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a way' there of what soon
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Bad boy! bad boy! Come down from that tree. Do not take the eggs
from the nest. What a bad boy, to take the eggs of a bird!
Go away, bad boy; do not take the eggs, and soon there will be three
pretty birds in the nest.

LESSON XXVII.
NEW WORDS.
Roy drum march rub'-a-dub
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fun gun beat
Now, Roy, you beat the drum, and we will march. I have my new hat
and gun. Now go on. Rub-a-dub, rub-a-dub! Here we go! March, march,
march! Do you like to march, Roy?
Yes. What fun it is to beat a drum, and march with a gun!

LESSON XXVIII.
NEW WORDS.
Ned no us let hand ap'ple your some
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Here, Ned, catch this apple in your hand.
No, I will catch it in my hat.
Now I have it. What a big apple it is!
Let us take some to mamma'.
O yes! she likes them. I will get her some.
We will take them to her in my hat.
O here is a very big apple! We will give her this one too.

LESSON XXIX.
NEW WORDS.
ap'ples ma'ny more glad where near pond am
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Look, mamma'! See the big apples we have!
O where did you get them?
From the big apple tree, near the pond. Do you like apples, mamma'?

O yes! I am glad to get them. How many have you?
Five, and there are more on the tree. May we give some to Ann?
Yes. She likes apples too.

LESSON XXX.
READING REVIEW.
Boy, come down from that tree! Come away, and soon there will be
little birds in the nest.
What a bad boy, to take the eggs of a bird!
Did you see the boys with the drum and gun, Ned?
Yes. I saw Roy beat his drum, rub-a-dub, rub-a-dub! I am glad the boys
have a drum. It is fun to march, march, march.
Will you give me the apple you have in your hand, Ned?
No. I will give this one to mamma'. I have some more apples in my hat,
and will give you one.
Let us see how many you have. One, two, three, four, five. Where did
you get them, Ned?
From the big apple tree down near the pond.

LESSON XXXI.
SPELLING REVIEW.
ŭs bē nō lĕt ăm fŭn of (ŏv) ȧwāy⃥' ḡŭn
ḡlăd bēa⃥t Roy Nĕd nēa⃥r pŏnd mōre⃥ märch
so͞on y⃥o⃥ūr frŏm whạt c̵ȯme⃥ (kŭm) ma'ny̆
(mĕn'y̆) rŭb'-a-dŭb hănd ŧhêre⃥ sȯme⃥ (sŭm)
drŭm ăp'ple⃥ whêre⃥ ăp'ple⃥sÌ
SCRIPT EXERCISE.
[Script: Did Roy take the eggs of a bird?
O no, it was a bad, bad boy. Roy beat the drum.
Mamma do you like apples?]

LESSON XXXII.
NEW WORDS.
ship nice but sail by for
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Here we are by the pond. Ned, your ship is a very nice one. May I take

it?
Yes, you may; but do not hurt it.
Will it sail fast, Ned?
Yes, it will sail very fast.
Mamma', may I have a ship too?
Yes, if you are a good girl, I will get a nice one for you.

LESSON XXXIII.
NEW WORDS.
man toys book came dish'es old left ask know fun'ny
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O Roy, do look here! What pretty toys!
Where did they come from?
Here is a drum, a ship, and a top for you; and a doll, a book, and some
little dishes for me.
Did mamma' give them to us, Roy?
O no! a funny old man came and left them for us.
What old man was it, Roy?
I do not know what old man it was, but we will go and ask mamma'.
Little girls and boys, do you know who left the toys for Roy and Ann?
SCRIPT EXERCISE
[Script: Roy has a drum, a ship, and a top.
Ann has a doll and some dishes.
Who left the toys?]

LESSON XXXIV.
NEW WORDS.
Ma'ry in'to hold made chicks well hay un'der
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Look, Ned, here is a nest! It is made in this hay, and the old hen is in it.
Put your hand into the, nest, Mary.
O no, the hen will not let me!
But, Mary, I will hold her.
Well, Ned, if you can hold her, I will put my hand into the nest.
O Ned, there are some little chicks under the hen!
Are there?

Do take her off from the nest and let us see them.
SCRIPT EXERCISE
[Script: Ned, here is a nest.]

LESSON XXXV.
NEW WORDS.
care dear feed six food hide wings wa'ter chick
Now, Ned, the hen is off the nest, and we can see the chicks. There are
six of them.
O the dear little