contained diacritical markings1 music notations1 and samples of handwriting1 which have been omitted in this ascii etext4 ,there were several torn pages which are noted by missing words4 ,if you have a good copy and would like to fill in the blanks or add ,,the ,,new ,,mcguffey ,,first ,,reader ,,preface ,the ,new ,mc,guffey ,first ,reader has been prepared in conformity with the latest and most approved ideas regarding the teaching of reading1 and its lessons embody and illustrate the best features of the word1 the phonic1 and the sentence or thought methods4 ,while all the stories in this book are new1 or have been rewritten especially for its pages1 care has been taken to preserve the distinguishing characteristics which have given to the ,mc,guffey ,readers their unparalleled popularity and usefulness4 ,the gradation both in thought and in words has been carefully maintained1 and the work provided enables the pupils to advance by easy and evenly progressive stages from the beginning to the end4 ,only a few new words are introduced at each lesson1 and these are repeated frequently in succeeding lessons until the pupils are able to recognize them without difficulty4 ,from the first lesson script is presented in connection with the printed forms of words1 the frequency of its use diminishing as the printed forms become more familiar4 ,the sounds of the letters are taught1 in the order of the alphabet1 by appropriate exercises after the various reading lessons4 ,the phonic elements and the common diacritical marks are learned one at a time and in a manner that is both natural and easy4 ,a a ,n n ,b b ,o o ,c c ,p p ,d d ,q q ,e e ,r r ,f f ,s s ,g g ,t t ,h h ,u u ,i i ,v v ,j j ,w w ,k k ,x x ,l l ,y y ,m m ,z z ,,first ,,reader a boy ,i see boy ,i see a boy ,i see a boy girl can and the girl ,i see a girl4 ,i see a boy4 ,i see a boy and a girl4 ,the boy can see the girl4 ,i can see the girl and the boy4 ,i can see the girl4 man has hat run ,see the man6 ,see the boy and the man6 ,the man has a hat4 ,has the boy a hat8 ,the boy can run4 ,can the man run8 ,the man can see the boy run4 a man can has hat a doll have my ,i have a hat4 ,i have a doll4 ,see my doll6 ,can the doll see8 ,i can see my doll4 ,has the doll a hat8 ,my doll has a hat4 ,the girl has a doll and a hat4 a can has hat have a play may take ball ,can the boy play8 ,the boy can run and play4 ,the boy can play ball4 ,can the man play ball8 ,the man may see the boy play4 ,may the man take the hall8 ,the boy may take the ball4 a may play take a baby little big ,can the girl see the baby8 ,can the baby see the little girl8 ,the baby has a big doll4 ,the little girl has a ball4 ,i can see the baby4 ,can the baby see my big hat8 ,the baby may have my ball4 ,take the ball1 baby6 a may play take baby a dog it he with ,the man has a little dog4 ,the boy has a big dog4 ,see the little dog run6 ,he has my ball4 ,may the big dog have it8 ,may he take it8 ,the little dog may have the ball4 ,he may run and play with it4 b big boy ball baby b bird she not fly ,see the little bird6 ,may the baby have it8 ,may she take it8 ,she can not take it4 ,the bird can fly4 ,the baby can not have the bird4 ,she can not fly4 ,she may play with my doll4 ,she may have my big hat4 b baby big bird b cow is good to ,i see a man and a dog and a cow4 ,the cow is with the man4 ,the dog has a big hat4 ,he is a good little dog4 ,he may take the hat to the man4 ,the man is good to the dog4 ,the cow can run4 ,she can not play4 c can cow c catch come you me ,the baby can not have the bird4 ,she can not fly and catch it4 ,can she catch the good little girl8 ,come1 baby1 come6 ,come and catch me4 ,catch me and my big doll4 ,catch me1 and you may have the doll4 ,you may have it to play with4 c can catch come c ,,review4 ,the boy has a big dog4 ,you may see the dog play ball4 ,can he catch it8 ,may ,i run and take it8 ,the man with the big hat has a cow4 ,the girl is good to the little baby4 ,the baby may have my big doll4 ,she can not catch the bird4 ,she may come with me and see the bird fly4 ,,review4 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 one two drum go ,come with me1 and see the boys4 ,one little boy has a drum4 ,two boys have big hats4 ,one boy has a ball4 ,see the boys go6 ,see the boys go with the drum4 ,one1 two2 one1 two2 drum1 drum6 d dog doll drum d dress red glad will ,the girls have come to play with the baby4 ,two girls have little dolls4 ,one girl has a red dress4 ,the baby is glad to see the girls4 ,the girl with the red dress is ,may4 ,may is glad to see the good baby4 ,she will take the baby to see the bird4 d dress red glad bird d we are three in field ,come with me1 little ,may4 ,we will go to the field4 ,we will go and see the cows4 ,the cows are in the field4 ,my cow is red4 ,two cows are not red4 ,one and two are three4 ,we have three cows4 e me we he she e tree pretty high ,three birds are in the tree4 ,one is a pretty red bird4 ,you can not catch it4 ,it is high in the tree4 ,the red bird can see the boys with the drum4 ,it can see the little girl with the red dress4 ,it can see the good baby and the pretty doll4 ,it can see the man in the field4 ,pretty birds1 will you fly to me8 ee see tree three ee wagon let get ride now ,the little boy has a red wagon4 ,is it not a pretty one8 ,the boy will let little ,may ride in it4 ,come1 ,may1 come and see my wagon4 ,you may get in it1 and have a ride4 ,i will take you with me to the fields4 ,you may have a good ride4 ,is the drum in the wagon8 ,let me get it4 ,now we will go4 e red let get e apple yellow yes too if ,see my pretty red apple6 ,i have three good apples4 ,one is red1 and two are yellow4 ,i will give you the red one4 ,may ,i have a yellow one1 too8 ,yes4 if you are a good girl4 ,i see a big red apple in the tree4 ,will you let me get it8 ,yes1 you may if it is not too high4 e yes yellow get let red e ,frank flowers find they them ,frank and little ,may are in the field with the wagon4 ,they have come to find flowers4 ,may has a red flower4 ,frank has three yellow flowers4 ,he will let ,may have them4 ,she will take them to the wagon ,she is glad to get the pretty flowers4 f field kind flowers ,frank f by nest here feed ,come here1 girls6 ,i see a nest4 ,little birds are in it4 ,one1 two1 three4 ,the little birds can not fly4 ,they are not pretty4 ,they will get pretty by and by4 ,the big bird is not here now4 ,she is high in the apple tree4 ,she will come to them by and by4 ,she will come and feed them4 g girls get glad big g woods like home horse ,the boys like to go to the woods4 ,here they are now4 ,here are the horse and the wagon4 ,and here is the boy with the drum4 ,they like to play in the woods4 ,they like to find pretty flowers4 ,if they find little birds in a nest1 they will not take them4 ,by and by they will go home4 ,they will ride home in the wagon4 h here high home horse h sit give but whip ,will you let me ride home with you1 ,frank8 ,yes1 ,may1 you may sit by me in the wagon if you like4 ,get in1 and give me the whip4 ,i will not whip the good horse4 ,now1 here we go6 ,here is the apple tree1 but we can not see the nest in it4 i sit give is whip think ,,review4 ,here are three boys and two girls by the big apple tree4 ,one boy has a yellow drum and one has a whip4 ,the boy in the red wagon is ,frank4 ,the girls are glad to see ,frank4 ,he will give them a ride4 ,they like to go with him to the fields and the woods4 ,may we ride with you1 ,frank8 ,yes1 girls1 get in6 ,and you1 too1 boys6 ,sit by me and see the good horse go4 ,now we will go to the woods to find flowers and see the pretty birds4 ,in one tree you can see a nest1 but you can not see the little birds4 ,you may see the big bird if she comes to feed the little ones4 ,she has a pretty home high in the tree4 ,,review4 we are in now one red ride sit drum dress tree two go give get glad will let here nest home horse three them woods too if they field find feed flowers by yes high wagon like whip but ,frank apple yellow pretty ,may this do kite father gave ,do you see this8 ,it is my kite4 ,my father gave it to me4 ,is it not a pretty one8 ,he gave me this drum1 too4 ,you may go with me and see me fly my kite4 ,you may take the drum with you4 ,are you not glad my father gave it to me8 i ,i like high kite i how far as jump ,john ,frank and ,john are in the field4 ,they have come here to play4 ,how high can you jump1 ,frank8 ,can you jump as high as this8 ,i can not jump high1 ,john1 but ,i can jump far4 ,see6 ,i can jump as far as to the big apple tree4 ,now1 ,john1 let me see you jump4 j ,john jump j does her kitten kind ,here is ,may with her kitten4 ,her mother gave the kitten to her4 ,she is kind to the pretty kitten4 ,she likes to see it jump and play4 ,see it run with ,may's ball6 ,it does not run far with it4 ,if ,may can get the ball she will not take it4 ,she will give it to the kitten to play with4 k kitten kind like take can c all love away ,lucy him fast ,this is little ,lucy4 ,her home is far away4 ,she has come to see ,frank and ,may4 ,all the little girls love ,lucy4 ,they are kind and good to her1 and she loves them4 ,frank will let her ride with him in the big wagon4 ,he will give her the whip1 and the horse will go fast4 ,the horse will go fast and far1 but he will not run away4 l let little love all will l keep think morning look many ,look1 ,frank6 ,see my pretty flowers4 ,mother gave them to me4 ,she gave them to me this morning4 ,do you not think they are pretty8 ,how many flowers have ,i8 ,here are three my mother gave me4 ,my father gave me two red ones4 ,how many are three and two8 ,i will keep the red flower4 ,i will give all my yellow flowers to ,lucy4 ,she will like them4 ,she will take them home with her4 m man many mother me must your four at ,good morning1 little bird4 ,good morning1 kind ,lucy4 ,how pretty