The New McGuffey First Reader | Page 5

W.H. McGuffey
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by the book."
"How many are two and two, Henry?"
"Two and two are four."
"You do well. If you learn fast, you may soon go to school.
Then you can learn how to read and write."
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funny pail up hill water there
Oh, mother, come and look at this funny picture.
What do you see in the picture Lucy?
I see two children in the picture.
I see a tall boy and little girl.
How fast they run!
They are going up hill, too.
The boy has a pail.
I think he is going to get a pail of water for his mother.
How very funny it must be to run up hill!
Will they find water on the hill?
Oh, yes, I see a well up there.

They must be good children to go so far after a pail of water.
There must be good water in the well.
Jack and Jill went up the hill, To get a pail of water; Jack fell down and
broke his crown, And Jill came tumbling after.
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says say out sure June
Our mother says we may go and see little Lucy.
We are going some day in June, soon after our school is out.
We do not have school in June.
Lucy's home is far away.
We shall ride there in the big wagon with father and mother.
Father says it will take all day to go so far.
Mother says I must be sure to take Lucy some of our good apples.
I will take her a book, too.
I am sure Lucy will be glad to see us. She will run out to the wagon and
tell us so.
What do you think she will say?
She will say, "Oh, May, I am so glad you have come."
u sure June Lucy u
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violets sweet buy who
Violets sweet, violets sweet! Who will buy my violets sweet? Violets
sweet, violets sweet! I will buy your violets sweet.
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vine bush wild grow
See this funny little tree!
What kind of tree is it?
It is not a tree, it is a vine.
It is not so tall as some trees.
It looks like a wild rose vine.
Will it have roses on it?
Yes, I think some roses will grow on it; but I am not sure.
Wild roses come in June.
Some of them are very sweet.
My roses are not wild.
They do not grow on a vine.
They grow on a bush.
A bush looks like a little tree.
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went came would down street sell

Little Henry went to school this morning.
All the children were glad to see him as he came down the street.
He is a funny little boy, and I am sure you would like him.
He says he will grow very fast and soon be a man.
He likes to go to school.
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REVIEW.
One day Henry took a pail with him and went up the hill.
Do you think he went to get a pail of water? I do not think so.
He went to find violets and wild flowers in the woods.
After a little he came down; but he would not let me look in his pail.
He would not tell me how many flowers were in it.
"Who will buy my wild roses?" he said. "Who will buy my sweet
violets?
I came down the street to sell my flowers. But now I must say they do
not sell very well."
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Do you know the name of this big yellow flower?
What kind of flower is it?
Oh, I know.

It is a sunflower.
Does it look like the sun?
It likes the sun.
Do you know what sunflowers are good for?
Yes, they are good to look at.
If you will go to the field on the hill, you may see many of them.
They are not sweet flowers, like your violets and some others.
If you will give me one of your pretty roses, you may have all the
sunflowers I can find.
I like roses and sweet violets.
I like to see big, yellow sunflowers, too; but I do not care to take them
home with me. Do you?
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try from for about
Come here, Henry, and sit by me at the table.
Your mother has gone out to buy a new book for you.
She says you must learn to read.
I am sure you will try to learn.
Then you can read about the pretty birds, and the tall sunflowers, and
good children
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