he rolled along, - - “Fallen into the fire, and so will you! - On, little Drumikin! Tum-pa, tum-too!” - -“Oh, ho, little Lambikin, curled up snug in your little drumikin,” said -the wolf, “you can’t fool me. I know your voice. So you have become too -fat to hop and to skip, to hump and to jump. You can only roll along like -a ball.” - -And the wolf’s mouth watered as he thought of the sweet, fat morsel of a -Lambikin. - -Little Lambikin’s heart went pit-a-pat, but he cried out gayly, - - “Hark, hark! Hear the dogs bark! - Faster, roll faster, my little Drumikin!” - -The wolf was frightened and stopped to listen for the dogs. - -And away rolled cunning Lambikin faster and faster, laughing to himself -and sweetly singing, - - “Tum-pa, tum-too; - Tum-pa, tum-too!” - - -THE ANT AND THE MOUSE - - (h oney) - m oney - - (th is) - m iss - - pieces - - sharp - - (w ish) - f ish - - (r ob) - c ob - - lost - - buy - - (c arry) - m arry - - (r each) - p each - - roost er - - hur ried - -There was once an ant. - -While sweeping her house one day, this ant found three pieces of money. - -“What shall I buy?” said she. - -“Shall I buy fish?” - -“No, fish is full of bones. I can’t eat bones. I’ll not buy fish.” - -“Shall I buy bread?” - -“No, bread has crust. I can’t eat crust. I’ll not buy bread.” - -“Shall I buy peaches?” - -“No, peaches have stones. I can’t eat stones. I’ll not buy peaches.” - -“Shall I buy corn?” - -“No, corn grows on a cob. I can’t eat cobs. I’ll not buy corn.” - -“Shall I buy apples?” - -“No, apples have seeds. I can’t eat seeds I’ll not buy apples.” - -“Shall I buy a ribbon?” - -“Yes, that’s just what I want. I will buy a ribbon.” - -And away ran Miss Ant to the store and bought her a bright red ribbon. - -She tied the ribbon about her neck and sat in her window. - -An ox came along and said, “How pretty you are, Miss Ant! Will you marry -me?” - -“Sing,” said the ant, “so I may hear your voice.” - -[Illustration] - -The ox was very proud of his voice and he bellowed with all his might. - -“No, no,” cried the ant, “I’ll not marry you, Mr. Ox. Your bellow -frightens me. Go away.” - -Soon a lion came that way and said, “How pretty you are, Miss Ant! Will -you marry me?” - -[Illustration] - -“Sing,” said the ant, “so I may hear your voice.” - -The lion was proud of his voice and he roared with all his might. - -“No, no,” cried the ant, “I’ll not marry you, Mr. Lion. Your loud roar -frightens me. It shakes the very hills. Go away.” - -The lion had not been gone long when a proud rooster came strutting along -that way. - -“How pretty you are, Miss Ant! Will you marry me?” said the rooster. - -“Sing,” said the ant, “so I may hear your voice.” - -The rooster was very proud of his shrill voice and he crowed with all his -might. - -[Illustration] - -“No, no,” cried the ant, “I’ll not marry you, Mr. Rooster. Your shrill -crow frightens me. Go away.” - -The rooster was hardly out of sight when a big dog came trotting that way. - -“How pretty you are, Miss Ant! Will you marry me?” said the dog. - -“Sing,” said the ant, “so I may hear your voice.” - -[Illustration] - -The dog was very proud of his voice and he barked with all his might. - -“No, no,” cried the ant, “I’ll not marry you, Mr. Dog. Your sharp bark -frightens me. Go away.” - -After a time a wee little mouse came frisking that way. - -“How pretty you are, Miss Ant! Will you marry me?” said the mouse. - -“Sing,” said the ant, “so I may hear your voice.” - -Now the wee little mouse was not at all proud of his voice. But he -squeaked as sweetly as he could, “Wee, wee, wee!” - -“Yes, yes,” cried the ant, “I’ll marry you, dear Mouse. Your sweet little -voice pleases me. Come right in.” - -In scampered the mouse. - -The ant gave him two pieces of money, for she had spent only one for her -ribbon. - -He hurried away to the store, and came quickly back bringing apples and -bread. - -Mrs. Ant Mouse now sat down to a feast. - -Mr. Mouse ate the crusts and the seeds, so nothing was lost. - -[Illustration] - - - - -[Illustration: Songs of Life] - -[Illustration] - - -THE BROOK - - (fl ies) - sk ies - - branch es - - riv er - - (l ove) - ab ove - -[Illustration] - - Down from the hillside, - Sparkling and bright, - Rushes the little brook, - In the sunlight. - - On through the meadow, - Where the flowers hide, - With skies bright above it, - Now its waters glide. - - Tall trees beside the brook, - Their branches o’er it throw, - As through the quiet woodland, - The sparkling waters flow. - - So it hurries down the hillside, - And across the meadow sweet, - And through the shady woodland, - Till the river it shall meet. - -[Illustration] - - -THE LITTLE BROOK - - (l ift) - sw iftly - - (th is) - wh is per - - (gr ass) - p ass - - mur murs - - talk - - (spl ash) - d ash - fl ash - ash - -See the little brook rushing down the steep hillside! - -How it hurries! - -How it leaps over the falls! - -Hear it dash and splash among the rocks! - -See its waters flash and sparkle in the sun! - -“Stop, stop, little brook! Wait, I want to talk with you.” - -“No, no, I must hurry on. I have a long way to go.” - -“I will go with you, then. I will run along your banks. Please do not -hurry so. I can hardly keep up with you.” - -Now we come to the wide meadow. - -Here the little brook flows more slowly and quietly. - -But it never stops. - -It must flow ever on and on. - -Bright flowers are hiding along its banks. - -They peep out from the grass. - -They look into the clear flowing water. - -“Stay, little brook, play with us,” they whisper. - -“Why do you always hurry so? Are you not weary?” - -“No, no, I am never weary, never tired,” murmurs the brook. - -“I never stop to play. - -It is play for me to rush swiftly down the steep hill. - -It is fun to flow gently across the meadow. - -I like to see you peeping over my banks as I pass. - -But I cannot stop. - -[Illustration] - -I must hurry on to meet the river. - -Good-by, sweet flowers, good-by.” - -Now the brook glides into the woodland. - -Here the sad willows droop over the gliding waters. - -High above them tower the oak, the ash, and the pine trees. - -“Do not hurry, little brook,” whisper their leaves. - -“Are you not tired? - -You have come a long way. - -Here the bright sun never comes. - -Stay with us, and we will shade you. - -Rest a while under our spreading branches. - -In the meadow the burning sun is so hot. - -But here it is cool. - -Why can you not stay with us? - -Why must you always hurry on?” - -“Because I have to meet the river. - -I love your wide spreading branches. - -I love the gentle murmur of your green leaves. - -I love your cool shade. - -You are very kind to me. - -But I cannot stay with you. - -The great river needs me. - -I shall have to hurry on. - -Good-by, noble trees. - -Good-by, drooping willows.” - -So the never resting brook rushes, and glides and flows on forever. - - -CALLING THE VIOLET - - mos sy - - don’t - -[Illustration] - - Dear little Violet, - Don’t be afraid! - Lift your blue eyes - From the rock’s mossy shade. - All the birds call for you - Out of the sky; - May is here waiting, - And here, too, am I. - - Come, pretty Violet, - Winter’s away; - Come, for without you - May isn’t May. - Down through the sunshine - Wings flutter and fly; - Quick, little Violet, - Open your eye! - - —LUCY LARCOM. - - -THE WIND - - (m oss y) - t oss es - - height - - up ward - - (w hen) - w hen ce - - (sh all) - v all ey - - (c oats) - g oats - - trav erse - - whith er - -[Illustration] - - Which way does the wind blow, - And where does he go? - He rides o’er the water - And over the snow; - O’er wood and o’er valley, - And over the height— - Where goats cannot traverse - He taketh his flight. - - He rages and tosses, - And bare is the tree, - As when you look upward - You plainly can see; - But from whence he comes, - Or whither he goes, - There is no one can tell you, - There is no one who knows. - - —MARY LAMB. - - -THE WIND - - nei ther - - trem bling - - (h ow) - b ow - -[Illustration] - - Who has seen the wind? - Neither I nor you; - But when the leaves hang trembling, - The Wind is passing through. - - Who has seen the wind? - Neither you nor I; - But when the trees bow down their heads, - The Wind is passing by. - - -THE WIND - - dif fer ent - - young - - la dies - - skirts - -[Illustration] - - I saw you toss the kites on high - And blow the birds about the sky; - And all around I heard you pass, - Like ladies’ skirts across the grass— - O wind, a-blowing all day long, - O wind, that sings so loud a song! - - I saw the different things you did, - But always you yourself you hid. - I felt you push, I heard you call, - I could not see yourself at all— - O wind, a-blowing all day long, - O wind, that sings so loud a song! - - O you that are so strong and cold, - O blower, are you young or old? - Are you a beast of field and tree, - Or just a stronger child than me? - O wind, a-blowing all day long, - O wind, that sings so loud a song! - - —R. L. STEVENSON - - -THE LEAF’S JOURNEY - - jour ney - - (f ish) - w ish ed - - eight - - (l