your nest is1 little bird6 ,may ,i look at the little ones in it8 ,yes1 you may look at them1 but you must not take them away4 ,how many birds have you8 ,let me see4 ,one1 two1 three1 four4 ,i do not think they are pretty4 ,they may not be pretty now1 but ,i love them1 little girl4 n nest not in many n gone on very his ,frank has gone to the field with his kite4 ,he likes to play with it4 ,it is the kite his father gave him4 ,he will run and the kite will fly4 ,he can run very fast1 and the kite can fly very high4 ,john does not like to run with a kite4 ,he likes to play on his drum4 ,he will play on his drum1 and ,frank will run with his kite4 o on gone ,john dog o oh of rose some ,oh1 mother1 come here6 ,see this pretty flower4 ,i think it is a rose4 ,is it not a yellow rose8 ,yes1 ,may4 ,it is a yellow rose4 ,if you will come with me1 ,i will give you some red roses4 ,may ,i have them to keep1 mother8 ,you may keep some of them1 but you must give some to ,lucy4 ,oh1 yes6 ,i will give her four red roses1 and one yellow rose4 ,i will give her some to take home to her mother1 too4 ,do you like yellow roses1 mother8 ,yes1 ,may1 ,i think they are very pretty4 o oh rose home four o book said care was ,john was a good boy this morning4 ,his mother gave him a pretty book4 ,he was very glad4 ,oh1 mother1 he said1 how kind you are to give me this book6 ,i think it is very pretty4 ,you must take good care of it1 said his mother4 ,yes1 mother1 said ,john1 and ,i will let ,lucy and ,may look at it too4 ,they like to look at pretty books4 ,the girls will think you are a very kind little boy4 ,they will take good care of your book4 oo book look good oo school soon going new other ,all the boys and girls are going to school this morning4 ,you can see them as they go4 ,little ,lucy is not with them4 ,she has gone to her home1 far away4 ,but ,i see ,may and some other girls4 ,john has his new book4 ,some of the other boys have books1 too4 ,i do not see ,frank1 but ,i think he will come soon4 oo too school soon do to o found pet took after picture ,look at this picture4 ,it is the picture of my pet kitten4 ,do you not think she is a pretty pet8 ,one morning as ,i was going to school1 ,i found this kitten4 ,she was by a tree in the woods4 ,after school ,i took her home4 ,mother1 ,i said1 see this pretty little kitten4 ,may ,i keep her as a pet8 ,mother said1 ,you may keep her if you will take good care of her4 ,i am kind to my kitten4 ,i feed her and she loves me4 p pet picture pretty keep p ,,review4 ,my mother gave me a new book4 ,i took it to school one morning1 to let the girls see the pictures4 ,soon after this ,i found my pet kitten and took her home with me4 ,i like to play with my pet kitten4 ,i will do as mother says4 ,i will take good care of the kitten4 ,i love little ,lucy4 ,but now she has gone far away to her home4 ,i like to see ,john run with his kite4 ,he can run as fast as the other boys1 but he can not jump far4 ,he does not like to look at books and pictures1 but he can play on a drum4 missing text on page #db ,,review4 as on soon rose must was now some care at do said her him his how oh all love but keep kite kitten kind look book took does think pet picture other mother father far fast four found after of away many very ,lucy ,john morning gone going your school gave jump this goes read tell write well name ,the name of this little girl is ,rose4 ,do you think she looks like a rose8 ,do you think ,rose is a pretty name8 ,rose goes to school4 ,she can read and write4 ,at home1 she likes to read to her mother4 ,she likes to look at the pictures1 too4 ,tell me1 ,rose1 how well you can read4 ,can you read well in your book8 ,i think you can write very well4 ,can you write your name8 r rose read run her your r were so day then be ,can you tell me the name of this pretty little bird8 ,it is so little it can not fly very far4 ,some of the boys found it in the woods1 as they were going to school one day4 ,it was not in a nest4 ,frank said2 ,i will take the little bird home with me4 ,it will be a good pet4 ,so ,frank took it as he said4 ,he is kind to it and feeds it4 but he will not keep it4 ,some day it can fly well4 ,then ,frank will let it go4 ,it will fly away with the other birds4 s so some said nice c us our shall learn children their ,come1 girls let us play with our dolls4 ,we will play school4 ,our dolls will be the children4 ,our dolls are as good as some children are4 ,they have their books1 and ,i think1 they will learn very fast4 ,soon we shall see how well they can read4 ,this doll is not so good as the others4 ,she does not like to go to school very well4 ,she must sit by me and look at her book4 ,as soon as she can read well1 she may go home and play4 ,she goes to school day after day1 but she does not learn4 ,she can not write at all4 ,she can not tell her name4 ,,writing ,,lesson4 ,this is my little doll4 ,her name is ,lucy4 ,do you thik she is