claws, Rover could not run up into the tree after Bunny. All he could do was to stand up, with his paws on the tree, and bark at Bunny. But Bunny was not afraid. He knew that Rover could not get up into the tree. Ned heard Rover bark, and when he found that he was after his tame. squirrel, he made him go away. Poor Bunny was glad to come down from the tree and go into his cage. LANGUAGE LESSON. Let pupils give answers, whether oral or written, in complete sentences. How does a squirrel crack nuts? Where did Bunny hide the nuts? Why can a squirrel run up into a tree? Why can not a dog run up into a tree? Why did Bunny run up into a tree? How many feet has a squirrel? Where did you ever see a squirrel ? "No, mother, but I wish to try now." "Well, take some tea from the can, and put it into the tea-pot." "How much shall I take?" 66 Fill the tea-spoon once for each one of us. 66 "One, two, three, four, five, and a big one for Frank, makes six." That will do. Now pour in some hot water, and set the teapot on the stove so that the tea can steep." 66 How long must the tea steep, mother?" "Only a little while. The hot water will soon make nice tea for us. Can you tell me what tea is, Milly?" "Yes, mother, I think I can. Tea is made of the leaves of a plant that grows over the sea. "Men pick the leaves from the plant, then roll them up, and dry them. "When the leaves are dry, they are put into boxes, and sent to us in large ships. "It is very far off where the teaplant grows, and the ships have to sail a long, long time before they get to us." LANGUAGE LESSON. Let pupils copy the following sentences and commit them to memory. Men soll and dry the leaves of the tea plant. They put these dry leaves into boxes. The boxes are sent to is in large ships. • |