og) - fr og s - - leaped - - (st ream) - d ream ed - -On the steep hillside grew a tall ash tree. - -Right on the bank of the rushing brook it grew. - -Its branches spread far out across the little stream. - -[Illustration] - -Its leaves looked down into the flashing water. - -There, when the sun shone brightly, they saw leaves looking up at them. - -They called these “water leaves.” - -The little tree leaves wished to go to the water leaves. - -Many of them had already fluttered down. - -But one leaf, very young, could not let go her hold of the twig. - -At last a raging wind tore away the little leaf. - -Over and over she turned. - -Down, down, down, she fell. - -She was so afraid the wind would carry her away. - -But the friendly stream leaped up the rocks to meet her. - -It bore her away, swiftly but gently. - -The little leaf was afraid. She was lonesome. - -The dear little “water leaves” were nowhere to be seen. - -“Don’t be afraid, little leaf,” murmured the kind brook. - -“I will give you a fine ride. - -And I’ll talk to you all the time. - -I’ll tell you all about the things we pass. - -Here we are, already in the meadow. - -Now I don’t have to hurry. - -See the pretty flowers peeping over my banks. - -They all love me. - -I give them cool water to drink. - -[Illustration] - -Here we go past the old mossy log. - -Just see the frogs on it! - -They are all in a row. - -One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, of them! - -They love me, too. - -When anything makes them afraid, they leap into me. - -They hide in some of my deep pools. - -Here is the shady woodland. - -Now I glide more slowly. - -Soon I shall meet the great river. - -I will not carry you into it. - -For there you would be afraid. - -I will land you here with lots of other leaves.” - -And the stream pushed her gently upon the low bank of sand. - -“Good-by,” he murmured; “good-by, little leaf.” - -And the little leaf lay quietly thinking. - -How many different things she had seen! - -She never dreamed there were so many things in the whole world. - -[Illustration] - - -SWEET AND LOW - - west ern - - roll ing - - fa ther - - (p ea) - s ea - br ea the - -[Illustration] - - Sweet and low, sweet and low, - Wind of the western sea, - Low, low, breathe and blow, - Wind of the western sea! - Over the rolling waters go, - Come from the dying moon and blow, - Blow him again to me; - While my little one, while my pretty one, sleeps. - - Sleep and rest, sleep and rest, - Father will come to thee soon; - Rest, rest, on mother’s breast, - Father will come to thee soon; - Father will come to his babe in the nest, - Silver sails all out of the west, - Under the silver moon; - Sleep, my little one, sleep, my pretty one, sleep. - - —TENNYSON. - -[Illustration] - - -SLEEP, BABY, SLEEP! - - (dr ess) - gu ess - shep herd ess - -[Illustration] - - Sleep, baby, sleep! - Thy father watches his sheep; - Thy mother is shaking the dreamland tree, - And down comes a little dream on thee. - Sleep, baby, sleep! - - Sleep, baby, sleep! - The large stars are the sheep; - The little stars are the lambs, I guess; - The gentle moon is the shepherdess. - Sleep, baby, sleep! - - —FROM THE GERMAN. - - -STARS AND DAISIES - - (t alk) - w alk - - di a mond - -[Illustration] - - Twinkle, twinkle, little star, - How I wonder what you are, - Up above the world so high, - Like a diamond in the sky. - -Do you know what daisies are? - -Do you know what stars are? - -I will tell you what I think. - -At night we see the stars shining in the sky. - -There are so very many of them, more than we can count. - -[Illustration] - -I think the sky is a beautiful meadow. - -And the stars are little white daisies growing in the sky meadow. - -[Illustration] - -Sometimes the moon comes into the meadow. - -She is a beautiful lady. - -All night she walks among the flowers. - -She gathers the little sky daisies. - -In the morning we cannot see the stars. - -Where are they? - -In the meadow near our home are many bright-eyed daisies. - -There are so very many of them, more than we can count. - -How did they get there? - -Where did they come from? - -Daisies look like stars, you know. - -So I think the lady moon threw them down from the sky. - - -LADY MOON - - rov ing - - pale - - Lady Moon, Lady Moon, where are you roving? - Over the sea. - Lady Moon, Lady Moon, whom are you loving? - All that love me. - - Are you not tired with rolling, and never - Resting to sleep? - Why look so pale and so sad, as forever - Wishing to weep? - - Ask me not this, little child, if you love me; - You are too bold; - I must obey my dear Father above me, - And do as I’m told. - - Lady Moon, Lady Moon, where are you roving? - Over the sea. - Lady Moon, Lady Moon, whom are you loving? - All that love me. - - —LORD HOUGHTON. - -[Illustration] - - - - -[Illustration: With Nature’s Children] - -[Illustration] - - -THE LITTLE SHEPHERDESS - - soft - - taste - - awoke - - lost - - (s eek) - ch eek - -[Illustration] - - Little Bo-peep has lost her sheep - And can’t tell where to find them; - Leave them alone and they’ll come home - Bringing their tails behind them. - -One morning a pretty little shepherdess drove her flock of sheep to the -meadow. There she watched them while they ate the fresh, green grass. -How sweet it tasted to the hungry sheep! - -A large dog went with the shepherdess to help care for the sheep. He was -the shepherd. - -The shepherd let no lamb go astray. If one got too far from the flock, -Mr. Shepherd ran after him. - -“Bow-wow! Go back!” cried the shepherd. - -The shepherdess took good care of her flock, too. She led them where the -grass was greenest and sweetest. - -When noon came all the sheep had eaten enough. So they lay down quietly -in the cool shade of some old oak trees. Little Bo-peep lay down too, -with her good shepherd dog beside her. - -How cool and still it was there! Little Bo-peep could hear only the -gentle rustling of the leaves overhead. She could feel only the soft wind -on her cheek. - -The wind blew more and more softly; the leaves rustled more and more -gently. Soon little Bo-peep was fast asleep. - -“Bo-peep, Bo-peep, where are you?” - -“Bow-wow, bow-wow, bow-wow-wow!” - -“Bo-peep, Bo-peep!” - -[Illustration] - -Little Bo-peep awoke with a start. She sat upright, her eyes wide open. -Not a sheep could she see. Her dog was not beside her. It was dark; the -stars were twinkling overhead. How frightened the little shepherdess was! - -“Bow-wow!” - -“Bo-peep, Bo-peep! Where are you, child?” Surely that was her mother’s -voice. - -“Here, mother, here I am, under the big oak tree!” called Bo-peep. - -Up rushed the dog, and mother followed close behind. - -“Where are my sheep, mother? I fear they are lost.” - -“Where is my little Bo-peep? I feared she was lost.” - -“Here is your Bo-peep, dear mother. How long I must have slept!” - -“Your sheep are all safe at home. Old Rover drove them in long ago.” - -This is the way Bo-peep lost her sheep; this is the way she found them. -And this is the way Bo-peep was lost; and this is the way she was found. - - -DISCONTENT - - (l azy) - cr azy - - swal lows - - to geth er - - pleas ant - - dull er - - (b ear) - w ear ing - - (g ave) - s ave - br ave ly - - June - - (g ather) - r ather - - per haps - - hon est - - pas sion - - col or - -[Illustration] - - Down in the field, one day in June, - The flowers all bloomed together, - Save one, who tried to hide herself, - And drooped—that pleasant weather. - - A robin, who had flown too high - And felt a little lazy, - Was resting near a buttercup, - Who wished she were a daisy. - - For daisies grow so trim and tall; - She always had a passion - For wearing frills around her neck, - In just the daisies’ fashion. - - And buttercups must always be - The same old, tiresome color, - While daisies dress in gold and white, - Although their gold is duller. - - “Dear robin,” said this sad young flower, - “Perhaps you’d not mind trying - To find a nice white frill for me - Some day, when you are flying.” - - “You silly thing,” the robin said, - “I think you must be crazy; - I’d rather be my honest self - Than any made-up daisy. - - You’re nicer in your own bright gown; - The little children love you; - Be the best buttercup you can, - And think no flower above you. - - Though swallows leave me out of sight, - We’d better keep our places. - Perhaps the world would go all wrong, - With one too many daisies. - - Look bravely up into the sky, - And be content with knowing - That God wished for a buttercup - Just here, where you are growing.” - - —SARAH ORNE JEWETT. - -[Illustration] - - -BELLING THE CAT - - sn ug - d ug - - aw oke - sp oke - - fam i ly - - life - - pounce - - h ole - st ole - - warn ing - - st eal - m eal - - g ood - st ood - - straight - -A family of rats had their home in a barn. - -They made many snug nests in the warm hay. - -They dug holes through the hay from nest to nest. - -They ran in and out and all about the barn. They had nothing to fear. - -When they were hungry they could always find nice grain in the