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you steer? Do not fear.
How we go On the snow!
NEW WORDS.
Jack Jill clear track all fall
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Clear the track! Hold me, Jack!
Let you fall? Not at all.
O what fun! Back they run,
Up the hill, Jack and Jill.

LESSON XL.
NEW WORDS.
start string strong hur rah' fly try high kite kites
Come on, boys. Let us fly our kites.
Hurrah! that will be fun. I will try my new kite. Have you a strong string with your new kite, Ned?
Yes, it is very strong.
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Roy has a kite. How high it is!
Yes, Ned, but my kite will fly as high as his. Now you hold it, and I will run to give it a start.

LESSON XLI.
NEW WORDS.
him held warm make cold does nose eyes froze
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Roy, did you make that snow man?
Yes. Does he not look funny? He is a funny man, Roy. What a big nose he has, and big eyes too!
Will he not fall down?
No, I put some water on him. The water froze, and that held the snow.
Are you not very cold, Roy?
Yes, come, let us have a good run, and that will make us warm.

LESSON XLII.
READING REVIEW.
Hurrah, boys! Clear the track! Here come Jack and Jill on a red sled. Look, Roy! See Jack steer the sled down the hill. Jill is by his side.
Does Jill fear the fast ride?
No, Ned, not at all. Jack will not let her fall. Roy, did you say you made that snow man?
Yes, I made him.
What a funny nose he has! What big eyes! Will he fall down, Roy?
No, he will not fall. I put some water on him. The water froze, and that held the snow.
Let me make one, Roy.
O no! it is too cold. Let us go in and get warm.
Well, we will start now. Come in and see my little puppies. Here they are, and here is Fido too. Do you think they are pretty?
Yes, I do. See them play with each other. They seem to be full of fun. Is this your kite, Roy?
Yes, I have two kites. See what a strong string this one has.
Do you like to fly kites?
Yes, and pretty soon I will try my new one. It will fly very high.

LESSON XLIII.
SPELLING REVIEW.
flyì? tryì? saì?ya?￥ reì?d aì¤lla?￥ hiì?m doì?ea?￥sì (duì?z) noì?sìea?￥ maì?kea?￥ heì?ld cìμoì?ld ea?￥yì?ea?￥sì (iì?z) hiì?ga?￥ha?￥ (hiì?) kiì?tea?￥ fuì￡lla?￥ eì?aa?￥ch feì?aa?￥r traì?ca?￥k siì?dea?￥ Jiì?lla?￥ Jaì?ca?￥k steì?ea?￥r faì¤lla?￥ cìμleì?aa?￥r Fiì?'doì? waì¤rm puì?p'piì?ea?￥sì froì?zea?￥ striì?ng kiì?tea?￥s st?¤rt stroì?ng seì?ea?￥m oì??§h'eì?r (uì??§h'eì?r) thiì?nk huì￡r r?¤ha?￥'
SCRIPT EXERCISE.
[Script: I have two kites. One will fly very high. Will you fly your kite with me? O, yes, let us go.]

LESSON XLIV.
NEW WORDS.
seek then stand said shut shall hid while who
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Come, boys, what shall we do? Let us play hide and seek.
O yes! that will be fun for all of us. Who will shut his eyes? Ned, will you?
Yes, I will shut my eyes while you all go and hide.
Well, Ned, you stand by that tree.
Then Ned shut his eyes and the boys ran off to hide. Pretty soon Ned said, "Boys, are you all hid? Yes? Well, here I go. One, two, three, look out for me."

LESSON XLV.
NEW WORDS.
Frank Fred must black find barn cap ha spy
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The boys are all hid. Now I must try to find them. Ha! I spy you, Fred. You are in that box.
I spy you, Roy. You are under the hay.
I can not find Frank.
O there he is! I spy you, Frank.
Come out of that barn. I see your black cap.
Fred, you must shut your eyes now, and stand by the tree while we hide.
I will, boys. You go and hide.

LESSON XLVI
NEW WORDS.
so bath sick please tub wrap shawl sis'ter
Now, Ned, please do not put my kitty into the bath tub.
Yes, sister, I must give her a bath. Here is the bath tub with some nice warm water.
But, Ned, kitty will get sick if you put her into the water. She will take cold.
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No, I will wrap her well in the big shawl, and then she can not take cold.
So Ned gave kitty a bath, and then put her into the nice warm shawl.

LESSON XLVII.
NEW WORDS.
pass po'ny whip keep fast'er use go'ing than yours
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Hold on, Frank, you are going too fast. I can not keep up with you.
Use your whip, Fred, and make your pony go faster. Come up to me and we will have a race.
Well, here we go. Hurrah, hurrah! Go on, pony, as fast as you can, and we will catch Frank.
We are going faster now, Frank, and will pass you in the race. No, Fred, you can not pass me, for my pony can run faster than yours.
Well, we will see if he can.

LESSON XLVIII.
READING REVIEW.
Who said play hide and seek?
I did, Frank.
Well, shut your eyes, Ned, while we go and hide.
Shall I stand by this tree, boys?
Yes, we will hide, and then you must try