,,harry',s ,,ladder ,,to ,,learning4 ,,with ,two ,hundred and ,thirty ,illustrations4 ,,london3 ,,david ,,bogue1 #hf ,,fleet ,,street2 ,,and ,,joseph ,,cundall1 #ba ,,old ,,bond ,,street4 #ahej4 ,,london3 ,printed by ,g4 ,,barclay1 ,castle ,st4 ,leicester ,sq4 ,illustration3 ,a ,,may-,,day ,,dance4 ,,harry',s ,,ladder ,,to ,,learning4 ,,part ,i4 ,,harry',s ,,horn-,,book4 ,,horn-,,book4 ,illustration ,,boy4 ,illustration ,,cat4 ,illustration ,,dog4 ,illustration ,,jug4 ,illustration ,,cow4 ,illustration ,,pig4 ,illustration ,,bed4 ,illustration ,,fox4 ,illustration ,,cock4 ,illustration ,,duck4 ,illustration ,,mill4 ,illustration ,,goat4 ,illustration ,,stag4 ,illustration ,,rose4 ,illustration ,,hare4 ,illustration ,,bear4 ,illustration ,,lamp4 ,illustration ,,house4 ,illustration ,,clock4 ,illustration ,,pears4 ,illustration ,,goose4 ,illustration ,,horse4 ,illustration ,,sheep4 ,illustration ,,chair4 ,illustration ,,knife4 ,illustration ,,fork4 ,illustration ,,spoon4 ,illustration ,,rake1 ,,hoe1 ,,and ,,spade4 ,illustration ,,grapes4 ,illustration ,,bridge4 ,illustration ,,church4 ,illustration ,,lion4 ,illustration ,,sofa4 ,illustration ,,apple4 ,illustration ,,basin4 ,illustration ,,table4 ,illustration ,,pansy4 ,illustration ,,robin4 ,illustration ,,camel4 ,illustration ,,donkey4 ,illustration ,,pigeon4 ,illustration ,,monkey4 ,illustration ,,turkey4 ,illustration ,,rabbit4 ,illustration ,,waggon4 ,illustration ,,teapot4 ,illustration ,,sparrow4 ,illustration ,,fuschia4 ,illustration ,,pheasant4 ,illustration ,,filberts4 ,illustration ,,woodcock4 ,illustration ,,coffee ,,pot4 ,illustration ,,partridge4 ,illustration ,,guinea ,,fowl4 ,illustration ,,glass ,,and ,,decanter4 ,illustration ,,elephant4 ,illustration ,,wheelbarrow4 ,illustration ,,strawberries4 ,illustration ,,convolvulus4 ,,harry',s ,,ladder ,,to ,,learning4 ,,part ,,ii4 ,,harry',s ,,picture-,,book4 ,,picture-,,book4 ,illustration ,look at the ,cow and her little ,calf4 ,illustration ,aunt ,mary and ,maria gathering ,flowers4 ,illustration ,betty is taking ,eggs to ,market4 ,illustration ,see how the ,hen is feeding her ,chickens4 ,illustration ,little ,maria is saying her ,lessons4 ,illustration ,the ,horse is leaping over a ,rail1 ,illustration ,and the ,dog is hunting a ,deer4 ,illustration ,tom is trying to catch ,fish in the ,river4 ,illustration ,john runs fast with his ,hoop4 ,illustration ,harry and ,herbert are flying a ,kite4 ,illustration ,ellen is swinging on a ,rope4 ,illustration ,harry is riding on his ,pony4 ,illustration ,ann is feeding the ,chickens4 ,illustration ,two ,cows are drinking in the ,pond4 ,illustration ,charles and ,edward are playing ,marbles4 ,illustration ,maria is feeding her pretty ,pigeons4 ,illustration ,aunt ,mary is riding on a ,donkey4 ,illustration ,walter is feeding his ,rabbits4 ,illustration ,ann and ,betsey are gleaning ,corn4 ,illustration ,mamma is dancing ,baby4 ,illustration ,look at ,betty milking the ,cow4 ,illustration ,these two ,boys are playing at ,leap-frog4 ,illustration ,james is digging with a ,spade4 ,illustration ,harry is giving some ,bread to a poor ,man4 ,illustration ,benjamin is feeding a ,robin4 ,illustration ,teddy is playing at ,trap and ,ball4 ,illustration ,here is ,bob the ,shepherd and his ,dog4 ,illustration ,betty is churning the ,milk into ,butter4 ,illustration ,mamma and her ,sons going to ,church4 ,illustration ,eliza and ,mary are playing at ,shuttlecock4 ,illustration ,nelly is nursing her ,dolly4 ,illustration ,george is making ,hay4 ,illustration ,the ,fox is going to steal a ,chicken4 ,illustration ,the ,magpies have built their ,nest in a ,tree4 ,illustration ,what a steady old ,cart-horse6 ,illustration ,see how the pretty ,pigeons fly to their ,cote6 ,illustration ,the ,donkey is looking at the two ,rabbits4 ,illustration ,papa is reading a new ,book4 ,illustration ,john is carrying ,straw in his ,barrow4 ,illustration ,a ,goose and three ,ducks are swimming4 ,illustration ,here is a ,mare and her little ,foal4 ,illustration ,frank is going out with his ,dog and ,gun4 ,illustration ,what a nice ,sheep with her two pretty ,lambs6 ,illustration ,this is a pretty ,tree6 it is an ,ash4 ,illustration ,look at the ,cattle in the ,farm-yard4 ,,harry',s ,,ladder ,,to ,,learning4 ,,part ,,iii4 ,,harry',s ,,nursery ,,songs4 ,,nursery ,,songs4 ,illustration ,rock-a-bye1 baby1 thy cradle is green2 ,father's a nobleman1 mother's a queen2 ,and ,betty's a lady1 and wears a gold ring2 ,and ,harry's a drummer1 and drums for the king4 ,hush-a-bye1 baby1 on the tree-top6 ,when the wind blows1 the cradle will rock2 ,when the bough breaks1 the cradle will fall1 ,down will come baby1 cradle1 and all4 ,illustration ,bye1 oh1 my baby6 ,when ,i was a lady1 ,oh then my poor babe didn't cry6 ,but my baby is weeping ,for want of good keeping4 ,oh1 ,i fear my poor baby will die4 ,hush-a-bye1 babby1 lie still with thy daddy2 ,thy mammy is gone to the mill ,to get some wheat1 to make some meat1 ,so pray1 my dear babby1 lie still4 ,how many days has my baby to play8 ,saturday1 ,sunday1 ,monday1 ,tuesday1 ,wednesday1 ,thursday1 ,friday4 ,saturday1 ,sunday1 ,monday4 ,hush-a-bye1 baby1 ,daddy is near1 ,mammy's a lady1 ,and that's very clear4 ,illustration ,dance to your daddy ,my bonny laddy1 ,dance to your ninny1 ,my sweet lamb2 ,you shall have a fishy ,in a little dishy1 ,and a whirligiggy1 ,and some nice jam4 ,dance1 little baby1 dance up high1 ,never mind1 baby1 mother is nigh2 ,crow and caper1 caper and crow2 ,there1 little baby1 there you go1 ,up to the ceiling1 down to the ground1 ,backwards and forwards1 round and round2 ,dance1 little baby1 and mother will sing1 ,with the merry coral1 ding1 ding1 ding6 ,here we go up1 up1 up1 ,and here we go down1 down1 downy1 ,and here we go backwards and forwards1 ,and here we go round1 round1 roundy4 ,danty baby diddy1 ,what can mammy do wid'e8 ,sit in her lap1 ,and she'll give you some pap1 ,danty baby diddy6 ,illustration ,bye1 baby bunting1 ,father's gone a-hunting1 ,to get a little rabbit-skin ,to wrap the baby bunting in4 ,humpty ,dumpty sat on a wall1 ,humpty ,dumpty had a great fall1 ,not all the king's horses1 nor all the king's men1 ,could set ,humpty ,dumpty up again4 ,a ,long-tail'd pig1 ,or a short-tail'd pig1 ,or a pig without a tail8 ,a sow-pig1 or a boar-pig1 ,or a pig with a curly tail8 ,illustration ,little ,tom ,tucker ,sings for his supper3 ,what shall he eat8 ,white bread and butter4 ,how shall he cut it ,without e'er a knife8 ,how will he be married ,without e'er a wife8 ,pat a cake1 pat a cake1 baker's man2 ,so ,i will1 master1 as fast as ,i can2 ,pat it1 and prick it1 and mark it with ,b1 ,and toss it in the oven for baby and me4 ,see-saw1 ,margery-daw1 ,harry shall have a new master2 ,he shall not have but a penny a-day1 ,because he won't work any faster4 ,the man in the moon ,came down too soon1 ,and ask'd his way to ,norwich2 ,he went by the south1 ,and burnt his mouth ,with eating cold plum-porridge4 ,illustration ,little ,jack ,horner ,sat in a corner1 ,eating a ,christmas pie2 ,he put in his thumb ,and pull'd out a plum1 ,and said1 ,what a brave boy am ,i6 ,see-saw1 sacaradown1 ,which is the way to ,london town8 ,one foot up1 the other foot down1 ,that is the way to ,london town4 ,one1 two1 buckle my shoe2 ,three1 four1 shut the door2 ,five1 six1 pick up sticks2 ,seven1 eight1 lay them straight2 ,nine1 ten1 a good fat hen2 ,eleven1 twelve1 who will delve8 ,thirteen1 fourteen1 draw the curtain2 ,fifteen1 sixteen1 the maid's in the kitchen2 ,seventeen1 eighteen1 she's a-waiting2 ,nineteen1 