stalls. -They became very fat. - -And they were as happy a family of rats as one could wish to see. - -But one day a big black cat found the rats’ barn. - -That was a sad day for the rat family! - -This cat was not fat and he was not happy. - -He was very thin, very cross, and very hungry. - -[Illustration] - -One thing he liked to eat best of all things in the world—rats. - -How he did love nice, fat, happy rats! At last he had found them, a whole -big family of them! - -This hungry, greedy cat now had rat for breakfast, rat for dinner, and -rat for supper. And sometimes he had rat between meals. - -Very soon this cat began to grow fat and happy. - -But happy cats make unhappy rats. While this cat grew fat, these rats -grew thin. - -[Illustration] - -Yet in the stalls there was just as much grain as ever. But it was only a -very hungry rat that dared go for it. For no rat could tell when the cat -might pounce upon him. - -That sly cat stole about without a sound. - -The most watchful rat could hear nothing, could see no living thing. - -Then, pounce! The wicked cat’s claws held him fast. - -So, many a poor rat went to the stall, and never came back. And the rat -family was growing smaller day by day. - -At last the wise old rats saw that something must be done. So they called -a meeting of the whole family of rats, as many as were still alive. - -When all had come together in a safe place and were still, the oldest and -wisest rat rose up on his hind legs. - -He stood up very straight, very tall, and very thin. - -“My dear brothers and sisters, my dear children and grandchildren!” began -the wise old rat. - -[Illustration] - -“You all know the one fear of our lives.” Every rat trembled. - -“That wicked cat has grown fat and sleek feeding on your brothers, your -mothers, your wives, and your children. - -No one of you knows when his turn may come to make a meal for that ever -hungry monster. - -He steals upon you without warning. - -He is never seen, he is never heard, until it is too late. - -But you were not called together to hear what you already know only too -well. - -[Illustration] - -You were called here to do something to make your lives safer and happier. - -What can be done? Who has a plan?” - -The old rat waited. - -All the other rats looked from one to another, but no one spoke. - -“Well, then,” said the wise old rat at last, “listen to me. - -If we only knew where the cat was, we could not be caught. If we could -only hear him coming, we might get out of his reach. - -Now, my plan is this. We will hang a bell to that cat’s neck.” - -“The very thing! Hurrah! Hurrah!” cried all the rats together. - -“Why haven’t we thought of that before? - -No more of us will go to make dinners for that old cat. - -Now, for all the corn we can eat!” - -And away sprang the hungry rats for the stalls. - -“Stop! Stop!” cried the wise old rat. “Back to your places! - -The bell isn’t on the cat’s neck yet.” - -Slowly and sadly the starving rats settled back. - -“Now,” the old rat went on, “who will tie the bell around the cat’s neck?” - -[Illustration] - -“Not I! Not I! Not I!” squeaked the poor frightened rats. - -And they trembled all over at the very thought. - -Then they sat very still and looked at each other. - -Oh! how hungry they were! How sweet that yellow corn in the stall would -taste. - -One by one they began to steal away softly. - -Where do you think they were going? - -Rat families still live in barns. - -Cats still feed upon them. - -But no rat has ever tried to make life safer by belling a cat. - -[Illustration] - - -THREE OF US KNOW - - bal lad - - se crets - -[Illustration] - - Who are my playfellows? - Wait, you shall see; - Sometimes a little bird, - Sometimes a bee. - All through the summer world - Gayly we go. - Where is the greenest close, - Where is the sweetest rose, - Three of us know. - - Bee seeks the rose’s heart, - Bird seeks the tree, - I seek a little brook - Clear as can be. - It singeth all day long - Sweetly and low, - Ballad of sun and star; - What its song secrets are - Three of us know. - - Bee takes the honey home - To the Queen bee; - Bird seeks a nest that hides - High in the tree; - I seek a little house - Where sweet vines grow. - What in God’s world is best— - Trees, flowers, home, and rest— - Three of us know. - - —MARIE VAN VORST - -[Illustration] - - -THE DANDELION - - gyp sy - - gild - - idle - -[Illustration] - - Little Gypsy dandelion, - Dancing in the sun, - Have you any curls to sell? - “Not a single one!” - - Little idle dandelion - Then I’ll mow you down. - What is it you’re good for, pray, - With your golden crown? - - “Ah! I gild the fields so green - In the pleasant spring, - Shining like the morning star - With the light I bring.” - - -THE MAGPIE’S LESSON - - ma ple - - mean - - learn - - hooted - - ea gle - - (en ough) - r ough - - (gr owl) - owl - - pa tient - - (h ome) - d ome - - (l eaves) - eaves - w eave - - o ri ole - - cov er - - troub le - - moun tain - - (b ud) - m ud - - yon der - - choose - - roofs - - build - - (afr aid) - p aid - -[Illustration] - -Years and years ago—ever so many years ago—only one bird in the whole -world knew how to build a nest. That wise bird was the magpie. - -One day all the other birds came to the magpie. They wanted to learn how -to build nests. They begged the magpie to teach them. - -“Indeed, I am glad to teach you,” said Mrs. Magpie. “Just listen and -watch me. First, you must choose a tall tree, like this great maple. Then -take sticks—” - -“A tree,” broke in the bold eagle, “a tree here in this valley! No trees -nor valleys for me! My nest shall be on the highest cliff of yonder -mountain.” - -[Illustration] - -And away flew the eagle without waiting to hear more of the magpie’s -lesson. To this day he puts together a few rough sticks on a rocky -mountain cliff, and calls them a nest. - -The magpie began again. “Take sticks like these,” she said, “to a high -branch.” - -[Illustration] - -“Are you a fool?” cried the lark. “Don’t you know that the first strong -wind will blow your nest to the ground?” “And the first boy who comes -this way will throw stones at it,” put in Mrs. Bob-o-link. - -“No high branches for us,” sang the lark and the bob-o-link together. And -down they flew into the tall grass of the meadow. There they have made -their nests ever since. - -Mrs. Magpie didn’t even look at the birds flying away. “Weave the sticks -together so, in and out,” said she cheerfully. “That will make the -bottom of the nest.” - -“I don’t mean to set my nest on a branch like that,” spoke up the oriole. -“The wind surely would blow it off, as the lark just said.” - -And the oriole flew away and hung her nest from little twigs. There you -may see it to-day swinging in the wind far out at the end of a long -branch. - -[Illustration] - -“Plaster the inside of your nest with mud,” Mrs. Magpie went on again. -“Then line it with soft grass, so.” - -“Dear, dear, so much work to make a nest!” yawned the whip-poor-will. -“I’m not going to take the trouble.” And that lazy bird hasn’t made a -nest from that day to this. She just lays her eggs in a hollow on the -ground, or perhaps on a log. - -“Who, who, who would go to all that trouble!” hooted the owl. “I think I -have a better plan.” - -She looked very wise, but said no more. You can guess what her plan was -when you find her eggs in a crow’s or a hawk’s old nest. - -“Now take more mud and sticks,” began the patient magpie once more. “You -need to build a dome over your nest. That is to hide the little ones and -to keep out the rain.” - -“Oh, never mind the dome,” said the robin. “I will cover my little ones -with my wings. I can hide them and keep off the rain.” - -[Illustration] - -“You are right, Mrs. Robin,” said the crow. “We have no use for domes.” -And to this day neither robins nor crows have built domes over their -nests. - -Mrs. Magpie paid no more heed to these birds than to the others who had -already left her. She went quietly on building her nest, just as she knew -it ought to be built. Soon it was done, dome and all. - -“Indeed, Mrs. Magpie,” said the swallows, “we like your nest. The dome -is a fine thing, but why should we build it? There are plenty of domes -already built; we need only to make our nests under them.” - -Ever since then some swallows have made their nests under banks. Others -have made theirs under roofs of open barns; and still others under eaves. - -So all the birds flew away and left Mrs. Magpie with never a “thank you.” -Each one built her nest as she pleased. And each one thought her way so -much better than the magpie’s. - -But the magpie still builds her nest in the top of a high tree. She makes -it of mud and sticks and covers it with a dome. - - -THE BLUEBIRD - - cro cus - - mer ry - - daf fo dils - -[Illustration] - -[Illustration] - - I know the song that the bluebird is singing— - Out in the apple tree where he is swinging. - Brave little fellow! the skies may be dreary; - Nothing cares he while his heart is so cheery. - - Hark! how the music leaps out from his