pretty8 s as dolls does goes is tall ,henry am table what ,how tall you are1 ,henry6 ,yes1 father1 ,i shall soon be a man4 ,i am as tall as the table1 now4 ,what can you see on the table8 ,i can see your big book1 father4 ,what do you see by the book8 ,oh1 ,i see some pictures4 ,two pictures are by the book1 and two are not by the book4 ,how many are two and two1 ,henry8 ,two and two are four4 ,you do well4 ,if you learn fast1 you may soon go to school4 ,then you can learn how to read and write4 t tall table tell what not t funny pail up hill water there ,oh1 mother1 come and look at this funny picture4 ,what do you see in the picture ,lucy8 ,i see two children in the picture4 ,i see a tall boy and little girl4 ,how fast they run6 ,they are going up hill1 too4 ,the boy has a pail4 ,i think he is going to get a pail of water for his mother4 ,how very funny it must be to run up hill6 ,will they find water on the hill8 ,oh1 yes1 ,i see a well up there4 ,they must be good children to go so far after a pail of water4 ,there must be good water in the well4 ,jack and ,jill went up the hill1 ,to get a pail of water2 ,jack fell down and broke his crown1 ,and ,jill came tumbling after4 u up run must funny u says say out sure ,june ,our mother says we may go and see little ,lucy4 ,we are going some day in ,june1 soon after our school is out4 ,we do not have school in ,june4 ,lucy's home is far away4 ,we shall ride there in the big wagon with father and mother4 ,father says it will take all day to go so far4 ,mother says ,i must be sure to take ,lucy some of our good apples4 ,i will take her a book1 too4 ,i am sure ,lucy will be glad to see us4 ,she will run out to the wagon and tell us so4 ,what do you think she will say8 ,she will say1 ,oh1 ,may1 ,i am so glad you have come4 u sure ,june ,lucy u violets sweet buy who ,violets sweet1 violets sweet6 ,who will buy my violets sweet8 ,violets sweet1 violets sweet6 ,i will buy your violets sweet4 vine bush wild grow ,see this funny little tree6 ,what kind of tree is it8 ,it is not a tree1 it is a vine4 ,it is not so tall as some trees4 ,it looks like a wild rose vine4 ,will it have roses on it8 ,yes1 ,i think some roses will grow on it2 but ,i am not sure4 ,wild roses come in ,june4 ,some of them are very sweet4 ,my roses are not wild4 ,they do not grow on a vine4 ,they grow on a bush4 ,a bush looks like a little tree4 v vine very have give v went came would down street sell ,little ,henry went to school this morning4 ,all the children were glad to see him as he came down the street4 ,he is a funny little boy1 and ,i am sure you would like him4 ,he says he will grow very fast and soon be a man4 ,he likes to go to school4 ,,review4 ,one day ,henry took a pail with him and went up the hill4 ,do you think he went to get a pail of water8 ,i do not think so4 ,he went to find violets and wild flowers in the woods4 ,after a little he came down2 but he would not let me look in his pail4 ,he would not tell me how many flowers were in it4 ,who will buy my wild roses8 he said4 ,who will buy my sweet violets8 ,i came down the street to sell my flowers4 ,but now ,i must say they do not sell very well4 w went well wild would way w sun sunflower know ,do you know the name of this big yellow flower8 ,what kind of flower is it8 ,oh1 ,i know4 ,it is a sunflower4 ,does it look like the sun8 ,it likes the sun4 ,do you know what sunflowers are good for8 ,yes1 they are good to look at4 ,if you will go to the field on the hill1 you may see many of them4 ,they are not sweet flowers1 like your violets and some others4 ,if you will give me one of your pretty roses1 you may have all the sunflowers ,i can find4 ,i like roses and sweet violets4 ,i like to see big1 yellow sunflowers1 too2 but ,i do not care to take them home with me4 ,do you8 y you yes yellow y try from for about ,come here1 ,henry1 and sit by me at the table4 ,your mother has gone out to buy a new book for you4 ,she says you must learn to read4 ,i am sure you will try to learn4 ,then you can read about the pretty birds1 and the tall sunflowers1 and good children at school4 ,soon you may take your book to school4 ,see this picture1 ,henry4 ,it is a picture of a little bird4 ,i think it is a yellow bird4 ,the bird has a pretty nest in the woods4 ,would you not like to see the little ones in it8 ,by and by1 they will come out and try to fly4 ,very soon you may see them as they fly from bush to bush4 y by try fly my buy y ,,writing ,,lesson4 ,i have a book4 ,i learn to read in it4 ,i can write my name4 bee busy buzz sing work ,we fly about from flower to flower4 ,we sing as we work4 ,would you like to know what we sing8 ,we sing1 ,buzz1 buzz4 ,you will say1 ,what a funny way to sing6 ,but we do not care what you say4 ,we are too busy to think about it4 ,you must not keep us from our work4 ,what is as busy as a bee8 ,all day it sings as it works1 ,buzz1 buzz1 buzz6 ,how doth the little busy bee ,improve each shining hour8 ,it gathers honey all the day ,from every bud and flower4 s bees buzz busy z ,a ,b ,c ,,song4 musical notation omitted ,a ,b ,c ,d ,e ,f ,g ,h ,i ,j ,k ,l ,m ,n ,o ,p ,q ,r ,s ,t ,u ,v ,w ,q ,r ,s ,t ,u ,v ,w ,x444 ,y444 ,z1 ,o dear me6 ,i can not say my ,a ,b ,c4 when warm walk these ,one morning when the sun was warm these children went out to take a walk4 ,do you know who they are8 ,i see ,may and ,rose and little ,lucy4 ,there are two other girls with them1 but ,i do not know their names4 ,they took a little wagon with them1 and went up the hill4 ,they went to the field on the hill to find some violets4 ,they found some sunflowers in the field1 but violets do not grow there4 ,they saw a wild rose1 but a busy bee was on it4 ,now1 said ,lucy1 let us go to the well and see if it has water in it4 ,yes1 said one of the other girls1 the sun is too hot here4 ,but if we go to the well1 you must take care not to fall in4 ,oh1 ,i will not fall in1 said ,lucy4 ,i will look at the water far down in the well2 but ,i will not fall4 ,the girls will go home when the sun goes down4 a warm walk water fall a star garden sky time could ,i see you1 little star4 ,do you see me8 ,i am in the garden4 ,my name is ,lucy4 ,i see you far up in the sky4 ,how very high you are6 ,if you will look down1 you can see me4 ,you can see the flowers1 too4 ,if you would come in the day time1 you could see all the children4 ,you could see us going to school4 ,but it is time for me to go in now4 ,take care1 little star1 and do not fall a star far garden are a green that shade thank plant ,missing part of page #fe ,they grow in the shade4 ,rose found three little yellow flowers4 ,they are not so pretty as the violets4 ,i think that all wild flowers are pretty1 said ,rose4 ,well1 then' said ,frank1 you may have these violets that ,i found4 ,in ,june ,i will find you some roses4 ,missing part of page #ff been help done corn behind ,these boys have been in the field all the morning4 ,what do you think they do in the field8 ,they do not go out there to play4 ,they go to the field to work4 ,they help their father plant corn4 ,they are now on their way home4 ,one of the boys rides on the horse4 ,the other two walk behind4 ,do you think that these boys like to work8 ,they will like to play when their work is done4 ,do you know what corn is8 ,would you like to see how it grows in the field8 ,this is the way it looks4 ,it is very green and pretty4 ,it grows to be as tall as a tall man4 ,do you know what corn is good for8 th these they there their father much went each cents more to-day ,would you like to buy some apples to-day8 ,i have some very good ones here4 ,how much do you want for your apples1 ,frank8 ,i will sell you the green ones for three cents each4 ,but ,i must have more for these yellow ones4 ,they are sweet apples4 ,i think ,i must have four cents each for these4 ,oh1 ,frank6 ,you want too much for your apples4 ,we can not buy them to-day4 ,we can not give so much4 ,well1 then1 children1 ,i will tell you what ,i will do4 ,i will give you as many apples as you want4 ,thank you1 ,frank4 ,you are very kind4 ,will you give one of your sweet apples to each of us8 ,yes1 here are three apples for each of you2 and ,i have four to take home to mother4 ,can you tell how many apples ,frank has8 ,is he not a good1 kind boy to give all his apples away8 ch each much children ch where way which why or ,come1 ,henry1 let us take a walk this warm morning4 ,where would you like to go8 ,shall we go to the green woods8 ,or shall we go down to the field and help the boys plant corn8 ,tell me which way we shall go4 ,oh1 let us go out where the wild flowers grow4 ,then we can see the birds in the trees1 and the bees at their work4 ,why do the bees fly from flower to flower8 ,do they like to work when the sun is warm8 ,tell me why the bees are so busy all the day4 ,i will tell you all about them when we have found one at work4 ,but come now1 let us walk out to the green woods4 wh when where which why wh set shines moon bright light night ,these four children have gone out to see the sun set4 ,the sun is high in the sky now4 ,by and by it will set behind the hills4 ,the sun shines in the day time4 ,it helps to keep us warm4 ,it gives us light4 ,when it goes down we have night4 ,then the stars come out and shine4 ,the moon shines at night1 too4 ,but it is not so bright as the sun4 ,on some nights the moon does not shine at all4 ,do you like to see the moon8 ,yes1 ,i like to see it4 ,i like to see its pretty light4 ,we can look at the moon2 but we can not look at the sun4 ,it is too bright for us to look at4 ight night bright light ight leaves should ripe eat wish ,let us sit here in the shade under our old apple tree4 ,you can look up and see the green leaves and the little green apples4 ,i should like to have one of the apples4 ,i wish you would get it for me1 ,frank4 ,why do you want it8 ,it is not ripe4 ,all the apples on the tree are green1 and you must not eat them4 ,do you see how little they are8 ,but the bright sun will shine on them day after day4 ,they will grow and grow2 and after a time they will be ripe1 and yellow1 and good to eat4 ,then we will come and sit here in the shade1 and you may have as many apples as you can eat4 sh shine shade should wish sh ,this is what ,henry can write3 ,my name is ,henry4 ,my name is ,henry4 ,can you write your name8 listen hear wonder honey shut into ,come here1 ,lucy1 and listen4 ,what do you hear in this flower8 ,oh1 mother6 ,i hear a bee4 ,it goes buzz1 buzz1 buzz6 ,i wonder how it came to be shut up in the flower8 ,it went into the flower for some honey1 and then the flower shut it in4 ,shall we let it out1 ,lucy8 ,oh yes1 mother2 then it can go to the other flowers and get honey4 o some other wonder honey does o ,robin ,redbreast ,pussy ,cat sat ran ,little ,robin ,redbreast sat on a tree1 ,up went ,pussy ,cat1 down went he2 ,down came ,pussy ,cat1 away ,robin ran2 ,said little ,robin ,redbreast1 ,catch me if you can6 river fish line hook near ,one warm day in ,june1 ,frank's father said to him3 ,frank1 ,i think ,i will go down to the river and catch some fish4 ,oh1 father1 said ,frank1 ,i wish ,i could go too4 ,will you let me go and help you8 ,yes1 ,frank4 ,run and2 get your hook and line4 ,thank you1 father1 ,i am so glad that ,i may go4 ,here is ,frank at the river1 with his hook and line4 ,how bright the sun shines on the water6 ,i wonder where all the fish have gone4 ,frank can not see them4 ,the fish are far down in the water4 ,frank has let his hook down1 and he wishes that a big fish would come and take it4 ,but the fish do not wish him to catch them to-day4 ,they will not come near the hook4 blue place above among any saying ,what a bright day this is6 ,the sky is as blue as it can be4 ,lucy and her mother are in the woods4 ,they have found a good place under a green tree4 ,they sit in the shade of the tree and listen to the birds that are singing above them4 ,robin ,redbreast is in the tree4 ,lucy sees him as he jumps about among the leaves4 ,by and by he will fly away to his nest4 ,lucy wonders where it is4 boat oar row deep sometimes road house ,john has a new boat4 ,his father gave it to him4 ,it is blue1 with a bright red line near the water4 ,he keeps it in the river1 not far from the road4 ,he has some good oars1 too4 ,he keeps the oars at the house4 ,his home is near the river4 ,he likes to row up and down the river in his boat4 ,sometimes little ,may goes out in the boat with him4 ,the water is not deep1 and the children will not fall out of the boat4 ,they like to row here and there on the river4 ,john takes the oars1 and ,may sits in her place and tells him where to go4 ,sometimes each takes an oar4 ,then the boat goes very fast4 ,john has a hook and line4 ,but when ,may is with him he does not try to catch any fish4 ,shall ,i tell you why8 ,he knows that ,may does not like to see a fish on a hook4 oa oars boat road oa ,,review4 ,here are all the boys coming up the road4 ,i wonder where they are going to-day4 ,each boy has a hook and a line1 and one has some light oars4 ,i think they are going to get into ,john's new boat and row out on the river4 ,can you tell which of these boys is ,john8 ,they will get in the boat and row far out on the water4 ,when they get to a deep place they will try to catch some fish4 ,i wonder if any of the fish will come near the boat4 ,little ,robin ,redbreast has a nest in our garden4 ,if you listen any time in the day1 you can hear him sing4 ,on warm days he likes to sit in the shade among the green leaves4 ,he can see the busy bees when they fly to the flowers to get honey4 ,he sees the green apples about him1 but he does not like them4 ,he would not eat them if they were ripe and sweet4 ,at night he can look up from his place in the tree and see the bright stars in the sky4 ,some times he can see the moon1 too1 as it shines above him4 ,sometimes the ,pussy ,cat comes under his tree and looks up at him2 but she can not get him4 ,she sits under the tree and wishes that she could catch him4 ,do you know why she wants the bird8 ,do you know what she would do if she could get him8 ,one day ,henry went out to the field behind the garden4 ,he went out to see his father plant corn4 ,he sat down by a tree and said1 ,father1 shall ,i help you work8 ,i have been in the house all day4 ,thank you1 my little boy1 said his father4 ,i want some help very much4 ,what can you do8 ,i should like to plant some corn4 ,how much will you give me8 ,i will give you four cents a day if you work well4 ,but now the sun is about to set1 and we must go home4 saw made yet float put sail ,what is that8 said ,rose as she went down the garden walk4 ,she saw ,frank at work under the apple tree4 ,it is a little boat1 ,rose1 said ,frank4 ,what do you think of this boat8 ,oh1 ,i