twenty1 my plate's empty2 ,please1 mamma1 give me some dinner4 ,illustration ,ride a cock-horse to ,banbury ,cross1 ,to see an old woman ride on a white horse1 ,with rings on her fingers and bells on her toes1 ,and she shall have music wherever she goes4 ,there was an old woman lived under a hill1 ,and if she ben't gone she lives there still4 #a4 ,this little pig went to market2 #b4 ,this little pig stayed at home2 #c4 ,this little pig had roast meat2 #d4 ,this little pig had none2 #e4 ,this little pig said1 ,wee1 wee1 wee1 ,i can't find my way home6 99 99 99 ,addressed to the five toes4 ,the girl in the lane1 ,that couldn't speak plain1 ,cried gobble1 gobble1 ,gobble3 ,the man on the hill1 ,that couldn't stand still1 ,went hobble1 hobble1 ,hobble4 ,illustration ,illustration ,bah1 bah1 black sheep1 ,have you any wool8 ,yes1 marry1 have ,i1 ,three bags full3 ,one for my master1 ,and one for my dame1 ,and one for the little boy ,who lives in the lane4 ,a ,dillar a dollar1 ,a ten o'clock scholar1 ,what makes you come so soon8 ,you used to come at ten o'clock1 ,but now you come at noon4 ,illustration ,one1 two1 three1 four1 five1 ,i caught a hare alive2 ,six1 seven1 eight1 nine1 ten1 ,and let it go again4 ,illustration ,hark6 hark6 the dogs do bark1 ,beggars are coming to town1 ,some in jags1 and some in rags1 ,and some in velvet gown4 ,four little mice sat down to spin1 ,pussy pass'd by and she peep'd in2 ,what are you at1 my fine little men8 ,making coats for gentlemen4 ,shall ,i come in1 and cut off your thread8 ,no6 no6 ,miss ,pussy1 you'll bite off our head4 ,to market1 to market1 to buy a plum bun4 ,home again1 home again1 market is done4 ,there was a piper who had a cow1 ,but he had no hay to give her2 ,so he took his pipes and played a tune1 ,consider1 old cow1 consider6 ,illustration ,there was an old woman ,who lived in a shoe1 ,she had so many children ,she didn't know what to do2 ,she gave them some broth ,without any bread1 ,she whipp'd them all soundly ,and sent them to bed4 ,lady-bird1 lady-bird1 ,fly away home1 ,your house is on fire1 ,your children will burn4 ,rain1 rain1 ,go away1 ,come again ,another day1 ,little ,harry ,wants to play4 ,the man in the wilderness asked me ,how many strawberries grew in the sea8 ,i answered him1 as ,i thought good1 ,as many red herrings as grew in the wood4 ,hiccory1 diccory1 dock1 ,the mouse ran up the clock2 ,the clock struck one1 ,the mouse ran down1 ,hiccory1 diccory1 dock4 ,daffy-down-dilly has come up to town1 ,in a yellow petticoat and a green gown4 ,hey1 my kitten1 my kitten1 ,and hey1 my kitten1 my deary1 ,such a sweet pet as this ,was neither far nor neary4 ,hey diddle diddle1 ,the cat and the fiddle1 ,the cow jump'd over the moon2 ,the little dog laugh'd ,to see such craft1 ,and the dish ran away with the spoon4 ,illustration ,illustration ,jack and ,jill ,went up the hill ,to fetch a ,pail of water2 ,jack fell down ,and cracked ,his crown1 ,and ,jill came ,tumbling after4 ,two little dogs were basking in the cinders2 ,two little cats were playing in the windows2 ,when two little mice popped out of a hole1 ,and up to a fine piece of cheese they stole4 ,the two little dogs cried1 ,cheese is nice6 ,but the two little cats jumped down in a trice1 ,and cracked the bones of the two little mice4 ,wee ,willie ,winkie ,runs through the town1 ,up stairs and down stairs1 ,in his night-gown2 ,tapping at the window1 ,crying at the lock1 ,are the babes in their bed8 ,for it's now ten o'clock4 ,illustration ,little boy blue1 come blow me your horn1 ,the sheep's in the meadow1 the cow's in the corn2 ,where is the little boy tending the sheep8 ,under the haycock fast asleep4 ,pussy-cat1 pussy-cat1 where have you been8 ,i've been to ,london to see the queen4 ,pussy-cat1 pussy-cat1 what did you there8 ,i frightened a little mouse under the chair4 ,high diddle doubt1 my candle's out1 ,and my little dame's not at home3 ,so saddle my hog1 and bridle my dog1 ,and fetch my little dame home4 ,illustration ,as ,i was going up ,pippen ,hill1 ,pippen ,hill was dirty1 ,there ,i met a pretty miss1 ,and she dropp'd me a curtsey4 ,illustration ,little miss1 pretty miss6 ,blessings light upon you6 ,if ,i had half-a-crown a-day1 ,i'd spend it all upon you4 ,i had a little husband1 no bigger than my thumb1 ,i put him in a pint-pot1 and there ,i bid him drum2 ,i bought him a little handkerchief to wipe his little nose1 ,and a pair of little garters1 to tie his little hose4 ,there was a little boy went into a barn1 ,and lay down on some hay2 ,an owl came out and flew about1 ,and the little boy ran away4 ,i'll sing you a song1 ,it's not very long3 ,the woodcock and the sparrow1 ,the little dog has burnt his tail1 ,and he shall be hang'd to-morrow4 ,illustration ,there were three crows sat on a stone1 ,fal la1 la la lal de4 ,two flew away1 and then there was one1 ,fal la1 la la lal de4 ,the other crow finding himself alone1 ,fal la1 la la lal de4 ,he flew away1 and then there was none1 ,fal la1 la la lal de4 #a4 ,let us go to the wood1 says this pig2 #b4 ,what to do there8 says that pig2 #c4 ,to look for my mother1 says this pig2 #d4 ,what to do with her8 says that pig2 #e4 ,to kiss her and love her1 says this pig4 99 99 99 ,this is said to each finger4 ,cold and raw the north wind doth blow1 ,bleak in the morning early2 ,all the hills are cover'd with snow1 ,and winter's now come fairly4 ,needles and pins1 ,needles and pins1 ,when a man marries ,his trouble begins4 ,illustration ,cock a doodle doo6 ,my dame has lost her shoe2 ,master's broke his fiddling stick1 ,and don't know what to do4 ,diddle1 diddle1 dumpling1 my son ,john ,went to bed with his breeches on2 ,one shoe off1 the other shoe on1 ,diddle1 diddle1 dumpling1 my son ,john4 ,dingty1 diddledy1 my mammy's maid1 ,she stole oranges1 ,i am afraid4 ,some in her pocket1 some in her sleeve1 ,she stole oranges1 ,i do believe4 ,there was a man of our town1 ,and he was wondrous wise3 ,he jump'd into a bramble-bush1 ,and scratch'd out both his eyes2 ,and when he saw his eyes were out1 ,with all his might and main ,he jump'd into another bush1 ,and scratch'd them in again4 ,sing6 sing6 what shall ,i sing8 ,the cat's run away with the pudding-bag string4 ,illustration ,snail6 snail6 come out of your hole1 ,or else ,i'll beat you as black as a coal4 ,two little blackbirds sat upon a hill1 ,one named ,jack1 the other named ,gill2 ,fly away1 ,jack2 fly away1 ,gill2 ,come again1 ,jack2 come again1 ,gill4 ,if all the world was apple-pie1 ,and all the sea was ink1 ,and all the trees were bread and cheese1 ,what should we have for drink8 ,it's enough to make an old man ,scratch his head and think4 ,illustration ,there was an old man1 ,and he had a calf2 ,and that's half3 ,he took him out of the stall1 ,and put him on the wall2 ,and that's all4 ,mary1 ,mary1 ,quite contrary1 ,how does your garden grow8 ,silver bells1 ,and cockle-shells1 ,and pretty maids all of a row4 ,we're all dry with drinking on't1 ,we're all dry with drinking on't2 ,the piper kiss'd the fiddler's wife1 ,and ,i can't sleep for thinking on't4 ,i had a little wife1 the prettiest ever seen1 ,she wash'd all the dishes and kept the house clean2 ,she went to the mill to fetch me some flour1 ,she brought it home safe in less than half an hour2 ,she baked me my bread1 she brew'd me my ale1 ,she sat by the fire and told a fine tale4 ,handy-spandy1 ,jack-a-,dandy ,loves plum-cake and sugar-candy4 ,he bought some at a grocer's shop1 ,and pleased1 away went1 hop1 hop1 hop4 ,illustration ,illustration ,here stands a fist1 ,who set it there8 ,a better man