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chicks! How pretty they are!
We will feed them, Mary.
Yes, I will run and get some food and give them some water.
[Illustration]
Here, chick, chick, chick! Here is some water for you.
Will the old hen take care of them, Ned?
O yes! She will hide them under her wings.

LESSON XXXVI.
READING REVIEW.
See, mamma'! What a nice ship Ned has!
Yes, it is a very nice ship. You and Ned may go down by the pond and
sail it, but do not get into the water.
Come, Ned, let us go. Did you see Roy?
Yes, and I saw the pretty toys the funny old man left for Mary.
What old man, Ned?
I do not know, but he came and left a ship, drum, book, and some little
dishes.
O how good! Look, here is Mary. I will ask her to let me see them.
Now let us go and see the nest the hen made in the hay.
Well, come on. Mary will go too.
Here is the hen, Ned. Let us see if there are some little chicks under
her.
Ned, you hold the hen, and Mary will put her hand into the nest.
Is there a chick under her, Mary?
O yes! Take the hen off the nest.
Well! well! Do look at the dear little chicks. One, two, three, four, five,

six, of them.
Run, Ned, get some food, and we will feed them.
Will the hen take care of them?
Yes, she will hide them under her wings.

LESSON XXXVII.
SPELLING REVIEW.
byÌ„ shĭp boÍok wĭngsÌ bŭt saÌ„i⃥l c̵aÌ„me⃥ MaÌ„'ry̆
oÌ„ld wĕll⃥ ĭn'to̤ dĭsh'ĕsÌ măn nīçe⃥ deÌ„a⃥r
ŭn'dẽr ȧsk lĕft hīde⃥ wa̤'tẽr hăy⃥ hōld
māde⃥ fŭn'ny̆ sĭx fo͞od chĭc⃥k c̵âre⃥ fôr
feÌ„e⃥d chĭc⃥ks k⃥noÌ„w⃥ toysÌ
SCRIPT EXERCISE.
[Script: What did Mary find with the hen?
How many chicks did the hen have in the nest?]

LESSON XXXVIII.
NEW WORDS.
Fi'do full each seem oth'er think say pup'pies
Here are my three little puppies. Are they not pretty? Old Fido has a rat.
See how the puppies look at it.
They think it will hurt them if they go too near it.
[Illustration]
They seem to say, "Take it away, mamma', we do not like it."
The puppies are full of fun. I like to see them play with each other.
Will you have one of my puppies?

LESSON XXXIX.
NEW WORDS.
red side steer fear
[Illustration]
See my sled. It is red.
Will you ride By my side?
Can you steer? Do not fear.
How we go On the snow!
NEW WORDS.

Jack Jill clear track all fall
[Illustration]
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.
[Illustration]
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
[Illustration]
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