think it is very pretty4 ,where did you get it1 ,frank8 ,i made it1 ,rose4 ,i made it all4 ,how glad ,i am that you made it6 ,will it float in the water8 ,i think so4 ,all it wants now is the sail4 ,i will soon put that on4 ,how ,i should like to see it sail6 ,does mother know that you have made it8 ,not yet2 but ,i will take it to her as soon as ,i have put the sail on it4 ,then1 if she will let us1 we will take it down to the river4 ,we will put it in the water and see it float4 ,we will see how fast it can sail4 ,soon ,frank and ,rose were on their way to the river4 ,frank said that if the boat sailed well1 he would give it to ,rose4 ,she will let her doll sail in it4 e her were under river water er wind blow feel face ,listen1 mother1 do you hear that8 ,yes1 ,henry1 it is the wind4 ,we can hear it blow about the house2 but we can not see it4 ,if you should go out of the house1 you could feel it blow in your face4 ,see how it blows the leaves about6 ,how fast ,frank's little boat would sail with this wind6 ou out about house how ow summer bloom soft make ,do you know when summer comes8 ,when summer comes the days are warm and bright4 ,green leaves are on the trees4 ,flowers bloom in the woods and in the gardens4 ,the wind blows soft2 the sky is blue2 the sun shines bright ,in the summer the corn grows tall and green4 ,it is then that the children play in the woods4 ,i like the summer time very much4 wake sleep long meadow ,i wish my baby doll would wake4 ,wake up1 baby6 ,wake up6 ,do not sleep so long4 ,it is morning1 and all good little dolls should be up4 ,oh1 baby1 what a care you are6 ,will you not wake up8 ,i do not know of any doll that sleeps so long as you do4 ,now jump up1 and see what a bright morning it is4 ,see how the sun shines4 ,wake up1 baby6 ,do you wish to know where ,i have been1 baby doll8 ,i have been down in the meadow with ,frank and ,rose4 ,shall ,i tell you what we saw8 ,well1 we saw birds and bees and green leaves and pretty flowers4 ,then we went to the river and saw ,frank's little boat sail on the water4 a care where there e sheep asleep horn no cry ,little ,boy ,blue1 ,come blow your horn4 ,the sheep's in the meadow1 ,the cow's in the corn6 ,where is the little boy ,that looks after the sheep8 ,oh1 here he is6 ,here he is1 fast asleep6 ,will you wake him8 ,no1 not ,i2 ,for if ,i do1 ,i know he will cry4 ,caption to illustration of children playing with beetles4 ,fly away1 little bird1 fly away home6 ,if you are not a little bird1 why did you come8 cold turn begin brown over gold ,what will come when summer is over and gone8 ,oh1 ,i can tell you4 ,after the summer is gone1 fall will come4 ,when fall comes1 the days begin to grow cold4 ,then the leaves fall from the trees4 ,some of the leaves turn red1 some turn brown1 and some turn yellow as gold4 ,in the fall we have ripe apples to eat4 ,the corn is ripe then1 too4 ,all the children are glad when fall comes4 ,do you know why8 ,play time is over1 and school begins4 rain stay grass fresh ,i wish1 mother1 you would tell me where the rain comes from4 ,does it come from the sky8 ,are the leaves and the flowers and the grass glad when the rain falls on them8 ,this is what ,lucy asked her mother one day4 ,her mother said3 ,the rain makes the grass look green and fresh4 ,it helps the flowers grow4 ,the corn which we plant in the field could not grow if there was no rain4 ,but1 mother1 said ,lucy1 ,i do not like the rain very well4 ,it makes me stay in the house when ,i want to go and play4 ,see how fast it rains6 ,i shall have to stay at home all day4 evening west clouds those fade ,it is evening1 and the sun is about to set4 ,the day will soon be gone4 ,let us sit here on the soft grass and look at the bright clouds in the west4 ,do you think there is any rain in those little clouds8 ,oh1 no6 ,those are not rain clouds4 ,see how pretty they are6 ,some of the clouds are red1 and some are as yellow as gold4 ,it is the light of the sun that makes them look so bright4 ,soon they will all fade away in the blue sky4 ,soon it will be night1 and the moon and stars will shine for us4 a fast ask grass a ship sea beach sand live shells ,here are four little girls who live near the sea4 ,they have gone down to the beach with their father4 ,they like to play in the sand4 ,sometimes their mother goes with them1 and they stay there all day4 ,they like to look at the ships as they sail far away on the blue sea4 ,do you think you would like to sail far away on a ship8 ,sometimes these little girls find pretty shells in the sand4 ,i think all children like to play on the beach when the sun is warm1 and the wind does not blow4 only every use driver ,what does the man say8 ,he says1 ,good sweet apples1 only two cents each6 ,ripe1 sweet apples1 yellow as gold6 ,who will buy my apples this warm summer morning8 ,you can hear him as he goes down the road4 ,who wants to buy a nice red apple8 ,the apples are in