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put her arm around Billy and drew him
close to her. "I am glad you brought the worsted back, Billy," she said,
"for it shows me that you are a brave little man! It makes me love you
very much."
Billy looked up at her with shining eyes. "I love you too!" he declared.
She kissed his forehead. "Now run home to your dinner!" she said.
Billy ran as fast as he could until he saw the grasshopper. Then he
stopped.
"You look very happy, Billy," said the grasshopper, "I guess you must
have told your teacher all about it!"
"I did," cried Billy, "but how did you know it would make me happy? I
did not think it would."
The grasshopper jumped over to another blade of grass, put his head on
one side, and sang,

"Oh, I am a grasshopper, very, very wise! I know about everything
underneath the skies!"
With that, he hopped such a big hop, Billy could not see where he
went.
"Good-bye," called Billy and then he said to his sad little toys, "just
wait till I have had my dinner and helped my mother with the dishes
and I will come out and play with you!" and away he ran into the house,
the happiest little boy in the world.
* * * * *
O ho!
Little boys and girls who are good! You've read these tales with me!
Their secrets you know For you plainly show That you're good as good
can be!

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