been when he first looked into their house. When he came home from school, they were gone again. This time he was sure they were not in the house. He put in some more clover, and pretty soon they came out of the bedroom. Frank did not know what to think of it, so he went and told his mother about it. "They will not run away," said his mother. "They know what they like, and where they want to live, better than you do, Frank." One day Frank went out to put some lettuce in the little house, and found two little rabbits with the old ones. How happy he was ran and called John then ! He and Mary to come and see the young rab bits. Frank then learned where the rabbits had been, when he could not find them. He found a small hole in the floor of the bedroom, large enough for them to crawl through. They had gone through this hole and dug into the ground, where they had made a nest. Here they had kept their little ones until they were large enough to go out and eat clover and lettuce. LANGUAGE LESSON. Let pupils give oral, or written, answers in complete sentences. What did Frank's uncle give him? Of what did they make a house for the rabbits? What did they give the rabbits to eat? What did they give them for a bed? Dear Grandma,-I will try to write A very little letter, If I don't spell the words all right, Why, next time I'll do better. My little rabbit is alive, And likes his milk and clover; He likes to see me very much, But is afraid of Rover. I have a dove, as white as snow, The hens are picking off the grass, And singing very loudly; While our old peacock struts about, And shows his feathers proudly. I think I'll close my letter now, Please answer soon, and come to see LANGUAGE LESSON. Let pupils copy the first stanza of this poem, or write a letter to their teacher, telling what pets they have. |