One of the boys rides on the horse.
The other two walk behind.
Do you think that these boys like to work?
They will like to play when their work is done.
Do you know what corn is?
Would you like to see how it grows in the field?
This is the way it looks.
It is very green and pretty.
It grows to be as tall as a tall man.
Do you know what corn is good for?
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Would you like to buy some apples to-day? I have some very good ones here.
How much do you want for your apples, Frank?
I will sell you the green ones for three cents each. But I must have more for these yellow ones. They are sweet apples.
I think I must have four cents each for these.
Oh, Frank! You want too much for your apples. We can not buy them to-day. We can not give so much.
Well, then, children, I will tell you what I will do. I will give you as many apples as you want.
Thank you, Frank. You are very kind. Will you give one of your sweet apples to each of us?
Yes, here are three apples for each of you; and I have four to take home to mother.
Can you tell how many apples
Frank has?
Is he not a good, kind boy to give all his apples away?
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Come, Henry, let us take a walk this warm morning. Where would you like to go?
Shall we go to the green woods?
Or shall we go down to the field and help the boys plant corn?
Tell me which way we shall go.
Oh, let us go out where the wild flowers grow.
Then we can see the birds in the trees, and the bees at their work.
Why do the bees fly from flower to flower? Do they like to work when the sun is warm?
Tell me why the bees are so busy all the day.
I will tell you all about them when we have found one at work. But come now, let us walk out to the green woods.
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These four children have gone out to see the sun set.
The sun is high in the sky now.
By and by it will set behind the hills.
The sun shines in the day time.
It helps to keep us warm.
It gives us light.
When it goes down we have night.
Then the stars come out and shine.
The moon shines at night, too.
But it is not so bright as the sun.
On some nights the moon does not shine at all.
Do you like to see the moon?
Yes, I like to see it.
I like to see its pretty light.
We can look at the moon; but we can not look at the sun.
It is too bright for us to look at.
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Let us sit here in the shade under our old apple tree.
You can look up and see the green leaves and the little green apples.
I should like to have one of the apples. I wish you would get it for me, Frank.
Why do you want it? It is not ripe.
All the apples on the tree are green, and you must not eat them.
Do you see how little they are?
But the bright sun will shine on them day after day.
They will grow and grow; and after a time they will be ripe, and yellow, and good to eat.
Then we will come and sit here in the shade, and you may have as many apples as you can eat.
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This is what Henry can write:
My name is Henry.
My name is Henry.
Can you write your name?
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Come here, Lucy, and listen. What do you hear in this flower?
Oh, mother! I hear a bee. It goes buzz, buzz, buzz! I wonder how it came to be shut up in the flower?
It went into the flower for some honey, and then the flower shut it in.
Shall we let it out, Lucy?
Oh yes, mother; then it can go to the other flowers and get honey.
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Robin Redbreast Pussy Cat sat ran
Little Robin Redbreast sat on a tree, Up went Pussy Cat, down went he; Down came Pussy Cat, away Robin ran; Said little Robin Redbreast, "Catch me if you can!"
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river fish line hook near
One warm day in June, Frank's father said to him: "Frank, I think I will go down to the river and catch some fish."
"Oh, father," said Frank, "I wish I could go too. Will you let me go and help you?"
"Yes, Frank. Run and; get your hook and line."
"Thank you, father, I am so glad that I may go."
Here is Frank at the river, with his hook and line.
How bright the sun shines on the water!
I wonder where all the fish have gone. Frank can not see them.
The fish are far down in the water.
Frank has let his hook down, and he wishes that a big fish would come and take it.
But the fish do not wish him to catch them to-day. They will not come near the hook.
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What a bright day this is!
The sky is as blue as it can be.
Lucy and her mother are in the woods.
They have found a good place under a green tree.
They sit in the shade of the tree and listen to the birds that are singing above them.
Robin Redbreast is in the tree.
Lucy sees him as he jumps about among the leaves.
By and by he will fly away to his nest.
Lucy wonders where it is.
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John has a new boat.
His father gave it to him.
It is blue, with a bright red line near the water.
He keeps it in the river, not far from the road.
He has some good oars, too.
He keeps the oars at the house.
His home is near the river.
He likes to row up and down the river in his boat.
Sometimes little May goes out in the boat with him.
The water is not deep, and the children will not fall out of the boat. They like to row here and there on the river.
John takes the oars, and May sits in her place and tells him where to go.
Sometimes each takes an oar. Then the boat goes very fast.
John has a hook and line. But when May is with him he does not try to catch any fish.
Shall I tell you why?
He knows that May does not like to see a fish on a hook.
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REVIEW
Here are all the boys coming up the road. I wonder where they are going to-day.
Each boy has a hook and a line, and one has some light oars.
I think they are going to get into John's new boat and row out on the river.
Can you tell which of these boys is John?
They will get in the boat and row far out on the water.
When they get to a deep place they will try to catch some fish.
I wonder if any of the fish will come near the boat.
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Little Robin Redbreast has a nest in our garden.
If you listen any time in the day, you can hear him sing.
On warm days he likes to sit in the shade among the green leaves.
He can see the busy bees when they fly to the flowers to get honey.
He sees the green apples about him, but he does not like them. He would not eat them if they were ripe and sweet.
At night he can look up from his place in the tree and see the bright stars in the sky. Some times he can see the moon, too, as it shines above him.
Sometimes the Pussy Cat comes under his tree and looks up at him; but she can not get him.
She sits under the tree and wishes that she could catch him.
Do you know why she wants the bird? Do you know what she would do if she could get him?
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One day Henry went out to the field behind the garden. He went out to see his father plant corn.
He sat down by a tree and said,
"Father, shall I help you work?
I have been in the house all day."
"Thank you, my little boy," said his father. "I want some help very much. What can you do?"
"I should like to plant some corn.