The New McGuffey First Reader | Page 2

can not catch the bird.
She may come with me and see the bird fly.
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can man me see
cow come run is
he has have hat
boy ball baby big
dog doll not bird
girl good you my

play may fly to
little catch and it
take she with the
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one two drum go
Come with me, and see the boys.
One little boy has a drum.
Two boys have big hats.
One boy has a ball.
See the boys go!
See the boys go with the drum.
One, two; one, two; drum, drum!
d dog doll drum d
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dress red glad will
The girls have come to play with the baby.
Two girls have little dolls.
One girl has a red dress.
The baby is glad to see the girls.
The girl with the red dress is May.

May is glad to see the good baby.
She will take the baby to see the bird.
d dress red glad bird d
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we are three in field
Come with me, little May.
We will go to the field.
We will go and see the cows.
The cows are in the field.
My cow is red.
Two cows are not red.
One and two are three.
We have three cows.
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tree pretty high
Three birds are in the tree.
One is a pretty red bird.
You can not catch it.
It is high in the tree.

The red bird can see the boys with the drum.
It can see the little girl with the red dress.
It can see the good baby and the pretty doll.
It can see the man in the field.
Pretty birds, will you fly to me? ee see tree three ee
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wagon let get ride now
The little boy has a red wagon.
Is it not a pretty one?
The boy will let little May ride in it.
Come, May, come and see my wagon.
You may get in it, and have a ride.
I will take you with me to the fields.
You may have a good ride.
Is the drum in the wagon?
Let me get it. Now we will go.
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apple yellow yes too if
See my pretty red apple!

I have three good apples.
One is red, and two are yellow.
I will give you the red one.
May I have a yellow one, too?
Yes. if you are a good girl.
I see a big red apple in the tree.
Will you let me get it?
Yes, you may if it is not too high.
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Frank flowers find they them
Frank and little May are in the field with the wagon.
They have come to find flowers.
May has a red flower.
Frank has three yellow flowers.
He will let May have them.
She will take them to the wagon
She is glad to get the pretty flowers.
f field kind flowers Frank f
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by nest here feed
Come here, girls! I see a nest.
Little birds are in it.
One, two, three.
The little birds can not fly.
They are not pretty.
They will get pretty by and by.
The big bird is not here now.
She is high in the apple tree.
She will come to them by and by.
She will come and feed them.
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woods like home horse
The boys like to go to the woods.
Here they are now.
Here are the horse and the wagon.
And here is the boy with the drum.
They like to play in the woods.
They like to find pretty flowers.

If they find little birds in a nest, they will not take them.
By and by they will go home.
They will ride home in the wagon.
h here high home horse h
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sit give but whip
Will you let me ride home with you, Frank?
Yes, May, you may sit by me in the wagon if you like.
Get in, and give me the whip.
I will not whip the good horse.
Now, here we go! Here is the apple tree, but we can not see the nest in
it.
i sit give is whip think
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REVIEW.
Here are three boys and two girls by the big apple tree.
One boy has a yellow drum and one has a whip.
The boy in the red wagon is Frank.
The girls are glad to see Frank.
He will give them a ride.
They like to go with him to the fields and the woods.

May we ride with you, Frank?
Yes, girls, get in! And you, too, boys!
Sit by me and see the good horse go.
Now