throat. - Hark! was there ever so merry a note? - Listen a while and you’ll hear what he’s saying - Up in the apple tree swinging and swaying: - - “Dear little blossoms down under the snow, - You must be weary of winter, I know; - Hark! while I sing you a message of cheer: - Summer is coming, and springtime is here. - - Little white snowdrops! I pray you arise; - Bright yellow crocus! come, open your eyes; - Daffodils! Daffodils! say, do you hear? - Summer is coming, and springtime is here!” - - —MRS. EMILY HUNTINGTON MILLER. - -[Illustration] - - -THE WOLF AND THE STORK - -A greedy wolf got a bone stuck in his throat. Try as he would, he could -not get the bone out. At last he lay down to die, as he thought. But just -then a stork came that way. - -“Good day, Mr. Wolf,” said the stork, kindly. - -But the wolf could not answer a word. - -The stork soon saw what the matter was, and with his long beak pulled the -bone out of the wolf’s throat. Without a word, the greedy wolf sprang up -and went on with his dinner. - -The stork, who was very hungry, began to pick up a few morsels of meat. - -“Be off with you!” snapped the wolf. “How dare you touch my meat!” - -“Is that the thanks I get for saving your life?” said the stork. - -“Thanks!” answered the wolf, “did I not let you draw your bill out of my -jaws in safety? It is you who should be thankful.” - - -THE INDIAN MOTHER’S LULLABY - - roe buck - - pap poose - - Man i tou - - slum ber ing - - breezes - - prai rie - -[Illustration] - - Rock-a-by, hush-a-by, little pappoose, - The stars come into the sky; - The whip-po’-will’s crying, the daylight is dying, - The river runs murmuring by. - - The pine trees are slumbering, little pappoose, - The squirrel has gone to his nest; - The robins are sleeping, the mother bird’s keeping - The little ones warm with her breast. - - The roebuck is dreaming, my little pappoose, - His mate lies asleep at his side; - The breezes are pining, the moonbeams are shining - All over the prairies wide. - - Then hush-a-by, rock-a-by, little pappoose, - You sail on the river of dreams; - Dear Manitou loves you, and watches above you, - Till time when the morning light gleams. - - —CHARLES MYALL. - -[Illustration] - - - - -[Illustration: In Story Land] - -[Illustration] - - -HOW MRS. WHITE HEN HELPED ROSE - - (y ond er) - p ond - - (c atch) - scr atch - - ques tion - - sur prised - - (p ush) - b ush - - (ever) - cl ever - - si lent ly - - sud den ly - - (h ard) - y ard - - (for ward) - - earth - - worm - - chirped - -A beautiful rose tree grew in the garden. Every morning she smiled up at -the golden sun. But one morning when the sun rose, he was surprised to -see that his friend, the rose, drooped sadly. He sent one of his warm -rays down to earth to find out what the matter was. - -“Dear Rose,” said the bright sunbeam, “why do you droop and look so sad?” - -“Ah, me!” sighed the rose, “I am so unhappy! An ugly worm is eating my -leaves, and he will not crawl away.” - -[Illustration] - -The sun felt very sorry for the rose. “I will not shine,” he said, “until -Rose is happy.” So he hid behind a dark cloud. - -The wind came hurrying along. “Father Sun,” he cried, “why are you not -shining to-day?” - -“Ah, me!” answered the sun, “dear Rose is so unhappy! An ugly worm is -eating her leaves, and he will not crawl away. I will shine no more until -Rose is happy.” - -“I, too, am so sorry,” whispered the wind. “I will blow no more until -Rose is happy.” So saying he dropped to the earth and was still. - -A bird was surprised when the wind stopped. - -“Mr. Wind,” he called, “why have you stopped blowing?” - -“Ah, me!” sighed the wind. “Dear Rose is so unhappy! An ugly worm is -eating her leaves, and he will not crawl away. So Sun will shine no more -and I will blow no more until Rose is happy.” - -“I, also, love Rose,” sang the bird; “and I will sing no more until Rose -is happy.” He flew away silently to his nest in the oak tree. - -“It is not night,” said the old tree; “why are you not flying and -singing, little bird?” - -“Ah, me!” chirped the bird. “Dear Rose is so unhappy! An ugly worm is -eating her leaves, and he will not crawl away. So Sun will shine no more, -Wind will blow no more, and I will sing no more until Rose is happy.” - -[Illustration] - -[Illustration] - -“That is all very sad,” whispered the tree. “I shall drop no more acorns -until Rose is happy.” - -Soon the squirrel came to gather some nuts. But he could find very few. - -“Dear Tree,” he chattered, “please drop down some acorns.” - -“No,” answered the tree. “I cannot, now.” - -“Why not?” asked the squirrel. - -“Ah, me!” rustled the tree. “Dear Rose is so unhappy! An ugly worm is -eating her leaves, and he will not crawl away. So Sun will shine no more, -Wind will blow no more, Bird will sing no more, and I will drop no more -acorns until Rose is happy again.” - -“And I will work no more,” chirped the squirrel. “I will run away to my -nest in the old hollow tree.” - -On the way to his home the squirrel met Mrs. Brown Duck. - -“Good morning, Mr. Squirrel,” quacked the duck. “Why are you not working -this morning?” - -“Ah, me!” replied the squirrel. “Dear Rose is so unhappy! An ugly worm is -eating her leaves, and he will not crawl away. So Sun will shine no more, -Wind will blow no more, Bird will sing no more, Oak Tree will drop no -more acorns, and I will work no more till Rose is happy.” - -[Illustration] - -“Then I will swim no more,” said Mrs. Brown Duck. And she waddled off to -the barnyard. There she met Mrs. White Hen. - -“Why do you look so sad, Mrs. Duck?” said the hen. - -“Ah, me!” quacked the duck. “Dear Rose is so unhappy! An ugly worm is -eating her leaves, and he will not crawl away. So Sun will shine no more, -Wind will blow no more, Bird will sing no more, Oak Tree will drop no -more acorns, Squirrel will work no more, and I will swim no more until -Rose is happy again.” - -“Indeed! Indeed!” cackled Mrs. White Hen. “Pray tell me how stopping your -work will help Rose. If you wish Rose to be happy, you must do something -for her. Come with me.” - -Away hurried the hen and the duck until they came to the rose. The old -hen asked no questions. She did not even take time to say “Good morning.” -But she cocked her head first on one side, then on the other, searching -through the leaves of the rosebush with her bright little eyes. Suddenly -she darted forward. “Snap!” went her bill, and the worm was swallowed. - -“There, Mrs. Duck,” clucked the hen, “see how I have helped Rose and at -the same time got a nice breakfast for myself.” - -At once the rose looked up toward the sun and smiled. Thereupon the sun -began to shine. - -“If I had only thought,” said the sun, “I might have burned that worm -with my hot rays.” - -“And I might have blown him away,” whistled the wind, springing up -suddenly. - -[Illustration] - -[Illustration] - -“If I had only thought,” sang the bird, “I might have had a nice fat worm -for breakfast.” - -“And so might I,” quacked the duck as she waddled away toward the pond. - -The oak tree shook down a great shower of acorns, and the squirrel -hastened to gather them. They, too, wished they had thought of some way -to help Rose. - -But the clever old white hen said nothing at all. - - -THE SANDMAN - - truth - - shoes - - (oak) - cl oak - -[Illustration] - - The Sandman comes across the land, - At evening, when the sun is low: - Upon his back a bag of sand— - His step is soft and low. - I never hear his gentle tread, - But when I bend my sleepy head, - “The Sandman’s coming!” mother says, - And mother tells the truth, always! - - I guess he’s old, with silver hair, - He’s up so late! He has to go - To lots of children, everywhere, - At evening, when the sun is low. - His cloak is long, and green and old, - With pretty dreams in every fold— - His shoes are silken, mother says, - And mother tells the truth, always! - - He glides across the sunset hill, - To seek each little child, like me: - Our all-day-tired eyes to fill - With sands of sleep, from slumber’s sea. - I try my best awake to stay, - But I am tired out with play; - “I’ll never see him!” mother says, - And mother tells the truth—always! - - —MARIE VAN VORST - - -BILLY BINKS - - (d art) - st art le - - c ast les - - h urr y - p urr - - (f elt) - m elt - - pres ent ly - - en tered - - blazed - - di rect ly - - ter ri ble - - dis ap peared - - (pl ace) - f ace - - (eight) - n eigh ed - - (sm ile) - m ile - - waul - - trav eled - - fin ished - - hor ri ble - - front - - ter ri fied - - re mem ber - - (d ance) - pr ance - - (st ar) - f ar ther - - (r oof) - h oof - - (r oar) - s oar - - en e mies - - for tune - - sau cers - - prom ise - - broom - -Once upon a time a little boy named Billy Binks set out to seek his -fortune. He traveled alone for many a weary mile, but at last he met a -little gray pony. - -“Where are you going, Billy Binks?” neighed the pony. - -“I am going to seek my fortune,” said Billy Binks. - -“May I go, too?” - -“If I take you, will you help me win my fortune?” - -“Yes.” - -“How?” - -“I will carry you on