The New McGuffey First Reader | Page 3

we will go to the woods to find flowers and see the pretty birds.
In one tree you can see a nest, but you can not see the little birds.
You may see the big bird if she comes to feed the little ones.
She has a pretty home high in the tree.
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this do kite father gave
Do you see this? It is my kite.
My father gave it to me.
Is it not a pretty one?
He gave me this drum, too.
You may go with me and see me fly my kite.
You may take the drum with you.
Are you not glad my father gave it to me?
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how far as jump John
Frank and John are in the field.
They have come here to play.
How high can you jump, Frank?
Can you jump as high as this?
I can not jump high, John, but I can jump far.
See! I can jump as far as to the big apple tree.
Now, John, let me see you jump.
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does her kitten kind
Here is May with her kitten.
Her mother gave the kitten to her.
She is kind to the pretty kitten.
She likes to see it jump and play.
See it run with May's ball!
It does not run far with it.
If May can get the ball she will not take it.
She will give it to the kitten to play with.
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all love away Lucy him fast
This is little Lucy.
Her home is far away.
She has come to see Frank and May.
All the little girls love Lucy.
They are kind and good to her, and she loves them.
Frank will let her ride with him in the big wagon.
He will give her the whip, and the horse will go fast.

The horse will go fast and far, but he will not run away.
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keep think morning look many
Look, Frank! See my pretty flowers.
Mother gave them to me.
She gave them to me this morning.
Do you not think they are pretty?
How many flowers have I?
Here are three my mother gave me.
My father gave me two red ones.
How many are three and two?
I will keep the red flower.
I will give all my yellow flowers to Lucy. She will like them.
She will take them home with her.
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Good morning, little bird.
Good morning, kind Lucy.

How pretty your nest is, little bird!
May I look at the little ones in it?
Yes, you may look at them, but you must not take them away.
How many birds have you?
Let me see. One, two, three, four.
I do not think they are pretty.
They may not be pretty now, but I love them, little girl.
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gone on very his
Frank has gone to the field with his kite. He likes to play with it.
It is the kite his father gave him.
He will run and the kite will fly.
He can run very fast, and the kite can fly very high.
John does not like to run with a kite.
He likes to play on his drum.
He will play on his drum, and Frank will run with his kite.
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Oh, mother, come here!
See this pretty flower.
I think it is a rose.
Is it not a yellow rose?
Yes, May. It is a yellow rose.
If you will come with me,
I will give you some red roses.
May I have them to keep, mother?
You may keep some of them, but you must give some to Lucy.
Oh, yes! I will give her four red roses, and one yellow rose.
I will give her some to take home to her mother, too.
Do you like yellow roses, mother?
Yes, May, I think they are very pretty.
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book said care was
John was a good boy this morning.
His mother gave him a pretty book.
He was very glad.
"Oh, mother," he said, "how kind you are to give me this book!

I think it is very pretty."
"You must take good care of it," said his mother.
"Yes, mother," said John, "and I