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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„y⃥ rĕd a̤ll⃥ hĭm dȯe⃥sÌ (dŭz)
noÌ„sÌe⃥ maÌ„ke⃥ hĕld c̵oÌ„ld e⃥yÌ„e⃥sÌ (iÌ„z)
hīg⃥h⃥ (hī) kīte⃥ fụll⃥ ēa⃥ch fēa⃥r trăc⃥k
sīde⃥ Jĭll⃥ Jăc⃥k stēe⃥r fa̤ll⃥ c̵lēa⃥r
FiÌ„'doÌ„ wa̤rm pŭp'pĭe⃥sÌ froÌ„ze⃥ strĭng kiÌ„te⃥s
stärt strŏng sēe⃥m ȯŧh'ẽr (ŭŧh'ẽr) thĭnk hụr
räh⃥'
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
[Illustration]
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
[Illustration]
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.
[Illustration]
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

[Illustration]
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 to find us.
Well, go and hide.
One, two, three, four, five, six--look out for me, hoys.
Here I come. Ha! I see your black cap, Frank. Come out of that barn.
I spy you, Roy. You are hid under the hay; and there is Fred in the box.
Now, Frank, you shut your eyes.
No, Fred, there is my pony, and I am going to take a ride.
Well, I will get my pony, and ride too. Shall we have a race?
Yes, but my pony can run faster than yours.
If I use my whip, I can keep up with you, and I may pass you.
But there is my sister. I must go and see her. What is it, sister?
Please put this shawl over me, Fred. Wrap me up well, for it is pretty
cold.
So kitty did not get sick, did she, sister?
O no! kitty is well, but she does not like the bath tub, Fred.

LESSON XLIX.
SPELLING REVIEW.
soÌ„ hä hĭd uÌ„sÌe⃥ tŭb spyÌ„ c̵ăp said (sĕd) sĭc⃥k
fīnd pȧss⃥ w⃥ho̤ sēe⃥k ŧhĕn shŭt ŧhăn bȧth

bärn kēe⃥p shăll⃥ Frĕd whĭp w⃥răp mŭst stănd
blăc⃥k y⃥o⃥uÌ„rsÌ poÌ„'ny̆ whiÌ„le⃥ sha̤w⃥l sĭs'tẽr
pleÌ„a⃥sÌe⃥ gÌ„oÌ„'ĭng fȧst'ẽr Frăṉk
SCRIPT EXERCISE.
[Script: Where did Roy hide?
Frank hid in the ____.
Frank had a ____ cap.
Now, Fred, you must shut your ____.]

LESSON L.
NEW WORDS.
bear legs paws a fraid' stick hind holds stands
[Illustration]
O Frank, look at that big dog!
It is not a dog, Fred. It is a black bear.
Are you not afraid of him, Frank?
No, he will not hurt us. Do you not see the man feed him from