my back and kick all your enemies with my hard -hoofs.” - -“Very well, you may come along.” - -Then they went on a little farther and met a cow. - -“Where are you going, Billy Binks?” mooed the cow. - -“I am going to seek my fortune,” answered Billy Binks. - -“May I go, too?” - -“If I take you, will you help me win my fortune?” - -[Illustration] - -“Yes.” - -“How?” - -“I will moo, and toss your enemies on my sharp horns.” - -“Very well, you may come.” - -When they had walked on a little farther they met a dog. - -“Where are you going, Billy Binks?” barked the dog. - -“I am going to seek my fortune,” answered Billy Binks. - -“May I go, too?” - -“If I take you, will you help me win my fortune?” - -“Yes.” - -“How?” - -“I will bark, and bite your enemies with my sharp teeth.” - -“Very well, you may come.” - -After walking a little farther they met a cat. - -“Where are you going, Billy Binks?” mewed the cat. - -“I am going to seek my fortune,” answered Billy Binks. - -“May I go, too?” - -“If I take you, will you help me win my fortune?” - -“Yes.” - -“How?” - -“I will purr, and scratch your enemies with my sharp claws.” - -“Very well, you may come.” - -They continued their journey and presently met a raven. - -“Where are you going, Billy Binks?” croaked the raven. - -“I am going to seek my fortune.” - -“May I go, too?” - -“If I take you, will you help me win my fortune?” - -“Yes.” - -“How?” - -“I will croak, and peck your enemies’ eyes out with my sharp beak.” - -“Very well, you may come.” - -On and on they walked till at last they entered a deep, dark wood. All -day they journeyed through this forest, which grew denser and darker as -night came on. - -“We are near a clearing in this wood,” croaked the raven, who had been -soaring above the treetops. “Let us keep right on.” - -Suddenly all were startled by a bright light, the brightest any of -them had ever seen. It flashed out through the trees directly in front -of them. It fairly dazzled and blinded them. Then it as suddenly -disappeared, and left them standing terrified in the pitch-black darkness -of the night. - -Again the light flashed out, and again disappeared. - -“What can it be?” asked Billy Binks, hoarsely, as soon as he could find -his voice. - -“Perhaps it is a lamp,” mewed the cat. - -“No, it is too bright for a lamp,” answered Billy Binks. - -“It might be a house on fire,” barked the dog. - -“No, if it were, we could see the light all the time; and besides, there -is no house here. I have flown this way before,” answered the raven. - -[Illustration] - -“It may be a lighthouse,” said Billy Binks. - -“No,” replied the raven, “the sea is miles from here. You all keep still -while I fly over the treetops and find out what it is.” - -Billy Binks and his animal friends kept ever so quiet, while the raven -flew up and quickly disappeared in the darkness. It seemed hours before -he returned. - -“Oh, my friends,” croaked the raven, alighting in their midst at last, -“you never saw such a sight! There’s the most horrible, monstrous -hob-goblin over there in the clearing. He has a nose as long as a -broomstick—” - -“Oh! Oh! Oh!” cried Billy Binks and his friends. - -“—Eyes as big as saucers and as green as the sea—” - -“Oh! Oh! Oh!” cried Billy Binks and his friends. - -“—And a mouth big enough to swallow us all!” - -“Oh! Oh! Oh!” cried Billy Binks and his friends. - -“He has a great fire blazing among some rocks. That is the light you saw. -When he walks in front of it you cannot see the light. That is why you -thought it disappeared.” - -[Illustration] - -“I see! I see! I see!” said Billy Binks and his friends. - -“He is busy melting gold, and he has piles of gold and jewels hidden in -his cave—” - -“Ah, ha!” laughed Billy Binks, as he climbed bravely upon his gray pony. - -“His cave is full of nice plump field mice—” - -“Mew! Mew!” cried the cat, as she scrambled up behind Billy Binks. - -“In the bushes back of the cave live many rabbits—” - -“Bow-wow!” barked the dog, as he bounded toward Billy Binks. - -“Near the cave is a large green meadow, with the sweetest grass and the -coolest brook in the world—” - -“Moo! Moo!” lowed the cow, as she, too, hurried up beside Billy Binks. - -“And there is a tall tree that will make a fine home for me,” finished -the raven, as she flew over Billy Binks’s head. - -“Come on, friends,” whispered Billy Binks, boldly. “It is time to win my -fortune. Remember you have all promised to help me.” - -“Yes, yes, I’ll help. And I think I see my fortune, too,” answered each -of the animals, now as bold as Billy Binks. - -Softly, quietly, and slowly they crept through the forest. Presently they -came to the clearing. There stood the ugly, black hob-goblin, bending -over his fire. His back was turned toward them. - -[Illustration] - -“Now!” shouted Billy Binks, and they all rushed at the terrible monster. - -The raven dashed into his face and pecked at his large green eyes. - -The cat scratched great gashes in his long nose. - -The dog bit him, and the horse kicked him. - -The enraged cow rushed upon him with lowered head, caught him on her -horns, and tossed him as high as the treetops. - -[Illustration] - -Then the cow began to bellow. - -The dog began to howl. - -The cat began to waul. - -The raven began to caw. - -The pony began to prance. - -And Billy Binks began to shout with all his might. - -Such a frightful din that old hob-goblin had never heard! He picked -himself up from the sharp rocks where he had fallen, and dashed away with -might and main through the forest. If he hasn’t stopped, he is running -still. - -“Ho, ho!” cried Billy Binks, springing from the gray pony and running to -the mouth of the cave. “This heap of gold and this pile of jewels will do -for my fortune. If you carry them safely home for me, Pony, I will build -you a beautiful stable, and you shall have a full crib of oats before you -all the rest of your life. That will be your fortune.” - -“This cave, full of good, plump mice, is my fortune,” called the cat, as -she pounced on the first unlucky mouse. - -“All these rabbits shall be my fortune,” barked the dog, as he set off in -hot haste after a fleeing bunny. - -“And this green meadow is my fortune,” mooed the cow, as she began to -crop the sweet grass. - -“Who could have a better fortune than this?” croaked the raven, flying to -the top of a tall tree. - -So Billy Binks said “Good-by” to his friends, and left them each with his -fortune. He quickly bagged the gold and jewels, threw them across the -pony’s back, and mounting, hurried off homeward. - -The pony smelled oats all the way, while Billy Binks saw castles and -lands on all sides. - -[Illustration] - - - - -[Illustration: Some Things to think About] - -[Illustration] - - -WHEN THE LITTLE BOY RAN AWAY - - (s ist er) - tw ist ed - - wan der ed - - aw ful - - (r oam) - f oam ing - - ech o - - (under) - th under - - par ents - - trun dle - -[Illustration] - -[Illustration] - - When the little boy ran away from home, - The birds in the tree-top knew, - And they all sang, “Stay!” but he wandered away - Under the skies of blue. - And the wind came whispering from the tree, - “Follow me, follow me!” - And it sang him a song that was soft and sweet - And scattered the roses before his feet - That day, that day, - When the little boy ran away. - - The violets whispered, “Your eyes are blue - And lovely and bright to see, - And so are mine, and I’m kin to you, - So dwell in the light with me.” - But the little boy laughed, while the wind in glee - Sang, “Follow, follow me!” - And the wind called the clouds from their home in the skies - And said to the violet, “Shut your eyes!” - That day, that day, - When the little boy ran away. - - Then the wind played leapfrog over the hills - And twisted each leaf and limb; - And all the rivers and all the rills - Were foaming mad with him; - And ’twas dark as the darkest night could be, - But still came the wind’s voice, “Follow me!” - And over the mountain and up from the hollow - Came echoing voices with, “Follow him; follow!” - That awful day, - When the little boy ran away. - - Then the little boy cried, “Let me go, let me go!” - For a scared, scared boy was he. - But the thunder growled from a black cloud, “No!” - And the wind roared, “Follow me!” - And an old gray owl from a tree-top flew, - Saying: “Who are you-oo? Who are you-oo?” - And the little boy sobbed, “I’m lost away! - And I want to go home where my parents stay.” - O, the awful day - When the little boy ran away! - - Then the moon looked out from a cloud and said: - “Are you sorry you ran away? - If I light you home to your trundle bed, - Will you stay, little boy, will you stay?” - And the little boy promised—and cried and cried— - He never would leave his mother’s side, - And the moonlight led him over the plain; - And his mother welcomed him home again. - But, O, what a day - When the little boy ran away! - -[Illustration] - -[Illustration] - - -HOW THE BEAN GOT ITS BLACK SEAM - - (ea gle) - ea ger - - (h ush) - cr ush - - mo ment - - quar rel - - coun try - - (r ope) - h ope - - (m ean) - b ean - - gur gling - - four - - pour ing - - sew ed - - hul lo - - cru el - - tor rent - - both er - - a las - - in stant ly - -Once upon a time there was a poor old woman living in a village of a far -country. She had gathered some beans and was making ready to cook them. -She built a fire of sticks, but, as these were damp, they did not burn -well. So she thrust in a handful of dry straw. Now the flames leaped up, -and the sticks snapped and crackled in the blaze. - -A live red coal flew out of the fire, fell on the ground beside a straw, -and lay there smoking. Just then a bean dropped from the pot which the -old woman was filling, rolled away, and came to rest close to the coal -and the straw. - -[Illustration] - -“Hullo, Mr. Coal,” said the straw. “How you smoke! Are you frightened? -Where did you come from?” - -“I just sprang out of that fire,” answered the coal. “Had I not jumped -just as I did, I should now be nothing but ashes. My, look at that -blaze!” - -[Illustration] - -“I, too, jumped in the nick of time,” spoke up the bean. “That cruel old -woman was just pouring me into the pot when I leaped over the edge, and -here I am.” - -“Yes, here you are, silly thing,” broke out the coal and the straw -together. “But what are you going to do? As soon as the old woman turns -around she will spy you, then back you’ll go into the pot. It’s hotter -now than when you left it.” - -“Don’t bother about me; think of yourselves,” answered the bean, angrily. -“When the old woman picks me up, she’ll tread on you, Mr. Coal, and crush -your life out. And you, Mrs. Straw, she’ll stick into the blaze. It’s -hotter there than in the pot.” - -“Come, come,” said the straw, softly, “let’s not quarrel. Let’s be -friends and stick together. Perhaps we can save ourselves yet.” - -“You are quite right, Mrs. Straw,” said the coal. - -The bean said nothing, but she listened eagerly to the plans of the two -others. These soon agreed to travel together to a far country, where they -hoped to find their fortune. They set out without delay, and the bean -rolled along behind. - -Soon the three travelers came to a little gurgling brook. It seemed to -them a mighty rushing and roaring torrent. - -“Oh, dear, what shall we do now?” asked the bean, speaking for the first -time since the journey began. “We can never get across these awful -waters. Hear them thunder down the rocky cliffs!” - -“Don’t worry, little Bean,” said the straw, proudly. “I’ll help you and -Mr. Coal across in a twinkling.” - -Thereupon the straw laid herself across the stream. She was just long -enough to reach from bank to bank. - -“Now walk over the bridge, Mr. Coal and Miss Bean,” called the straw. - -The coal hastened on to the straw bridge while the bean watched in -wonder. All went well until the middle of the stream was reached, when -the bridge bent so low under the weight of the coal and the waters -thundered so loudly that the coal stopped in fright. - -The coal stood still for only a moment. But, alas, that was a moment too -long. - -The dry straw smoked, burst into a tiny flame, and broke in two. Down -fell the coal into the water below and was instantly drowned. The burning -straw bridge also fell into the water, which put out the flames, and the -two pieces of straw went floating away down stream. - -[Illustration] - -All this the little bean saw, watching safely from the bank. And she -thought it the funniest thing that ever happened. So she laughed and she -laughed—until she burst! - -This would have been the end of little Miss Bean, had not a tailor passed -that way just then. He was sorry for the poor bean, so he picked up the -two parts tenderly, and quickly sewed them together. But the thread that -he used was black. And ever since that time some beans have a black seam -around them. - -[Illustration] - - -FRIENDS - - (tw ist) - wh ist ling - - ferns - - North - - com fort ed - - gent ians - - North Wind came whistling through the wood - Where the tender, sweet things grew— - The tall fair ferns and the maiden hair, - And the gentle gentians blue. - “It’s very cold! Are we growing old?” - They sighed, “What shall we do?” - - The sigh went up to the loving leaves. - “We must help,” they whispered low. - “They are frightened and weak, O brave old trees! - But we love you well, you know.” - And the trees said, “We are strong—make haste! - Down to the darlings go.” - - So the leaves went floating, floating down, - All yellow, and brown, and red, - And the frail little trembling, thankful things - Lay still, and were comforted. - And the blue sky smiled through the bare old trees, - Down on their soft warm beds. - - —L. G. WARNER. - -[Illustration] - - -HELP ONE ANOTHER - - (m outh) - s outh - - splen did - - (m ount ain) - f ount ain - - “Help one another,” the snowflakes said, - As they cuddled down in their fleecy bed. - “One of us here would not be felt, - One of us here would quickly melt; - But I’ll help you, and you help me, - And then what a splendid drift there’ll be.” - - “Help one another,” the maple spray - Said to its fellow leaves one day; - “The sun would wither me here alone, - Long enough ere the day is gone; - But I’ll help you, and you help me, - And then what a splendid shade there’ll be.” - - “Help one another,” the dewdrop cried, - Seeing another drop close to its side; - “The warm south wind would dry me away, - And I should be gone ere noon to-day; - But I’ll help you, and you help me, - And we’ll make a brook and run to the sea.” - - “Help one another,” a grain of sand - Said to another grain close at hand; - “The wind may carry me out to the sea, - And then, oh, what will become of me? - But come, my brother, give me your hand, - We’ll build a mountain and then we will stand.” - - And so the snowflakes grew to drifts; - The grains of sand to a mountain; - The leaves became a summer shade; - The dewdrops fed a fountain. - - - - -[Illustration: With our Feathered Friends] - -[Illustration] - - -THE DROWNING OF MR. LEGHORN - - (g irl) - wh irl - - point - - waul - - mat ter - - (s ea) - r ea son - - arm - f arm - - heav y - - (c ane) - v ane - - else - - horse - - perch - -[Illustration] - -One day Mr. Leghorn, the rooster, and Mrs. Leghorn, the hen, were out -walking. They came to a wide, deep brook. Mrs. Leghorn, who was light -and quick, flew safely across; but Mr. Leghorn, who was heavy and slow, -fell, splash! into the water. - -[Illustration] - -Mrs. Leghorn was sure Mr. Leghorn was drowned. So, without turning to -see, she flew screaming and cackling toward the farmyard. - -“What does ail you, Mrs. Leghorn? Why are you screaming and cackling so -loudly?” asked the Wind-Mill as Mrs. Leghorn flew past. - -“Mr. Leghorn has fallen into the brook and is drowned. That’s why I am -screaming and cackling so loudly,” replied Mrs. Leghorn. - -“What a pity! I’ll swing my arms and creak. That’s the best I can do -for poor Mr. Leghorn.” And the Wind-Mill fell to swinging his arms and -creaking with all his might. - -[Illustration] - -When the Big Barn Door heard the Wind-Mill creaking and saw him swinging -his long arms, he called out, “What ails you, Wind-Mill? Why do you swing -your arms and creak so?” - -“Why, Mr. Leghorn has fallen into the brook and is drowned, and Mrs. -Leghorn is screaming and cackling. That’s why I swing my arms and creak,” -answered the Wind-Mill. - -“Poor Mr. Leghorn, poor Mrs. Leghorn!” said the Big Barn Door. “I’ll -slam and bang. That’s the best I can do.” And the Big Barn Door fell to -slamming and banging with all his might. - -[Illustration] - -The Old Red Ox heard the Big Barn Door slamming and banging, and cried -out, “O, Big Barn Door, why are you slamming and banging so?” - -“Reason enough,” answered the Big Barn Door. “Mr. Leghorn has fallen into -the brook and is drowned; Mrs. Leghorn is screaming and cackling; and -Wind-Mill is swinging his arms and creaking. That’s why I am slamming and -banging so.” - -“How sorry I am,” said the Old Red Ox. “I’ll paw the ground and bellow. -What else can I do?” And he fell to pawing and bellowing with all his -might. - -“What is the matter, Old Red Ox?” asked the Watch Dog. “Why are you -pawing and bellowing so?” - -“Matter enough,” answered the Old Red Ox. “Mr. Leghorn has fallen into -the brook and is drowned; Mrs. Leghorn is screaming and cackling; -Wind-Mill is swinging his arms and creaking; and Big Barn Door is -slamming and banging. That’s why I am pawing and bellowing so.” - -“O dear me,” said the Watch Dog. “I’ll bark and whine. That’s all I can -do.” And he fell to barking and whining with all his might. - -The Old Gray Horse heard the Watch Dog barking and whining, and said, -“What is the matter with you, Watch Dog? Why do you bark and whine so?” - -“Wouldn’t you bark and whine if you could?” answered the Watch Dog. -“Mr. Leghorn has fallen into the brook and is drowned; Mrs. Leghorn is -screaming and cackling; Wind-Mill is swinging his arms and creaking; the -Big Barn Door is slamming and banging; and the Old Red Ox is pawing and -bellowing. That’s why I am barking