than you1 ,touch him if you dare6 ,four-and-twenty tailors ,went to kill a snail1 ,the best man among them ,durst not touch her tail4 ,she put out her horns ,like a little ,kyloe cow3 ,run1 tailors1 run1 ,or she'll kill you all e'en now4 ,illustration ,long legs1 crooked thighs1 ,little head1 and no eyes4 ,what's that8 ,great ,a1 little ,a1 bouncing ,b6 ,the cat's in the cupboard1 and she can't see4 ,the north wind doth blow1 ,and we shall have snow1 ,and what will poor ,robin do then8 ,poor thing6 ,he'll sit in a barn1 ,and keep himself warm1 ,and hide his head under his wing4 ,poor thing6 ,when ,i was a bachelor1 ,i lived by myself1 ,and all the bread and cheese ,i got1 ,i put upon the shelf4 ,the rats and the mice they made such a strife1 ,i was forced to go to ,london to buy me a wife3 ,the roads were so bad1 and the lanes were so narrow1 ,i was forced to bring my wife home in a wheelbarrow4 ,the wheelbarrow broke1 and my wife had a fall1 ,down came wheelbarrow1 wife1 and all4 ,illustration ,a little boy and a little girl ,lived in an alley4 ,said the little boy to the little girl1 ,shall ,i8 oh1 shall ,i8 ,said the little girl to the little boy1 ,what will you do8 ,said the little boy to the little girl1 ,i will kiss you4 ,bless you1 bless you1 bonnie bee3 ,say1 when will your wedding be8 ,if it be to-morrow day1 ,take your wings and fly away4 ,taffy was a ,welshman1 ,taffy was a thief1 ,taffy came to my house1 ,and stole a piece of beef4 ,i went to ,taffy's house1 ,taffy wasn't at home1 ,taffy came to my house1 ,and stole a marrow-bone4 ,i went to ,taffy's house1 ,taffy was in bed1 ,i took the marrow-bone1 ,and beat about his head4 ,illustration ,as ,i was going to sell my eggs1 ,i met a man with bandy legs1 ,bandy legs and crooked toes1 ,i tripp'd up his heels1 and he fell on his nose4 ,tell-tale1 tit6 ,your tongue shall be slit1 ,and all the dogs in the town ,shall have a little bit6 ,little ,miss ,muffet ,sat on a tuffet1 ,eating of curds and whey2 ,there came a little spider1 ,who sat down beside her1 ,and frighten'd ,miss ,muffet away4 ,robin and ,richard were two pretty men1 ,they lay a-bed till the clock struck ten2 ,then up starts ,robin and looks at the sky1 ,oh6 oh6 brother ,richard1 the sun's very high2 ,you go before with bottle and bag1 ,and ,i'll follow after on little ,jack ,nag4 ,come1 let's to bed1 says ,sleepy-head2 ,let's stay awhile1 says ,slow3 ,put on the pot1 says ,greedy-sot1 ,we'll sup before we go4 ,robin the ,bobbin1 the big-bellied ,ben1 ,he ate more meat than fourscore men2 ,he ate a cow1 he ate a calf1 ,he ate a butcher and a half2 ,he ate a church1 he ate a steeple1 ,he ate the priest and all the people6 ,illustration ,tom1 ,tom1 the piper's son1 ,stole a pig and away he ran4 ,the pig was eat1 and ,tom was beat1 ,and ,tom ran crying down the street4 ,shoe the horse1 shoe the colt1 ,shoe the wild mare2 ,here a nail1 there a nail1 ,yet she goes bare4 ,goosey goosey gander1 ,whither dost thou wander8 ,up stairs1 down stairs1 ,in my lady's chamber3 ,there ,i met an old man ,who would not say his prayers2 ,i took him by the left leg1 ,and threw him down the stairs4 ,illustration ,there was an old woman went up in a basket1 ,seventy times as high as the moon2 ,what she did there ,i could not but ask it1 ,for in her hand she carried a broom4 ,old woman1 old woman1 old woman1 said ,i1 ,whither1 oh whither1 oh whither1 so high8 ,to sweep the cobwebs from the sky1 ,and ,i shall be back again by and by4 ,pease-pudding hot1 ,pease-pudding cold1 ,pease-pudding in the pot1 ,nine days old4 ,some like it hot1 ,some like it cold1 ,some like it in the pot1 ,nine days old4 ,illustration ,little ,nan ,etticoat1 ,in a white petticoat1 ,and a red nose2 ,the longer she stands ,the shorter she grows4 ,illustration ,little ,jack ,jingle1 ,he used to live single3 ,but when he got tired of this kind of life1 ,he left off being single1 and got him a wife4 ,little ,robin ,red-breast sat upon a tree1 ,up went ,pussy-cat1 and down went he2 ,down came ,pussy-cat1 and away ,robin ran3 ,says little ,robin ,red-breast1 ,catch me if you can4 ,little ,robin ,red-breast hopp'd upon a wall1 ,pussy-cat jump'd after him1 and almost got a fall4 ,little ,robin chirp'd and sang1 and what did ,pussy say8 ,pussy-cat said1 ,mew1 and ,robin flew away4 ,illustration ,there was an old woman1 and what do you think8 ,she lived upon nothing but victuals and drink2 ,victuals and drink were the chief of her diet1 ,yet this grumbling old woman could never be quiet4 ,there was a little man1 ,and he had a little gun1 ,and his bullets were made of lead1 lead1 lead2 ,he went to the brook1 ,and saw a little duck1 ,and he shot it through the head1 head1 head4 ,he carried it home ,to his old wife ,joan1 ,and bid her a fire for to make1 make1 make2 ,to roast the little duck ,he had shot in the brook1 ,and he'd go and fetch her the drake1 drake1 drake4 ,illustration ,i had a little pony1 ,his name was ,dapple ,gray1 ,i lent him to a lady1 ,to ride a mile away4 ,she whipp'd him1 ,she lash'd him1 ,she rode him ,through the mire2 ,i would not lend ,my pony now ,for all the lady's hire4 ,illustration ,cross patch1 draw the latch1 ,sit by the fire and spin2 ,take a cup1 and drink it up1 ,then call your neighbours in4 ,jack ,sprat would eat no fat1 ,his wife would eat no lean2 ,now was not this a pretty trick ,to make the platter clean8 ,a pie sate on a pear-tree1 ,a pie sate on a pear-tree1 ,a pie sate on a pear-tree1 ,heigh ,o6 heigh ,o6 heigh ,o6 ,once so merrily hopp'd she1 ,twice so merrily hopp'd she1 ,thrice so merrily hopp'd she1 ,heigh ,o6 heigh ,o6 heigh ,o ,a cat came fiddling out of a barn1 ,with a pair of bagpipes under her arm2 ,she could sing nothing but ,fiddle de dee1 ,the mouse has married the humble bee4 ,illustration ,remember1 remember1 ,the fifth of ,november1 ,gunpowder treason and plot2 ,i see no reason ,why gunpowder treason ,should ever be forgot4 ,hurrah6 ,girls and boys1 come out to play1 ,the moon is shining bright as day2 ,leave your supper1 and leave your sleep1 ,and come with your playfellows into the street2 ,come with a whoop1 and come with a call1 ,come with a good will1 or come not at all4 ,up the ladder and down the wall1 ,a halfpenny roll will serve us all3 ,you find milk and ,i'll find flour1 ,and we'll have a pudding in half-an-hour4 ,i'll tell you a story ,about ,jack-a-,nory1 ,and now my story's begun2 ,i'll tell you another1 ,about ,jack and his brother1 ,and now my story's done4 ,illustration ,ding1 dong1 bell1 ,pussy's in the well6 ,who put her in8-- ,little ,johnny ,green4 ,who pull'd her out8-- ,little ,johnny ,stout4 ,oh6 what a naughty ,boy was that1 ,to drown his poor ,grand-mammy's cat1 ,which never did him any harm1 ,but kill'd the mice in his father's barn4 ,illustration ,,harry',s ,,ladder ,,to ,,learning4 ,,part ,,iv4 ,,harry',s ,,nursery ,,tales4 ,,nursery ,,tales4 ,illustration ,girls and boys come out to play1 ,the moon is shining bright as day2 ,leave your supper and leave your sleep1 ,and come with your playfellows into the street2 ,come with a whoop1 and come with a call1 ,come with a good will1 or come not at all4 ,come1 let us dance on the open green1 ,and she who holds longest shall be our queen4 ,illustration ,little ,bo-peep has lost her sheep1 ,and cannot tell where to find 'em2 ,leave them alone1 and they'll come home1 ,and bring their tails behind 'em4 ,little ,bo-peep fell fast asleep1 ,and dreamt she heard them bleating2 ,when she awoke1 she found it a joke1 ,for still they all were fleeting4 ,then up she took her little crook1 ,determin'd