Boy Blue and His Friends | Page 3

"That is a very pretty carriage, and I like this harness, too.
"My coat shines in the sun and Boy Blue put a red ribbon in my mane.
"How proud he looks, holding the reins!
"I think he likes to take Little Sister for a ride.
"I like to see them both so happy.
"Good-bye, I am going to trot fast now."
BOY BLUE'S DREAM
It was a very hot day.
Boy Blue had played all the morning and he was tired.
Little Sister had been making mud pies and she was tired, too.
Mamma was too busy to read to them.
"Come, Little Sister," said Boy Blue, "It is too hot to play. I will read
my story-book to you."
"Where shall we go?" asked the little girl.
"Let us sit under the maple tree," said her brother. "It looks cool there."
Little Sister had her baby doll.
She rocked back and forth as Boy Blue read to her.

Soon Little Sister and her doll were fast asleep.
All at once Boy Blue heard a voice.
He listened. It seemed to be saying:--
"Little Boy Blue, come blow your horn,
The sheep's in the meadow,

The cow's in the corn."
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"Oh," thought the little boy, "I must hurry!"
He looked for his horn. There it lay in the grass.
But he was so sleepy,--he couldn't run after the sheep.
In a moment he fell asleep.
Then he heard the voice again:--
"Little Boy Blue, come blow your horn,
The sheep's in the meadow,

The cow's in the corn."
Yes, he could see the cow eating the corn in the field.
And there was the sheep in the meadow, eating the fresh green grass.
He must call them away.
So he took up the horn and put it to his mouth.
Then he blew one loud call.
"Oh!" he said, as he opened his eyes, "What a loud noise that was!"
Then he laughed and rubbed his eyes.
"I guess I was dreaming," he said.

"I guess I was dreaming, too," said Little Sister, opening her blue eyes.
Then she waked up her doll, and Boy Blue went on reading from his
story-book.
Mary had a little lamb,
Its fleece was white as snow,
And
everywhere that Mary went
The lamb was sure to go.
He followed her to school one day,
Which was against the rule.
It
made the children laugh and play
To see a lamb at school.
And so the teacher put him out,
But still he lingered near,
And
waited patiently about
Till Mary did appear.
MARY'S LAMB
Of course you know all about Mary and her little lamb.
The little girl in this story was named Mary, and she had a little lamb,
too.
Mary was Boy Blue's cousin.
She lived in the city, and her father owned a big toy-store.
Mary liked to go to the store with him.
She liked to see all the dolls and toys and books.
Sometimes she played store with her own toys.
But I must tell you about her lamb.
One summer Mary went to the country to visit Boy Blue.
Of course there were cows, and pigs, and sheep, and lambs on the farm,
Mary liked the lambs best, and one of them was a great pet.

She called him Fleecy, and pulled sweet clover for him to eat.
Fleecy followed Mary all over the farm. Sometimes he even ran down
the road after her.
When Mary was going home her uncle said to her, "You may take
Fleecy with you, if you wish."
So the next day Fleecy had a long ride in the train.
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I don't think he liked it very well, but he didn't say a word.
When Mary took him out of the box he was glad to run about in the
yard.
He soon became used to his new home.
He liked to play with the children.
They often played hide and seek.
When they hid behind the trees he could always find them.
THE LAMB AT SCHOOL
One morning Fleecy could not find Mary.
He looked everywhere for her.
She was not in the yard, and she was not in the barn.
He went to the gate, and looked down the street, but he could not see
her.
Then he went to the back door, and called, "Baa-a, Baa-a!" but she did
not come.

Where could she be?
After a long time she came running into the yard.
Fleecy trotted up to her.
"Baa-a, Baa-a!" he said; which meant, I think, "Where have you been,
Mary?"
"I have been to school," said Mary.
You see she knew what he meant.
"To school," thought Fleecy. "I wonder what that is."
Everyday Mary went away and left him.
Did I say every day?
Once in a while she stayed at home.
Then Mary and the lamb played together