and whining.” - -“The poor things!” said Old Gray Horse. “I’ll prance and neigh. What more -can I do?” And he fell to prancing and neighing with all his might. - -The Weather-Vane looked down from his high perch and saw the Old Gray -Horse prancing and neighing. “What’s the trouble, Old Gray Horse?” he -called out. “Why are you prancing and neighing so?” - -[Illustration] - -“Trouble indeed,” answered the Old Gray Horse. “Mr. Leghorn has fallen -into the brook and is drowned; Mrs. Leghorn is screaming and cackling; -Wind-Mill is swinging his arms and creaking; the Big Barn Door is -slamming and banging; the Old Red Ox is pawing and bellowing; and the -Watch Dog is barking and whining. That’s why I am prancing and neighing -so?” - -[Illustration] - -“O dear, O dear,” said the Weather-Vane, “what shall I do? I’ll whirl and -point. That’s all I can do.” And he fell to whirling and pointing with -all his might. - -Pussy Cat looked up and saw Weather-Vane whirling and pointing. “O, -Weather-Vane,” she cried out. “Why do you whirl and point so?” - -“Because I can do nothing else,” answered the Weather-Vane. “Mr. Leghorn -has fallen into the brook and is drowned; Mrs. Leghorn is screaming and -cackling; Wind-Mill is swinging his arms and creaking; the Big Barn Door -is slamming and banging; the Old Red Ox is pawing and bellowing; the -Watch Dog is barking and whining; and the Old Gray Horse is prancing and -neighing. That’s why I am whirling and pointing so.” - -“O, how sad!” said Pussy Cat. “I’ll waul and squall. That’s the best I -can do.” And she fell to wauling and squalling with all her might. - -At this moment, when Pussy Cat was wauling and squalling, when the -Weather-Vane was whirling and pointing, when the Old Gray Horse was -prancing and neighing, when the Watch Dog was barking and whining, -when the Old Red Ox was pawing and bellowing, when the Big Barn Door -was slamming and banging, when the Wind-Mill was swinging his arms and -creaking, when Mrs. Leghorn was screaming and cackling, Mr. Leghorn flew -to the highest rail on the fence and crew, - - “Cock-a-doodle-doo, - What’s the matter with you?” - -[Illustration] - - -THE STARVING OF MRS. LEGHORN - - po lite - - seized - - bun dle - - bas ket - - dis tance - - praise - - stretched - - of fer ing - - shrieked - - fi nal ly - - faint ly - - fierce ly - - doz en - - smart - - bunch - - wool - - eas y - - own - -Mr. and Mrs. Leghorn often went nutting. Mr. Leghorn was very polite and -kind to Mrs. Leghorn. He ran about searching everywhere for nuts. When he -found one he would call to Mrs. Leghorn, who would hasten to him. Then he -would pick up the nut, roll it over and over, lay it down, and pick it up -again a dozen times, all the time telling Mrs. Leghorn what a very nice -nut that was, what a good hen she was, and how smart he was to find nuts -for her. At last he would drop the nut before Mrs. Leghorn, who would -peck it once or twice to make sure that all Mr. Leghorn had said of it -was true, and then swallow it whole, without once offering to share it -with Mr. Leghorn. - -One day Mr. Leghorn found a very large nut, the largest nut he had ever -seen. How proudly he called to Mrs. Leghorn! It took him a long time -to tell all about that big nut and how he had found it, to praise Mrs. -Leghorn’s goodness, and to brag about his own smartness. But finally he -finished and turned the nut over to Mrs. Leghorn. She seized it greedily -and was about to swallow it, but—it wouldn’t go down! She tried again and -again, she stretched her beak wider and wider, but it was no use. The nut -was too large. - -[Illustration] - -Mr. Leghorn, who had been watching Mrs. Leghorn from a little distance, -became alarmed. - -[Illustration] - -“O, my poor Mrs. Leghorn,” he cried, “what shall I do? You can’t eat that -nut; you’ll surely starve. What shall I do?” - -“Run and ask Mr. Wise Owl,” said Mrs. Leghorn. “He can tell us what to -do.” - -So away ran Mr. Leghorn to the Wise Owl, screaming with all his might. - -“O, Mr. Wise Owl,” he cried, “my poor Mrs. Leghorn is starving. She can’t -swallow the big nut. What shall I do?” - -“Who, who, who?” hooted the Wise Owl, blinking his great round eyes. - -“Mrs. Leghorn, my Mrs. Leghorn, my own dear Mrs. Leghorn,” fairly -shrieked Mr. Cock. “She can’t swallow the big nut. She will starve. Can -you tell me what to do?” - -[Illustration] - -Mr. Wise Owl stared straight ahead a moment—it seemed an age to Mr. -Leghorn—then answered slowly, “Yes, Mr. Leghorn, I can tell you what to -do. But you must first bring me a mouse.” - -Away rushed Mr. Leghorn to Pussy Cat. “My good Miss Pussy Cat,” he cried, -“dear Mrs. Leghorn is starving. Will you please catch me a mouse? I want -it to take to Mr. Wise Owl, who is going to tell me what to do.” - -[Illustration] - -“Yes, Mr. Leghorn,” answered Pussy Cat, “I will catch you a mouse, but -you must first bring me a saucer of milk.” - -Off flew Mr. Leghorn to Mrs. Mooly Cow. - -“Dear, kind Mrs. Mooly Cow,” he said, “poor Mrs. Leghorn is starving. -Will you please give me a saucer of milk? I want it to take to Miss Pussy -Cat, who is going to catch me a mouse for Mr. Wise Owl, who is going to -tell me what to do.” - -[Illustration] - -“Yes, Mr. Leghorn,” answered Mrs. Mooly Cow, “I will give you a saucer of -milk, but you must first bring me a bundle of corn.” - -Away sped Mr. Leghorn to the Farmer. - -“O, Mr. Farmer,” said Mr. Leghorn, “Mrs. Leghorn is starving. Please -will you be so kind as to cut me a bundle of corn? I want it to take to -Mrs. Mooly Cow, who is going to give me a saucer of milk for Miss Pussy -Cat, who is going to catch me a mouse for Mr. Wise Owl, who is going to -tell me what to do.” - -[Illustration] - -“Yes, indeed, Mr. Leghorn,” said the Farmer, “I will cut you a bundle of -corn, but you must first bring me a new coat.” - -Off hastened Mr. Leghorn to the Tailor. - -“O, Mr. Tailor,” cried Mr. Leghorn, “Mrs. Leghorn is starving. Won’t you -please give me a new coat? I want it to take to Mr. Farmer, who is going -to cut me a bundle of corn for Mrs. Mooly Cow, who is going to give me a -saucer of milk for Miss Pussy Cat, who is going to catch me a mouse for -Mr. Wise Owl, who is going to tell me what to do.” - -“Yes, Mr. Leghorn,” answered Mr. Tailor, “I shall be very glad to give -you a new coat, but you must first bring me a pound of wool.” - -Away hurried Mr. Leghorn to Mrs. Sheep. - -[Illustration] - -“O, good Mrs. Sheep,” he said, “Mrs. Leghorn is starving. Do, please, -give me a pound of wool. I want it to take to Mr. Tailor, who is going -to give me a new coat for Mr. Farmer, who is going to cut me a bundle of -corn for Mrs. Mooly Cow, who is going to give me a saucer of milk for -Miss Pussy Cat, who is going to catch me a mouse for Mr. Wise Owl, who is -going to tell me what to do.” - -[Illustration] - -“To be sure, Mr. Leghorn,” said Mrs. Sheep, “I will give you a pound of -wool, but you must first bring me a bunch of clover.” - -Away ran Mr. Leghorn to the Farmer’s Wife. - -“O, good, kind Farmer’s Wife,” cried Mr. Leghorn, “Mrs. Leghorn is -starving. Won’t you, please, pull me a bunch of clover? I want it to take -to Mrs. Sheep, who is going to give me a pound of wool for Mr. Tailor, -who is going to give me a new coat for Mr. Farmer, who is going to cut me -a bundle of corn for Mrs. Mooly Cow, who is going to give me a saucer of -milk for Miss Pussy Cat, who is going to catch me a mouse for Mr. Wise -Owl, who is going to tell me what to do.” - -“Yes, yes,” answered the kind Farmer’s Wife, “I will gladly pull you a -bunch of clover, but you must first bring me a dozen eggs.” - -Mr. Leghorn fairly flew back to Mrs. Leghorn, who was still trying vainly -to swallow the large nut. He seemed to forget all his politeness. - -“Where’s your nest, Mrs. Leghorn, where’s your nest? Tell me this -instant!” he shrieked. - -Mrs. Leghorn had never told any one where her nest was. That was her -secret; and she would not have told her secret now—not even to keep -herself from starving—had she not been so frightened at Mr. Leghorn, who -stood glaring at her fiercely. She thought he had gone mad and would do -her harm. So she answered faintly, - -“Under the corner of the barn.” - -[Illustration] - -Away to the corner of the barn rushed Mr. Leghorn, where he found Mrs. -Leghorn’s nest full of eggs. He took a dozen in a basket and hurried off -to the Farmer’s Wife, who pulled him a bunch of clover, which he carried -to Mrs. Sheep, who gave him a pound of wool, which he took to Mr. Tailor, -who gave him a new coat, which he brought to Mr. Farmer, who cut him a -bundle of corn, which he carried to Mrs. Mooly Cow, who gave him a saucer -of milk, which he took to Miss Pussy Cat, who caught him a mouse, which -he carried to Mr. Wise Owl. - -“There, Mr. Wise Owl,” cried Mr. Leghorn, quite out of breath, “there’s a -nice fat mouse. Now tell me what I shall do for poor Mrs. Leghorn, who is -starving because she can’t swallow the big nut.” - -“Who, who, who?” cried Mr. Wise Owl, staring sleepily at the fat mouse. - -“Mrs. Leghorn, she is starving!” screamed Mr. Leghorn, now quite angry. -“She can’t swallow the big nut. You said you would tell me what to do.” - -[Illustration] - -“O, yes,” said Mr. Wise Owl, “to be sure, that’s easy. Just go and find -Mrs. Leghorn some smaller nuts.” - - -MR. AND MRS. LEGHORN TO THE RESCUE - - o cean - - chas ing - - urged - - (c atch) - scr atch - - (pl ace) - p ace - - (p ast) - m ast er - - (p ond) - be y ond - - (ch ild) - w ild ly - - scarce ly - - (f eel) - h eel - - (sm art) - st art - - (own) - un kn own - - af ter noon - -Mr. and Mrs. Leghorn went for a stroll one afternoon. They had never been -far from home and they soon came into unknown places. But they wandered -on and on, chasing grasshoppers and crickets, and now and then stopping -to scratch for a worm, until they finally came to the bank of a frog pond. - -“Look, Mrs. Leghorn,” said Mr. Leghorn, “there’s the ocean, the wide, -blue ocean that we have heard so much about.” - -[Illustration] - -“Indeed it is,” answered Mrs. Leghorn. “Could you believe we had come so -far!” - -Splash!... _Splash!