for to find them2 ,she found them indeed1 but it made her heart bleed1 ,for they'd left their tails behind them4 ,it happen'd one day1 as ,bo-peep did stray ,unto a meadow hard by3 ,there she espied their tails side by side1 ,all hung on a tree to dry4 ,she heaved a sigh1 and wiped her eye1 ,and over the hillocks she raced2 ,and tried what she could1 as a shepherdess should1 ,that each tail should be properly placed4 ,illustration ,illustration ,a carrion crow sat upon an oak1 ,fol de rol1 de rol1 de rol1 de ri do1 ,watching a tailor cutting out his cloak ,sing heigh ho6 the carrion crow1 ,fol de rol1 de rol1 de rol1 de ri do4 ,wife1 wife6 bring me my bow1 ,fol de rol1 de rol1 de rol1 de ri do1 ,that ,i may shoot yon carrion crow2 ,sing heigh ho6 the carrion crow1 ,fol de rol1 de rol1 de rol1 de ri do4 ,the tailor he shot and miss'd his mark1 ,fol de rol1 de rol1 de rol1 de ri do2 ,and shot his own sow quite through the heart2 ,sing heigh ho6 the carrion crow1 ,fol de rol1 de rol1 de rol1 de ri do4 ,illustration ,wife1 wife6 bring me brandy in a spoon2 ,fol de rol1 de rol1 de rol1 de ri do1 ,for our old sow has fall'n down in a swoon1 ,sing heigh ho6 the carrion crow1 ,fol de rol1 de rol1 de rol1 de ri do4 ,illustration ,three children sliding on the ice1 ,upon a summer's day2 ,it so fell out1 they all fell in1 ,the rest they ran away4 ,now1 had these children been at home1 ,or sliding on dry ground1 ,ten thousand pounds to one penny1 ,they had not all been drown'd4 ,you parents that have children dear1 ,and eke you that have none1 ,if you would have them safe abroad1 ,pray keep them safe at home4 ,illustration ,old ,mother ,hubbard ,went to the cupboard1 ,to give her poor dog a bone2 ,but when she came there ,the cupboard was bare1 ,and so the poor dog had none4 ,she went to the baker's ,to buy him some bread1 ,and when she came back ,poor doggy was dead4 ,she went to the joiner's ,to buy him a coffin1 ,and when she came back ,the dog was a-laughing4 ,she took a clean dish ,to get him some tripe1 ,and when she came back ,he was smoking his pipe4 ,she went to the ale-house ,to get him some beer1 ,and when she came back ,doggy sat in a chair4 ,illustration ,she went to the tavern ,for white wine and red1 ,and when she came back ,the dog stood on his head4 ,she went to the hatter's ,to buy him a hat1 ,and when she came back ,he was feeding the cat4 ,she went to the barber's ,to buy him a wig1 ,and when she came back ,he was dancing a jig4 ,she went to the fruiterer's ,to buy him some fruit1 ,and when she came back ,he was playing the flute4 ,she went to the tailor's ,to buy him a coat1 ,and when she came back ,he was riding a goat4 ,illustration ,she went to the cobbler's ,to buy him some shoes1 ,and when she came back ,he was reading the news4 ,she went to the sempstress ,to buy him some linen1 ,and when she came back ,the dog was a-spinning4 ,she went to the hosier's ,to buy him some hose1 ,and when she came back ,he was dress'd in his clothes4 ,the dame made a curtsey1 ,the dog made a bow2 ,the dame said1 ,your servant1 ,the dog said1 ,bow1 wow6 ,simple ,simon met a pieman ,going to the fair3 ,says ,simple ,simon to the pieman1 ,let me taste your ware4 ,says the pieman to ,simple ,simon1 ,show me first your penny4 ,says ,simple ,simon to the pieman1 ,indeed ,i have not any4 ,simple ,simon went to town ,to get a piece of meat2 ,he would not buy a calf's head1 ,because it had no feet4 ,simple ,simon went a-fishing1 ,for to catch a whale3 ,all the water he had got ,was in his mother's pail4 ,simple ,simon went to look ,if plums grew on a thistle ,he pricked his fingers very much1 ,which made poor ,simon whistle4 ,illustration ,sing a song of sixpence1 a pocket full of rye1 ,four-and-twenty blackbirds baked in a pie4 ,when the pie was opened the birds began to sing1 ,and was not that a dainty dish to set before the king8 ,illustration ,the king was in the parlour1 counting out his money2 ,illustration ,the queen was in the pantry1 eating bread and honey ,the maid was in the garden1 hanging out the clothes2 ,there came a little blackbird and peck'd off her nose4 ,illustration ,illustration ,there was an old woman1 as ,i've heard tell1 ,she went to the market her eggs for to sell1 ,she went to the market1 all on a market day1 ,and she fell asleep on the king's highway4 ,there came a little pedler1 his name it was ,stout1 ,he cut off her petticoats all round about2 ,he cut off her petticoats up to her knees1 ,until her poor knees began for to freeze4 ,when the little old woman began to awake1 ,she began to shiver1 and she began to shake2 ,her knees began to freeze1 and she began to cry1 ,oh lawk6 oh mercy on me6 this surely can't be ,i4 ,if it be not ,i1 as ,i suppose it be1 ,i have a little dog at home1 and he knows me2 ,if it be ,i1 he will wag his little tail1 ,but if it be not ,i1 he'll bark and he'll rail4 ,up jump'd the little woman1 all in the dark1 ,up jump'd the little dog1 and he began to bark2 ,the dog began to bark1 and she began to cry1 ,oh lawk6 oh mercy on me6 ,i see it is not ,i4 ,illustration ,there was a little man1 ,and he woo'd a little maid1 ,and he said1 ,little maid1 will you wed1 wed1 wed8 ,i have little more to say1 ,than will you1 yea or nay1 ,for least said is soonest mended-ded1 ded4 ,the little maid replied1 ,some say a little sighed1 ,but what shall we have for to eat1 eat1 eat8 ,will the love that you're so rich in ,make a fire in the kitchen8 ,or the little god of ,love turn the spit1 spit1 spit8 ,i had a little wife1 the prettiest ever seen1 ,she wash'd all the dishes and kept the house clean ,she went to the mill to fetch me some flour1 ,she brought it home safe in less than an hour2 ,she baked me my bread1 she brew'd me my ale1 ,she sat by the fire and told a fine tale4 ,illustration ,did you not hear of ,betty ,pringle's pig8 ,it was not very little nor yet very big2 ,the pig sat down upon a dunghill4 ,and there poor piggy he made his will4 ,betty ,pringle came to see this pretty pig1 ,that was not very little nor yet very big2 ,this little piggy it lay down and died1 ,and ,betty ,pringle sat down and cried4 ,then ,johnny ,pringle buried this very pretty pig1 ,that was not very little nor yet very big4 ,so here's an end of the song of all three1 ,johnny ,pringle1 ,betty ,pringle1 and little ,piggy4 ,illustration ,the queen of hearts1 ,she made some tarts1 ,all on a summer's day2 ,the knave of hearts ,he stole those tarts1 ,and with them ran away3 ,the king of hearts ,call'd for those tarts1 ,and beat the knave full sore2 ,the knave of hearts ,brought back those tarts1 ,and said he'd ne'er steal more4 ,illustration ,the king of spades ,he kiss'd the maids1 ,which vex'd the queen full sore2 ,the queen of spades ,she beat those maids ,and turn'd them out of door2 ,the knave of spades ,grieved for those jades1 ,and did for them implore2 ,the queen so gent1 ,she did relent1 ,and vow'd she'd ne'er strike more4 ,illustration ,the king of clubs ,he often drubs ,his loving queen and wife2 ,the queen of clubs ,returns him snubs1 ,and all is noise and strife3 ,the knave of clubs ,gives winks and rubs1 ,and swears he'll take her part2 ,for when our kings ,will do such things1 ,they should be made to smart4 ,illustration ,the diamond king ,i fain would sing1 ,and likewise his fair queen1 ,but that the knave1 ,a haughty slave1 ,must needs step in between4 ,good diamond king1 ,with hempen string ,this haughty knave destroy1 ,then may your queen1 ,with mind serene1 ,your royal love enjoy4 ,there was a little guinea-pig1 ,who1 being little1 was not big2 ,he always