When I came home from school, I went to the barn to see her. how glad she was to have me come. back! When it was cold, I used to put her to bed in the wood box by the stove. The rest is sad to tell. One night I was sick, and asked nurse to take care of Bo-peep, and she said, "Yes, dear." In the morning I ran to the wood box to find Bo-peep. She was not there! 66 When nurse came in she said, "O I am so sorry! I forgot to bring the poor little thing into the house! I ran out to the barn, and there was little Bo-peep, dead. I could not help crying. The next morning, Ned and I buried her in the garden, under an old apple tree. Ned put up a piece of board on the tree, and I wrote this on it "Little Bo-peep Fell fast asleep." LANGUAGE LESSON. Let pupils give oral answers in complete sentences. What did John have in the basket? What name did the girl give the lamb ? What did she put on its neck? Where was the lamb found dead? Where was it buried ? SLATE EXERCISE. Let pupils copy, and fill the blanks. build nests. make honey. Feathers grow on Nool grows on Apples grow on They live in burrows With winding ways, And there they shelter On rainy days. The mother rabbits Make cozy nests, With hairy linings From their breasts. The tender young ones And safely hidden In this warm bed. And when they are older, They all come out Upon the sand hills, They play, and nibble The long, dry grass, But scamper away Whenever you pass. KITTY BROWN'S STORY. O mamma!" cried little Kitty Brown, "I want to tell you something. "I heard such a funny story about Mary Black! I did not think she could be so naughty." "But, Kitty, I do not like to hear anything naughty about little boys and girls. "Before you tell me the story, there are three things I would like to ask you." 66 What are they, mamma'?" "In the first place, is the story true?" |