McGuffeys Eclectic Primer, Revised Edition | Page 3

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[Illustration: Owl perched on tree branch.]

What bird is this? It is an owl.
What big eyes it has!
Yes, but it can not see well by day.
The owl can see best at night.
Nat Pond has a pet owl.

LESSON XXII.
grass they come off barn
shade hot cows out
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[Illustration: Cows standing under a tree.]
The day is hot.
The cows are in the shade of the big tree.
They feed on the new grass.
Our cows do not run off.
At night they come to the barn.

LESSON XXIII.
soon sun neck set
way bell one (wun) their
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[Illustration: Cows leaving pasture at subset.]
The sun will soon set.
The cows are on their way to the barn.
One old cow has a bell on her neck. She sees our dog, but she will not
run.
Our dog is kind to the cows

LESSON XXIV.
brave if ship boat
drown men rock save
[Illustration: Men rowing through storm to shipwreck.]
The ship has run on a rock.
Five men are on the ship.
If the boat can not get to them, they will drown.
The boat has brave men in it. They will save the five men.

LESSON XXV.--REVIEW.
Come, boys, and feed the cows. The sun has set, and they are at the
barn.
Sue has a bell on the neck of her pet cat.
One hot day Ann and Nell sat on the grass in the shade of a big tree.
They like to rock their dolls, and sing to them.

The brave men in our boat are on their way to the ship. They will save
the men in the ship, if they can. They will not let them drown.
What bird has big eyes? The owl. Can an owl see at night? Yes, an owl
can see best at night.

LESSON XXVI.
fall ice skates cry with had stone did
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[Illustration: Children skating on pond in winter.]
The boys are on the ice with their skates.
There is a stone on the ice.
One boy did not see it, and has had a fall.
But he is a brave boy, and will not cry.
[Illustration: Sawmill near river; town and hillside in background. two
children playing near river in foreground.]

LESSON XXVII.
look go John here all wheel mill have round
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Look! there are John and Sue by the mill pond.
They like to see the big wheel go round.
They have come to play on the logs and in the boat.

John and Sue will play here all day.
[Illustration: Script Exercise:
The cows like grass.
They stand in the shade. ]

LESSON XXVIII.
or Jane girls floor roll some which black
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Here are some girls with skates; but they are not on the ice.
Their skates roll on the floor. Which way do you like to skate,--on the
ice, or on the floor?
The girl with the new black dress is Jane Bell.
[Illustration: Four girls roller-skating.]

LESSON XXIX.
for out as how try horse should hurt ears be
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[Illustration: Train approaching railroad crossing; two boys and a horse
and wagon waiting to cross tracks.]
Look out for the cars!
How fast they come!

No horse can go as fast as the cars.
I will not try to catch them, for I should fall and be hurt.
See the horse look at the cars.
Will he not run?

LESSON XXX.--REVIEW.
There is ice on the pond, and the mill wheel can not go round.
The boys are all out on the ice with their skates.
I will let you and Tom try to skate; but do not fall, for you will be hurt.
Look! here come the cars.
John and Nat try to skate as fast as the cars go, but they can not. John
has had a fall.
The girls are not on the pond; but some of them have skates which roll
on the floor.
[Illustration: Script Exercise:
How fast the cars go!
Can you see them? ]

LESSON XXXI.
work ax pile Ned think wood saw hard cut
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[Illustration: Two boys, one sawing, the other chopping logs.]
Ned and John are hard at work. John has a saw, and Ned has an ax.
They will try to cut all of the wood which you see in the pile.
Do you think they can do this in one day

LESSON XXXII.
noise air hear gone May walk cool two
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[Illustration: Two girls walking near a lake. Men working and boys
playing in background.]
Two girls have gone out for a walk.
It is May, and the air is cool. They hear the