walk'd upon his feet1 ,and never fasted when he eat4 ,when from a place he ran away1 ,he never at that place did stay2 ,and while he ran1 as ,i am told1 ,he ne'er stood still for young or old4 ,he often squeak'd1 was sometimes violent1 ,and when he squeak'd he ne'er was silent3 ,though ne'er instructed by a cat1 ,he knew a mouse was not a rat4 ,one day1 as ,i am certified1 ,he took a whim and fairly died2 ,and1 as ,i'm told by men of sense1 ,he never has been living since4 ,the king of ,france1 with twenty thousand men1 ,march'd up the hill1 and then--march'd back again4 ,illustration ,when good ,king ,arthur ruled this land1 ,he was a goodly king2 ,he stole three pecks of barley-meal1 ,to make a bag-pudding4 ,a bag-pudding the king did make1 ,and stuff'd it well with plums3 ,and in it put great lumps of fat1 ,as big as my two thumbs4 ,the king and queen did eat thereof1 ,and noblemen beside2 ,and what they could not eat at night1 ,the queen next morning fried4 ,my dears1 do you know ,that a long time ago1 ,two poor little children1 ,whose names ,i don't know1 ,were stolen away on a fine summer's day1 ,and left in a wood1 so ,i've heard people say4 ,and when it was night1 ,how sad was their plight6 ,the sun it went down1 ,and the moon gave no light6 ,they sobb'd and they sigh'd1 and they bitterly cried1 ,and the poor little things they lay down and died4 ,and when they were dead1 ,the ,robins so red ,brought strawberry leaves1 ,and over them spread2 ,and all the day long1 ,they sung them this song1 ,poor babes in the wood6 poor babes in the wood6 ,ah6 don't you remember the babes in the wood8 ,illustration ,when ,i was a bachelor1 ,i lived by myself1 ,and all the bread and cheese ,i got ,i put upon the shelf4 ,but the rats and the mice ,they made such a strife1 ,i was forced to go to ,london ,to get myself a wife3 ,the roads were so bad1 ,and the lanes were so narrow1 ,i was forced to bring my wife home ,in a wheelbarrow4 ,the wheelbarrow broke1 ,and my wife had a fall1 ,down came the wheelbarrow1 ,my wife1 and all4 ,illustration ,gay go up and gay go down1 ,to ring the bells of ,london town4 ,oranges and lemons1 ,say the bells of ,st4 ,clement's4 ,bull's eyes and targets1 ,say the bells of ,st4 ,marg'ret's4 ,brickbats and tiles1 ,say the bells of ,st4 ,giles'4 ,halfpence and farthings1 ,say the bells of ,st4 ,martin's4 ,pancakes and fritters1 ,say the bells of ,st4 ,peter's4 ,two sticks and an apple1 ,say the bells of ,whitechapel4 ,pokers and tongs1 ,say the bells of ,st4 ,john's4 ,illustration ,kettles and pans1 ,say the bells of ,st4 ,ann's4 ,old ,father ,baldpate1 ,say the slow bells of ,aldgate4 ,you owe me ten shillings1 ,say the bells of ,st4 ,helen's4 ,when will you pay me8 ,say the bells of ,old ,bailey4 ,when ,i grow rich1 ,say the bells of ,shoreditch4 ,pray when will that be8 ,say the bells of ,stepney4 ,i do not know1 ,says the great bell of ,bow4 ,here comes a candle to light you to bed1 ,and here comes a chopper to chop off your head4 ,illustration ,we're all dry with drinking on't1 ,we're all dry with drinking on't2 ,the piper kiss'd the fiddler's wife1 ,and ,i can't sleep for thinking on't4 ,i have a little sister1 they call her ,peep1 ,peep1 ,she wades in the water1 deep1 deep1 deep1 ,she climbs up the mountains1 high1 high1 high2 ,my poor little sister--she has but one eye6 7,a ,,star47 ,illustration ,old ,king ,cole ,was a merry old soul1 ,and a merry old soul was he2 ,he called for his pipe1 ,and he called for his bowl1 ,and he called for his fiddlers three4 ,every fiddler1 he had a fiddle1 ,and a very fine fiddle had he2 ,twee tweedle dee1 tweedle dee1 went the fiddlers4 ,oh1 there's none so rare1 ,as can compare ,with ,king ,cole and his fiddlers three6 ,old ,mother ,goose1 when ,she wanted to wander1 ,would ride through the air ,on a very fine gander4 ,mother ,goose had a house1 ',twas built in a wood1 ,where an owl at the door ,for sentinel stood4 ,this is her son ,jack1 ,a plain-looking lad1 ,he is not very good1 ,nor yet very bad4 ,she sent him to market1 ,a live goose he bought2 ,here1 mother1 says he1 ,it will not go for nought4 ,jack's goose and her gander ,grew very fond1 ,they'd both eat together1 ,or swim in one pond4 ,jack found one morning1 ,as ,i have been told1 ,his goose had laid him ,an egg of pure gold4 ,jack rode to his mother1 ,the news for to tell2 ,she call'd him a good boy1 ,and said it was well4 ,jack sold his gold egg ,to a rogue of a ,jew1 ,who cheated him out of ,the half of his due4 ,then ,jack went a-courting ,a lady so gay1 ,as fair as the lily ,and sweet as the ,may4 ,the ,jew and the ,squire ,came close at his back1 ,and began to belabour ,the sides of poor ,jack4 ,they threw the gold egg ,in the midst of the sea2 ,but ,jack he jump'd in1 ,and got it back presently4 ,the ,jew got the goose1 ,which he vow'd he would kill1 ,resolving at once ,his pockets to fill4 ,jack's mother came in1 ,and caught the goose soon1 ,and1 mounting its back1 ,flew up to the moon4 ,illustration ,,harry',s ,,ladder ,,to ,,learning4 ,,part ,v4 ,,harry',s ,,simple ,,stories4 ,from ,mrs4 ,barbauld's ,lessons for ,children4 ,,simple ,,stories4 ,good morning1 little boy2 how do you do8 ,bring your little stool and sit down by me1 for ,i have a great deal to tell you4 ,i hope you have been a good boy1 and read all the pretty words ,i wrote for you before4 ,you have1 you say2 you have read them till you are tired1 and you want some more new lessons4 ,come1 then1 sit down4 ,now you and ,i will tell stories4 ,illustration ,,january4 ,it is very cold4 ,it snows4 ,it freezes4 ,there are no leaves upon the trees4 ,the oil is frozen1 and the milk is frozen1 and the river is frozen1 and everything in the fields is frozen4 ,all the boys are sliding3 you must learn to slide4 ,there is a man skating4 ,how fast he goes6 ,you shall have a pair of skates4 ,take care6 there is a hole in the ice4 ,come in4 ,it is four o'clock4 ,it is dark4 ,light the candles3 and1 ,ralph6 get some wood from the wood-house1 and get some coals1 and make a very good fire4 ,now get the large picture-book1 and let us look at the pretty pictures1 and ,i will tell you stories about them4 ,illustration ,illustration ,,february4 ,it is still very cold1 but the days are longer1 and there is the yellow crocus coming up1 and the mezereon tree is in blossom1 and there are some white snow-drops peeping up their little heads4 ,pretty white snow-drop1 with a green stalk6 ,may ,i gather it8 ,yes1 you may2 but you must always ask leave before you gather a flower4 ,when spring comes again there will be green leaves and flowers1 daisies and pinks1 and violets and roses2 and there will be young lambs1 and warm weather4 ,come again1 spring6 ,what a noise the rooks make6 ,caw6 caw6 caw6 and how busy they are6 ,they are going to build their nests4 ,there is a man ploughing the field4 ,in a few days the farmer will sow it with barley4 ,wheat is sown in the autumn4 ,in some places oxen draw the plough instead of horses4 ,illustration ,illustration ,,march4 ,now the wind blows4 ,it will blow such a little fellow as you away1 almost4 ,there is a tree blown down4 ,which way does the wind blow8 ,take out your handkerchief4 ,throw it up4 ,the wind blows it this way4 ,the wind comes from the north4 ,the wind is north4 ,it is a cold wind4 ,the wind was west yesterday3 then it was warmer4 ,here is a lady-bird upon a leaf4 ,it is red1 and has black spots4 ,ah6 it has wings3 it has flown away4 ,there is a black beetle4 ,catch it4 ,how fast it runs6 ,where is it gone8 ,into the ground4 ,it makes a little hole and runs