high as the first monkey on the

other side.

This, of course, made a bridge of monkeys from one side of the river to the other.

Then the first monkey let go his hold of the tree, and the long bridge swung over to the other side.

The monkeys now climbed up over each other until they all got into the tree.

Then they began to chatter again, and made a great noise.

They seemed to think they had done a great thing, and I think they had, don't you?

LANGUAGE LESSON.

Let pupils tell, in their own language, how the monkeys crossed the river.

Let pupils write, syllabify, and accent the "New Words"

at the head of this lesson.

DICK AND THE BABY.

66 Bowwow! Here I am again! I told you before, that my name is Dick. But the baby calls me 'Bowwow.'

"Do you know why? It is because I always say 'Bowwow.'

is all I know how to say.

66

It

Have you seen our baby? She has big black eyes, and her mouth looks like a pink rosebud.

"She is a sweet little girl, and I love her dearly.

"I did not like her at first, but that was a long time ago.

66

My master was very fond of her, and that made me feel cross. "I used to bark at the baby and show all my teeth.

"After that they did not let me go near her.

"I did not see the baby for a long time, but I did not care for that.

"My master did not seem to like me then.

"Every time he saw me he would

say, 'Go away, Dick!

Go away,

you bad dog! You are not good to my baby!"

"So I was not happy. I made up my mind to bite that baby. "It was a long time before I got a chance to bite her.

"But one day I found her alone, as she lay in her little crib.

66

"I jumped up and put both my paws on her crib.

"But I did not bite her after all. Shall I tell you why?

"She was too pretty to bite, so I kissed her, and have loved her ever since.

66

Now, because I kiss the baby and love her, my master likes me again.

66

He pats my head, and says, 'Good old dog! Good Dick!

Dick!

love the baby, don't you? '

You

"I am glad I am not a cross dog now. I feel better when I am good,

don't you?"

LANGUAGE LESSON.

Let pupils copy and learn how the words man, fly, and mouse are changed to mean more than one.

Let pupils rule their slates into squares to correspond to the diagram below, and then reproduce the drawing.