the wagon4 ,the man walks in the road1 behind the wagon1 and tells every one that he has apples to sell4 ,his little dog rides in the wagon and looks at the horse4 ,is he not a funny driver8 ,the horse does not go very fast4 ,he knows that his driver can not use a whip44 ,oh1 who wants to buy some good apples this bright summer morning8 just hand told town brother ,do you know these three boys8 ,the tall boy in the wagon is ,frank ,brown4 ,the little boy is ,henry4 ,he is ,frank's brother4 ,the boy on the horse is ,john ,day4 ,see how well he can ride6 ,frank is a good driver4 ,he sits in the wagon1 and the horse goes just as he is told4 ,frank has a whip in his hand1 but he does not use it4 ,henry's little dog runs behind4 ,sometimes he has to run very fast to keep up with the wagon4 ,do you know where the boys are going8 ,i think they are going to town4 ,i wonder what they will buy in town4 ,henry says he will buy a book with pretty pictures in it4 ,he can not read very well1 but he likes to look at books4 ,john wants to ride down to the river and look at the boats4 ,he would buy a new boat if he could4 ,but he has only one cent1 and what can he buy with that8 ,frank says they will not stay in town long4 ,they must go home very soon4 ,missing pages #ajc and #ajd happy often ask bow arrow ,robert ,the name of this little boy is ,robert4 ,he is a busy boy4 ,he lives in a big town1 and he does not often see the fields and the green woods4 ,yet he is just as happy as ,frank and ,john and little ,henry4 ,he lives in a tall house not far from the river4 ,in the summer time he can see the ships as they sail up the river4 ,his father has a boat1 and sometimes ,robert goes sailing in it4 ,one day ,robert saw a man with ,missing text bows and arrows to sell4 ,how much do you ask for your arrows8 he said4 ,missing text three cents each1 said the man4 ,would you like to buy one8 ,robert did not buy an arrow4 ,he went home and made one that was just as good4 ,do you think he can use it8 ,missing text teacher says that he must ,missing text bow now4 ,what does the summer bring8 ,green leaves1 pretty flowers1 busy bees1 and birds of many kinds4 ,it is then that we play in the woods and by the sea4 winter north ice snow brings short shiver ,when winter comes1 the days are short and the nights are long4 ,then the cold north wind blows over the fields and woods4 ,it blows over the meadow and the river and the high hills4 ,it brings snow and ice4 ,it makes our hands and faces cold4 ,we do not like the north wind4 ,all children are happy when winter comes4 ,they like to see the snow4 ,they like to play on the ice4 ,they do not care if the north wind does make them shiver4 ,those who are dressed warm do not feel the cold very much4 ,sometimes the snow is so deep they can not go to school4 ,in the evening1 they sit in the warm house and read and play4 room window white story show ,it is very cold to day1 but the snow is not deep4 ,all the boys and girls are at school4 ,the school room is warm and bright1 and the children are happy4 ,you can see them at their places in the school room4 ,they look out of the window and see the snow falling4 ,how soft and white it is6 ,the teacher has been showing the children some pictures in her new book4 ,now she is telling them a story that is found in it4 ,the children look and listen4 ,they do not think how cold it is out of doors4 go ing com ing sing ing -ing fall ing tell ing show ing -ing clock minute call things hour round tick tack ,can you tell what time it is8 ,look at the clock1 and then tell me4 ,the clock has a round face4 ,it has two hands4 ,we call the long hand the minute hand1 for it tells the minutes4 ,we call the short hand the hour hand1 for it tells the hours4 ,how many hours are there in a day8 ,how many minutes in an hour8 ,if you listen1 you can hear what the clock says4 ,tick1 tack1 tick1 tack4 ,our clock at school tells us many things4 ,it tells us when to work and when to play4 ,,song ,,of ,,the ,,clock4 ,musical notation omitted4 ,tick1 tack1 tick1 tack1 tick1 tack1 tick1 tack1 ,little clock saves me all care4 ,tick1 tack1 tick1 tack1 tick1 tack1 tick1 tack1 ,tells me when the right hours are1 ,for eating1 for sleeping1 for play and all1 ,for rising and bathing1 it sounds the call2 ,beat by beat with forward1 back1 ,ever tick and ever tack4 ,,review4 ship brown made sand meadow sheep brother make soft window shells brings wake sail minute shall bloom fade wind winter should blow face wake summer shade horn stay wish teacher those short steep white sister these north asleep each brother things hour feel obey every ,,to ,,be ,,memorized4 ,children who may read my lay1 ,this much ,i have to say2 ,each day and every day ,do what is right4 ,right things in great or small2 ,then1 though the sky should fall1 ,sun1 moon1 and stars and all1 ,you shall have light4 ,end ,project ,gutenberg etext of ,the ,new ,mc,guffey ,first ,reader