into the ground4 ,there are some young lambs4 ,poor things6 how they creep under the hedge4 ,what is this flower8 ,a primrose4 ,where is ,harry8 ,he is sitting under a tree4 ,illustration ,illustration ,,april4 ,now the birds sing1 and the trees are in blossom1 and flowers are coming out1 and butterflies1 and the sun shines4 ,now it rains4 ,it rains and the sun shines4 ,there is a rainbow4 ,oh1 what fine colours6 ,pretty bright rainbow6 ,no1 you cannot catch it2 it is in the sky4 ,it is going away4 ,it fades4 ,it is quite gone4 ,i hear the cuckoo4 ,he says1 ,cuckoo6 cuckoo6 ,he is come to tell us it is spring4 ,do you know the nursery rhyme about the cuckoo8 ,the cuckoo's a bonny bird1 ,he sings as he flies2 ,he brings us good tidings1 ,and tells us no lies4 ,he sucks little birds' eggs ,to make his voice clear1 ,and always sings ,cuckoo ,when spring-time is near4 ,illustration ,illustration ,,may4 ,oh1 pleasant ,may6 ,let us walk out in the fields4 ,the hawthorn is in blossom4 ,let us go and get some out of the hedges4 ,and here are daisies1 and cowslips1 and crow-flowers4 ,we will make a nosegay4 ,smell1 it is very sweet6 ,what has ,harry got8 ,he has got a nest of young birds4 ,he has been climbing a high tree for them4 ,poor little birds6 they have no feathers4 ,keep them warm4 ,you must feed them with a quill4 ,you must give them bread and milk4 ,they are young goldfinches4 ,they will be very pretty when they have got their red head and yellow wings4 ,we will drink tea out of doors4 ,bring the tea-things4 ,it is very pleasant4 ,but here is no table4 ,what must we do8 ,oh1 here is a large round stump of a tree6 it will do very well for a table4 ,but we have no chairs4 ,here is a seat of turf1 and a bank almost covered with violets3 we shall sit here1 and ,harry may lie on the soft grass carpet4 ,illustration ,illustration ,,june4 ,what noise is that8 ,it is the mower in the field whetting his scythe4 ,he is going to cut down the grass4 ,and will he cut down all the flowers too8 ,yes1 everything4 ,now we must make hay4 ,where is your fork and rake8 ,spread the hay4 ,now make it up into cocks4 ,now tumble on the haycock4 ,there1 cover ,harry up with hay4 ,how sweet the hay smells6 ,oh1 it is very hot4 ,no matter2 you should make hay while the sun shines4 ,you must work well4 ,see6 all the lads and lasses are at work4 ,they must have some beer1 and bread and cheese4 ,now put the hay in the cart4 ,will you ride in the cart8 ,huzza6 ,it is a pleasant evening4 ,come here1 ,harry3 look at the sun4 ,the sun is in the west4 ,yes1 little boys say he is going to bed4 ,how pretty the sun looks6 ,we can look at him now2 he is not so bright as he was at dinner-time1 when he was up high in the sky4 ,and how beautiful the clouds are6 ,there are crimson clouds1 and purple and gold-coloured clouds4 ,now we can see only half of the sun4 ,now he is gone4 ,illustration ,illustration ,,july4 ,it is very hot1 indeed1 now1 and the grass and flowers are all burnt1 for it has not rained a great while4 ,you must water your garden1 else the plants will die4 ,where is the watering-pot8 ,let us go under the trees4 ,it is shady there3 it is not so hot4 ,come into the arbour4 ,there is a bee upon the honey-suckle4 ,he is getting honey4 ,he will carry it to the hive4 ,will you go and bathe in the water8 ,here is the river4 ,it is not deep4 ,pull off your clothes4 ,jump in4 ,do not be afraid4 ,pop your head in4 ,now try to swim4 ,do you see that little frog8 ,you should swim just as the little frog swims4 ,now you have been in the water long enough4 ,come out1 and let me dry you with this towel4 ,illustration ,illustration ,,august4 ,let us go into the corn-fields to see if the corn is almost ripe4 ,yes1 it is quite brown2 it is ripe4 ,farmer ,diggory6 you must bring a sharp sickle and cut down the corn2 it is ripe4 ,now it must be tied up in sheaves4 ,now put a great many sheaves together1 and make a shock4 ,there is a poor old woman picking up some ears of corn2 and a poor little girl with her4 ,they are gleaning4 ,give them your handful1 ,harry4 ,take it1 poor woman1 it will help to make you a loaf4 ,look1 there are black clouds4 ,how fast they move along6 ,now they have hid the sun4 ,there is a little bit of blue sky still4 ,now it is all covered with black clouds4 ,it is very dark1 like night4 ,it will rain soon4 ,now it begins4 ,what large drops6 ,the ducks are very glad1 but the little birds are not glad2 they go and shelter themselves under the trees4 ,now the rain is over4 ,it was only a shower4 ,now the flowers smell sweet1 and the sun shines1 and the little birds sing again1 and it is not so hot as it was before it rained4 ,illustration ,illustration ,,september4 ,hark6 somebody is letting off a gun6 ,they are shooting the poor birds4 ,here is a bird dropped down just at your feet4 ,it is all bloody4 ,poor thing6 how it flutters6 ,its wing is broken4 ,it cannot fly any further4 ,it is going to die4 ,what bird is it8 ,it is a partridge4 ,are you not sorry1 ,harry8 ,it was alive a little while ago4 ,bring the ladder1 and set it against the tree4 ,now bring a basket4 ,we must gather apples4 ,no1 you cannot go up the ladder2 you must have a little basket1 and pick up apples under the tree4 ,shake the tree4 ,down they come4 ,how many have you got8 ,we will have an apple-dumpling4 ,come1 you must help to carry the apples into the apple-chamber4 ,apples make cyder4 ,you shall have some baked pears and bread for supper1 and some cyder4 ,are these apples8 ,no1 they are quinces2 they will make marmalade4 ,do not be in such haste1 little boy2 you shall have some cyder directly4 ,you must not drink much4 ,illustration ,illustration ,the leaves are falling off the trees now1 and the flowers are all gone4 ,no1 here is an ,african marigold1 and a ,china-aster1 and a ,michaelmas daisy4 ,and here are a few roses left4 ,will you have any nuts8 ,fetch the nut-crackers4 ,peel this walnut4 ,i will make you a little boat of the walnut-shell1 and you can swim it in a pan4 ,we must get the grapes1 or else the birds will eat them all4 ,here is a bunch of black grapes4 ,here is a bunch of white ones4 ,which will you have8 ,grapes make wine4 ,what bird have you got there8 ,it is dead1 but it is very pretty4 ,it has a scarlet eye1 and red1 and green1 and purple feathers4 ,it is very large4 ,it is a pheasant4 ,he is very good to eat4 ,we will pull off his feathers1 and tell ,betty ,cook to roast him4 ,here is a hare too4 ,poor puss6 the hounds did catch her4 ,illustration ,illustration ,,november4 ,how dark and dismal it is6 ,no more flowers6 no more pleasant sunshine6 no more haymaking6 ,the sky is very black3 the rain pours down4 ,well1 never mind it2 we will sit by the fire1 and read1 and tell stories1 and look at pictures4 ,i wonder what poor little boys do that have no fire to go to1 and no shoes and stockings to keep them warm1 and no victuals to eat8 ,here is a halfpenny1 ,harry1 and when you see one of those poor boys you shall give it to him4 ,he will say1 ,thank you1 you are very good6 and then he will buy a roll4 ,where are ,billy1 and ,harry1 and ,betsy8 ,now tell me who can spell best4 ,good boy6 ,now you shall all have some cake4 ,that is right1 ,jane1 shut the cupboard door4 ,illustration ,illustration ,,december4 ,christmas is coming1 and ,betty is very busy4 ,what is she doing8 ,she is paring apples1 and chopping meat1 and beating spice4 ,what for1 ,i wonder8 ,it is to make mince-pies4 ,do you love mince-pies8 ,oh1 they are very good6 ,look6 a pretty little robin is flying against the window4 ,open the window4 ,well1 what do you want1 little robin8 ,only a few crumbs of bread4 ,give him some crumbs1 and he will hop1 hop about the parlour1 and sit upon the top of the screen1 and sing--oh1 he will sing all day long6 ,now pray do not let that wicked cat take him4 ,no1 puss6 you must go and catch mice2 you shall not eat poor robin4 ,little boys come from school at ,christmas4 ,pray wrap them up warm1 for it is very cold4 ,well1 spring will come again some time4 ,illustration ,illustration ,,the ,,idle ,,boy4 ,there was a little boy2 he was not a big boy1 for if he had been a big boy ,i suppose he would have been wiser2 but this was a little boy1 not higher than the table1 and his papa and mamma sent him to school4 ,it was a very pleasant morning2 the sun shone1 and the birds sung on the trees4 ,now this little boy did not much love his book1 for he was but a silly little boy1 as ,i told you2 and he had a great mind to play instead of going to school4 ,and he saw a ,illustration bee flying about1 first upon one flower1 and then upon another2 so he said1 ,pretty bee6 will you come and play with me8 ,but the bee said1 ,no1 ,i must not be idle2 ,i must go and gather honey4 ,then the little boy met a dog1 and he said1 ,dog6 will you play with me8 ,but the dog said1 ,no1 ,i must not be idle2 ,i am going to catch a hare for my master's dinner3 ,i must make haste and catch it4 ,then the little boy went by a hay-rick1 and he saw a bird pulling some hay out of the hay-rick1 and he said1 ,bird6 will you come and play with me8 ,but the bird said1 ,no1 ,i must not be idle2 ,i must get some hay to build my nest with1 and some moss1 and some wool4 ,so the bird flew away4 ,then the little boy saw a horse1 and he said1 ,horse6 will you play with me8 ,but the horse said1 ,no1 ,i must not be idle2 ,i must go and plough1 or else there will be no corn to make bread of4 ,then the little boy thought with himself1 ,what6 is nobody idle8 then little boys must not be idle neither4 ,so he made haste1 and went to school1 and learned his lesson very well1 and the master said he was a good boy4 ,illustration ,,gathering ,,apples4 ,see1 here is ,mamma1 and here are ,maria1 and ,harry1 and ,herbert4 ,they are in the orchard gathering apples to put into puddings4 ,see1 ,mamma is shaking the tree1 and ,maria is catching the apples in her frock4 ,and look1 how busy ,harry and ,herbert are6 ,i hope they will not eat too many apples4 ,,harry',s ,,ladder ,,to ,,learning4 ,,part ,,vi4 ,,harry',s ,,country ,,walk4 ,,country ,,walk4 ,illustration ,early one morning during last summer1 ,harry and ,i put on our hats1 and taking some cake in our pockets for lunch set out for a good long walk4 ,first we went through the ,home ,meadow1 where the tall elm-trees are1 and then through the gate at the bottom of the valley into the corn-fields4 ,the sun was shining bright and clear1 and a lark was singing high up in the blue sky almost beyond our sight4 ,harry and ,i stood still to watch its descent1 and after many minutes we saw it alight near a tuft of grass by the hedge-side4 ,we walked a little nearer1 and then we found that there was another bird there with some young ones2 so we thought that this lark had been singing its long1 sweet song in the air to cheer its mate1 who was feeding their little ones in the nest4 ,illustration ,we then walked on1 and soon came to the skirts of the wood1 through which runs a little stream4 ,we thought there must be some one in the wood1 for we heard a smart tapping sound1 like the noise of a little hammer4 ,i climbed on the top of a hedge-bank1 and1 after a little while1 found that the noise came from over our heads4 ,on the trunk of a tree were two wood-peckers pecking with their long beaks at the bark of a fir-tree1 in which they find a number of little insects1 which serve them for their food4 ,i lifted ,harry up to see them at their work1 but he did not frighten them1 and at some long way off we could still hear them tapping away4 ,illustration ,just at the corner of the wood1 as we were turning round by the side of the fence1 we saw two hares and a rabbit feeding among the clover2 one of them pricked up his ears and looked at us for a moment1 and then all of them ran away across the field much faster than ,harry1 who tried all he could to catch them4 ,illustration ,we had not walked much further when we heard a great chattering1 and when we came to a young beech-tree close by the stile1 we soon found the cause of the noise4 ,about two dozen or more of a little bird called the titmouse had all perched on one tree1 where they were pecking1 and fighting1 and love-making1 and noise-making1 all at the same time4 ,except the noise made by sparrows when they go to bed on a summer's evening1 ,i never heard the like4 ,illustration ,illustration ,while ,i was amusing myself by watching the titmice1 ,harry1 who had rambled on a little way1 came running back to ask me what the funny thing could be that he had found4 ,it was a mole that had been caught in a trap1 and was dangling in the air with a swarm of bees around4 ,i told ,harry that the moles are blind1 or nearly so1 and that they live under the ground1 and do great good to the farmers by eating the slugs and other things that destroy the corn2 but that they turn up such great mounds of earth when making their tunnels1 that the farmers are often glad to get rid of them1 and therefore set traps to kill them4 ,in the next field we came to1 the young wheat had grown up higher than my knees1 and ,harry was greatly pleased at running down the furrows and making the blades of corn bend before him4 ,presently he stopped and peeped through an opening1 whence he discovered a whole covey of partridges1 the two old birds and seven young ones2 they all rose with a whirring noise1 and flew into the field we had just left4 ,illustration ,soon after the partridges had flown away1 ,harry was delighted to hear the well-known voice of the cuckoo2 it sounded so near us that we both started at the first voice1 and we soon found out where the cuckoo was4 ,like a lazy tyrant1 instead of making a house for himself1 the cuckoo takes the first little bird's nest he can find1 and turns the poor occupant away4 ,when we reached the tree where the cuckoo was1 we saw it sitting on a small nest throwing out the eggs of a poor little bird1 who was screaming in anger at the intruder4 ,illustration ,illustration ,when ,i told ,harry what the cuckoo had been doing1 he wanted to throw a stone at it1 but ,i told him that this cuckoo was only doing what all other cuckoos did1 and that the poor little bird would soon build itself another nest4 ,as we walked on1 still by the side of the wood1 ,harry saw something jumping about in the boughs of a tree2 and presently another followed it3 they were two squirrels1 with their long bushy tails curled over their backs1 and their ears pricked up to hear the slightest noise4 ,as soon as they saw ,harry looking at them they both leaped away1 and we lost them in the branches of a large oak4 ,to look after the squirrels we had climbed over the hedge1 so we were walking a little way in the wood4 ,presently ,i heard the call of a pheasant2 and as we walked further1 we came to some brush-wood1 under which were two old birds and their young ones4 ,they all flew away at our approach2 but the old cock-pheasant left two of his tail-feathers in the brush-wood1 which ,harry soon picked up to decorate his hat with4 ,illustration ,illustration ,the next bird that caught our notice was a fly-catcher4 ,it was sitting on a bramble catching bees and flies1 and so