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John and his cat Dick do not like rats. They catch all they can. One time, John set a trap to catch some, and then went away and hid with Dick.
Pretty soon a big rat came out of its hole and went to the trap.
Dick saw the rat, and made a start to get away from John. But John said, "Hold on, Dick, let us see if it will go into the trap."
But the rat did not go in, and as it was going to run away, John let Dick go, and said, "Catch it, Dick. Run quick, quick!" and they ran very fast to catch the rat.
But the rat was too quick for them. It went into its hole just as Dick was very near it.
SCRIPT EXERCISE.
[Script: Joì?ha?￥n liì?kea?￥ cìμaì?mea?￥ Diì?ca?￥k hoì?lea?￥ maì?dea?￥ ]

LESSON II.
NEW WORDS.
peì?ts seì?nd loíoks cìμaì?gì?ea?￥ yeì?t seì?nt cìμreì?st wheì?n taì?mea?￥ siì?ng
VOWEL EXERCISE.
eì? eì?nd seì?nd seì?nt neì?st leì?t seì?t geì?t yeì?t reì?d
[Illustration]
Mary, where did you get your pretty redbirds?
Fred sent them to me.
Did he send the cage too?
No, mamma' gave me the cage.
What nice pets the birds will be! Are they tame, Mary?
Not yet, but I think they soon will be. They let me set food near them now.
When they are tame, you can let them out of the cage.
What a funny cap one of them has!
It looks like a cap, Mary, but it is not. It is a crest.
Many redbirds have no crest, and I am glad that one of your birds has one.
Will these birds sing well?
They sing very little. Redbirds are pretty, but they do not sing so well as some other birds.
SCRIPT EXERCISE.
[Script: ?¤rea?￥ aì¤lla?￥ haì?vea?￥ wiì?lla?￥ cìμaì?gì?ea?￥ gì?aì?vea?￥]

LESSON III.
NEW WORDS.
diì?p fiì?sh trout broíok neì?t liì?vea?￥ diì?sh wiì?sh cìμoì￡ua?￥la?￥d
VOWEL EXERCISE.
iì? iì?n iì?n'toì¤ iì?sì hiì?sì iì?sh diì?sh fiì?sh wiì?sh
[Illustration]
Look, mamma'! See what a pretty fish! It is a little trout.
Where did you get it, John?
Frank caught it in the brook.
I went to dip a dish into the brook to get some water, and saw this little fish.
Then I said, "O Frank, look, look quick! See the little fish!"
Frank saw it, and ran to get his fish net. He put the net into the water, and caught the fish, and I put it into this dish.
"Well, what will you do with it?
I will keep it, mamma'.
But, my boy, it will not live in that dish. Put it back into the brook.
I wish I could keep it. It is so pretty! May I put it into the pond?
No, John. You must put it into the brook. A trout will not live in warm water.
SCRIPT EXERCISE.
[Script: saì¤wa?￥ liì?vea?￥ baì?ca?￥k wh?area?￥ cìμoì￡ua?￥la?￥d cìμaì¤ua?￥ga?￥ha?￥t]

LESSON IV.
NEW WORDS
gì?oì?t joì?l'lyì? roì?mp breì?aa?￥d foì?x eì?aa?￥t foì?nd aì?ft'eì?r meì?aa?￥t
VOWEL EXERCISE.
oì? oì?x boì?x foì?x doì?gì? noì?t toì?p
[Illustration]
John, where did you get your fox?
I caught him in a trap, when he was small.
Is he tame now?
O yes! and he is very fond of me. We romp, and play, and have a jolly time with each other.
What do you give him to eat?
I give him meat and bread.
Can a fox run fast, John?
Yes. My fox can run very fast. A little while ago, Frank was here with his dog Rover. The fox was afraid of Rover, and ran away.
[Illustration]
When Rover saw the fox start, he ran after him. O how they did go! They ran and ran, up hill, and down hill, but the fox ran faster than Rover, and got away.
How did you get him back?
O when Rover went away, he soon came back to me. I do not let dogs run after him now.
SCRIPT EXERCISE.
[Script: meì?aa?￥t smaì¤lla?￥ whiì?tea?￥ breì?aa?￥d hidea?￥ joì?llyì? ]

LESSON V.
NEW WORDS.
Jaì?nea?￥ cìμuì?p juì?mp roì?pea?￥ taì?'blea?￥ miì?lk muì?ch luì?nch ch?￠ia?￥r buì?t'teì?r
[Illustration]
VOWEL EXERCISE.
uì? uì?t uì?p buì?t cìμuì?p cìμuì?t puì?p shuì?t gì?uì?n tuì?b fuì?n ruì?b
O Jane! I am glad you have your doll with you. How pretty it is!
Yes, Mary, I think it is a pretty doll. I like it very much. You are just in time for lunch. We will have it here on my little table.
O that will be jolly fun, Mary! I will set the table, and put on your little dishes.
Yes, Jane, you set the table, and I will run and ask mamma' for some bread and butter and cold meat.
Get a cup of milk, too, Mary.
Yes, here they are--bread, butter, cold meat, and a cup of nice milk.
Well, here is a chair for you, one for me, and one for my doll.
What shall we do after lunch?
We will jump rope, Mary. I have a nice new rope.
O so have I! Mamma' just gave me one.
But, Mary, we must not jump rope too much. It is not good for us.
Well, we will jump but a little while, and then I must go home.
SCRIPT EXERCISE.
[Script: niì??§e doì?lla?￥ neì?aa?￥r roì?pea?￥ chaì?ia?￥r theì?rea?￥ ]

LESSON VI.
NEW WORDS.
daì?ya?￥ laì?kea?￥ staì?ya?￥ hoì?mea?￥ waì?ya?￥ laì?tea?￥ swiì?m splaì?sh