_ - -“What was that?” cried Mrs. Leghorn. - -“What was that?” cried Mr. Leghorn. - -“Help me out! Help me out!” came a deep voice from the pond. - -“Me, too! Me, too!” came a little, peeping voice from the same place. - -“Why, that’s our good master and his little boy,” cried Mr. and Mrs. -Leghorn together. - -“They’ve fallen into the ocean!” - -[Illustration] - -“Help me out! Help me out! Me, too! Me, too!” came again from the pond. - -“Yes, good Master, yes,” screamed Mr. Leghorn, “we’ll help you. But what -shall we do?” - -“Bring a rope! A rope!” came the answer. - -“A rope, a rope!” cried Mr. Leghorn. “O, where shall we find one?” - -“Just beyond! Just beyond!” - -Mr. Leghorn ran wildly along the bank with Mrs. Leghorn following close -on his heels. They looked to the right, and they looked to the left; they -looked up, and they looked down; but no rope could they see. - -“Hurry up! Hurry up!” came from the water. - -“O dear, O dear!” cried Mrs. Leghorn. - -“O, where is that rope?” cried Mr. Leghorn. - -“Follow your nose! Follow your nose!” came the voice. - -At that, Mr. Leghorn flew along faster than ever. Mrs. Leghorn could -hardly keep in sight of him. But no rope could they find. - -“Hurry up! Hurry up!” came from the pond and urged them on, whenever they -began to slacken their pace. - -“Going down! Going down!” came the deep voice. - -“Me, too! Me, too!” came the peeping voice. - -“O, they are drowning, they are drowning!” screamed Mr. and Mrs. Leghorn. - -“Let ’em drown! Let ’em drown!” came the voice. - -“What!” cried Mr. Leghorn. - -“What!” cried Mrs. Leghorn. - -“Better go home! Better go home!” called the deep voice. - -Mr. and Mrs. Leghorn stood staring at each other. They could scarcely -believe their ears. - -“Go to roost! Go to roost!” came the voice. - -Mr. and Mrs. Leghorn began to look silly. The sun had set and it was -growing dark. They turned about and started off homeward. - -“You’re fooled! You’re fooled!” sounded after them as they left the banks -of the pond. - -“He told the truth that time, even if he is only a frog,” said Mrs. -Leghorn. - -[Illustration] - -[Illustration: GOOD-BYE] - - - - -Vocabulary - - -Most of the words used in the preceding books of the Aldine Series are -used frequently in this Second Reader. They are not listed in this -vocabulary, however; here are given only the words used for the first -time in this book. The number at the left of a word refers to the page on -which the story begins in which that word is first used. New words are -listed in the text immediately before the lesson in which they are used. - - A - - 36. about - 53. above - 163. across - 16. afraid - 172. afternoon - 21. age - 160. ahead - 151. ail - 151. alarmed - 138. alas - 65. already - 8. among - 8. angry - 36. animal - 46. ant - 151. arm - 5. ash - 77. astray - 133. awful - 16. awoke - - B - - 91. ballad - 115. bang - 16. bank - 26. bark - 84. barn - 160. basket - 138. bean - 26. bear - 160. became - 46. began - 12. begged - 21. believe - 26. bellow - 172. beyond - 6. black - 117. blazed - 160. blinking - 138. bother - 62. bow - 160. brag - 53. branch - 81. bravely - 26. breathes - 102. breeze - 138. bridge - 16. brook - 117. broom - 145. brown - 94. build - 160. bunch - 160. bundle - 26. burrowed - 107. bush - 138. burst - 46. buy - - C - - 151. cackling - 117. castle - 26. catch - 172. chasing - 77. cheek - 16. chicken - 107. chirped - 94. choose - 107. clever - 94. cliff - 26. climbed - 107. cloak - 138. coal - 46. cob - 151. cock - 81. color - 145. comforted - 160. corner - 138. country - 81. crazy - 26. creak - 117. crib - 6. croak - 100. crocus - 138. cruel - 138. crush - 46. crust - 36. curled - 160. cut - - D - - 100. daffodils - 12. dance - 16. dare - 12. dark - 145. darlings - 55. dash - 12. dead - 138. delay - 117. dense - 71. diamond - 12. die - 63. different - 117. directly - 117. disappeared - 160. distance - 3. doctor - 94. dome - 59. don’t - 3. door - 160. dozen - 26. drank - 65. dream - 26. drink - 26. drive - 8. drove - 36. drumikin - 81. duller - - E - - 16. each - 138. eager - 94. eagle - 3. ears - 107. earth - 160. easy - 94. eaves - 133. echo - 16. eight - 16. eleven - 151. else - 117. enemy - 12. enough - 117. enter - 8. envy - 16. even - - F - - 160. faintly - 160. fairly - 84. family - 151. farm - 117. farther - 68. father - 36. feared - 6. feathers - 151. fence - 145. ferns - 160. fiercely - 160. finally - 12. find - 172. fine - 117. finished - 46. fish - 55. flash - 133. foaming - 8. foolish - 117. forest - 160. forget - 117. fortune - 107. forward - 8. found - 147. fountain - 160. frightened - 36. frisked - 36. frolicked - 117. front - - G - - 36. gayly - 145. gentians - 93. gild - 117. gladly - 117. glaring - 60. goat - 117. grasshoppers - 117. gray - 117. greedily - 36. greedy - 12. growled - 16. guess - 138. gurgling - 93. gypsy - - H - - 160. harm - 107. hasten - 117. heap - 151. heavy - 172. heel - 60. height - 94. held - 117. hoarsely - 84. hole - 94. hollow - 36. home - 172. homeward - 81. honest - 94. hoot - 138. hope - 117. horrible - 151. horse - 36. hullo - 36. hump - 12. hungry - 107. hunt - 46. hurried - - I - - 93. idle - 138. immediately - 102. Indian - 138. instant - - J - - 117. jewel - 65. journey - 81. June - - L - - 63. ladies - 77. lamb - 37. lambikin - 77. large - 8. laughed - 81. lazy - 65. leaped - 94. learn - 16. least - 36. left - 94. lesson - 84. life - 26. lion - 12. lively - 46. lost - 8. lucky - - M - - 21. ma’am - 94. magpie - 102. Manitou - 94. maple - 46. marry - 172. master - 151. matter - 84. meal - 94. mean - 117. melt - 100. merry - 26. mice - 117. mile - 160. milk - 46. miss - 138. moment - 46. money - 84. monster - 36. morsel - 59. mossy - 94. mountain - 26. mouse - 36. mouth - 55. murmur - - N - - 21. naughty - 46. neck - 117. neigh - 62. neither - 55. noble - 12. noise - 77. noon - 62. nor - 145. 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South - 8. speak - 160. sped - 16. splash - 84. spoke - 12. sprang - 151. squall - 26. squeak - 84. stall - 160. stared - 172. started - 117. startle - 84. starving - 8. steal - 115. step - 84. stole - 84. stood - 84. straight - 16. stream - 160. stretched - 172. stroll - 36. strong - 8. strutted - 8. stuck - 12. such - 107. suddenly - 84. supper - 21. sure - 107. surprised - 81. swallow - 6. swam - 55. swiftly - 6. swimming - 151. swing - - T - - 77. tail - 138. tailor - 55. talk - 77. taste - 117. teeth - 36. tender - 117. terrified - 16. those - 6. thought - 133. thunder - 36. timid - 138. tiny - 81. together - 3. tore - 138. torrent - 60. toss - 36. tottery - 107. toward - 55. tower - 117. traveled - 60. traverse - 62. trembling - 21. tricks - 12. trotted - 94. trouble - 133. trundle - 115. truth - 16. twelve - 138. twice - 133. twisted - - U - - 25. ugly - 172. unknown - 37. until - 26. uprooted - 60. upward - 172. urged - 6. use - - V - - 60. valley - 145. vane - - W - - 36. waddle - 16. wade - 71. walk - 133. wandered - 84. warning - 6. washes - 70. watch - 6. water - 151. waul - 81. wearing - 94. weave - 138. weight - 68. western - 60. whence - 151. whine - 151. whirl - 55. whisper - 145. whistling - 60. whither - 36. whom - 21. whose - 151. wide - 160. wife - 172. wildly - 46. window - 8. wise - 33. wish - 151. without - 12. wolf - 160. wool - 3. words - 107. worm - 26. wrong - - Y - - 107. yard - 94. yawned - 94. yonder - 63. young - 63. yourself - - VAN REES PRESS - 21-26 VANDEWATER ST. - NEW YORK - -*** END OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THE ALDINE READERS: A SECOND -READER *** - -Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions will -be renamed. - -Creating the works from print editions not protected by U.S. copyright -law means that no one owns a United States copyright in these works, -so the Foundation (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the -United States without permission and without paying copyright -royalties. 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