intently was it watching for them1 that it did not even notice our presence1 till ,harry tried to put his hand on it1 but then away it flew with a fine chattering4 ,we now left the wood1 and taking the foot-path to the left1 went along till we came to the road4 ,just by the stile sat a girl1 who had been gathering dried sticks in the wood1 where her father was cutting down trees4 ,she had tied up the sticks into a bundle1 and was sitting on them to rest herself1 because they were so heavy4 ,she asked me to help her to put them on her head2 this ,i did1 and then she thanked me1 and trudged on1 singing as merrily as a lark in the sky4 ,illustration ,now we came to a bridge over a wide river4 ,i mounted ,harry astride the parapet1 and there we stopped for some minutes to look at the boats as they passed under us1 and to watch two swans which were sailing up the river with their great wings spread out for sails1 and their necks so proudly bent that they looked like the king and queen of the river4 ,harry would have stayed for hours to look at them1 but we could not stop long4 ,illustration ,we next turned down the pathway by the river-side1 and soon we came to the wide marshes1 which are only two miles off the sea4 ,there we were standing under a willow1 watching for the fish which were swimming down the river in little shoals1 when we heard a splash on the opposite bank2 it was an otter that had dived into the river1 and caught a fish1 with which we saw it climb on to the bank again4 ,men used to hunt the otter with dogs and spears2 and sometimes otters have been trained to catch fish and bring them to land1 but we do not often find them in ,england4 ,illustration ,as we walked on by the river-side1 we noticed a hawk flying swiftly over us2 afterwards we saw him balance himself on his wings1 and keep for many minutes in exactly the same place4 ,presently1 with a loud scream1 he darted down into some rushes a little way before us1 and then we heard a most furious quacking1 as if there were fifty ducks there4 ,we ran on and saw a drake flying at the hawk and pecking at its wings1 and the duck1 quacking in the utmost alarm1 tried to get all her little ducklings under her wings2 but1 alas6 one little truant ran into the weeds1 and the hawk caught it in his claws1 and1 in spite of all the efforts of the poor drake1 flew away with it4 ,illustration ,illustration ,harry was greatly excited at this scene1 and cried to see the hawk carry away the poor little duck2 but he soon laughed again1 for as he watched the robber in his flight through the air1 he saw a number of little birds fly after him1--sparrows1 swallows1 finches1 all chirping at him and mocking him2 then a tribe of bigger birds1 blackbirds1 magpies1 rooks1 and jays1 flew after him also2 and as the hawk could not fly fast with the duckling in his claws1 they soon overtook him1 and we saw them peck at his wings and his tail1 and pull his feathers out2 and they all screamed and chattered at him till at last the hawk let the poor duckling down into the marsh1 and then1 rising much higher than the other birds1 flew away so quickly that he was out of sight in a minute4 ,harry clapped his hands with delight to see the hawk thus treated1 and said that he was rightly served4 ,illustration ,now we walked on again by the river-side4 ,the swallows skimmed along the surface of the water1 and caught the insects that hovered over it1 and now and then a sea-gull came with its great wings1 and diving into the river1 bore away a poor fish in its beak to swallow at its leisure4 ,illustration ,then we came close to a solemn-looking heron1 who stood so still that we could hardly tell if he were alive1 till we saw him suddenly dive his head in a pool of water and pull out a frog1 which he swallowed at one mouthful2 and then he stood as still and solemn as ever4 ,he flew away when we walked near him1 flapping his immense wings slowly1 and giving a mournful cry4 ,then we turned away from the river1 and took a path across the meadows1 where ,harry ran about and gathered cowslips and buttercups until he was quite tired2 therefore it happened very luckily that just as we reached the gate into the high-road1 who should we see but ,uncle ,george driving past in his gig6 ,he stopped his horse when he saw us1 and both ,harry and ,i were very glad to have a nice ride home with him4 ,in the evening ,harry and ,i went for a stroll in the fields near home1 and presently we came to one where the sheep were feeding4 ,the shepherd was just calling them home to be put in the fold1 and we were very much amused to see the antics of some of the young lambs that would skip about instead of going to bed with their mothers4 ,this put me in mind to tell ,harry ,mrs4 ,barbauld's story about ,,the ,,silly ,,little ,,lamb4 ,there was once a shepherd1 who had a great many sheep and lambs4 ,he took a great deal of care of them1 and gave them sweet fresh grass to eat1 and clear water to drink2 and if they were sick he was very good to them2 and when they climbed up a steep hill1 and the lambs were tired1 he used to carry them in his arms2 and when they were all eating their suppers in the field1 he used to sit upon a stile1 and play them a tune1 and sing to them4 ,and so they were the happiest sheep and lambs in the whole world4 ,but every night this shepherd used to pen them up in a fold4 ,do you know what a sheepfold is8 ,well1 ,i will tell you4 ,it is a place like the court2 but instead of pales there are hurdles1 which are made of sticks that will bend1 such as osier twigs2 and they are twisted and made very fast1 so that nothing can creep in1 and nothing can get out4 ,well1 and so every night1 when it grew dark and cold1 the shepherd called all his flock1 sheep and lambs1 together1 and drove them into the fold1 and penned them up1 and there they lay as snug and warm and comfortable as could be1 and nothing could get in to hurt them1 and the dogs lay round on the outside to guard them1 and to bark if any body came near2 and in the morning the shepherd unpenned the fold1 and let them all out again4 ,illustration ,now they were all very happy1 as ,i told you1 and loved the shepherd dearly that was so good to them--all except one foolish little lamb4 ,and this lamb did not like to be shut up every night in the fold2 and she came to her mother1 who was a wise old sheep1 and said to her1 ,i wonder why we are shut up so every night8 the dogs are not shut up1 and why should we be shut up8 ,i think it is very hard1 and ,i will get away if ,i can1 ,i am resolved2 for ,i like to run about where ,i please1 and ,i think it is very pleasant in the woods by moonlight4 ,then the old sheep said to her1 ,you are very silly1 you little lamb1 you had better stay in the fold4 ,the shepherd is so good to us1 that we should always do as he bids us2 and if you wander about by yourself1 ,i dare say you will come to some harm4 ,i dare say not1 said the little lamb4 ,and so when the evening came1 and the shepherd called them all to come into the fold1 she would not come1 but crept slily under a hedge and hid herself2 and when the rest of the lambs were all in the fold and fast asleep1 she came out1 and jumped1 and frisked1 and danced about2 and she got out of the field1 and got into a forest full of trees1 and a very fierce wolf came rushing out of a cave and howled very loud4 ,then the silly lamb wished she had been shut up in the fold1 but the fold was a great way off4 ,and the wolf saw her and seized her1 and carried her away to a dismal den2 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