You are just in time for lunch. We will have it here on my little table. O that will be jolly fun, Mary. I will set the table, and put on your little dishes. Yes, Jane, you set the table, and I will run and ask mamma' for some bread and butter and cold meat. Get a cup of milk, too, Mary. Yes, here they are-bread, butter, cold meat, and a cup of nice milk. Well, here is a chair for you, one for me, and one for my doll. What shall we do after lunch? We will jump rope, Mary. have a nice new rope. O so have I! me one. I Mamma' just gave But, Mary, we must not jump rope too much. It is not good for us. Well, we will jump but a little while, and then I must go home. One day Ann and Frank went to the lake with Rover. Rover can swim well, so Frank made him go into the water after a stick. "Jump, Rover! Jump in and get the stick," said Frank; and into the water he went with a big splash. Pretty soon he came out with the stick in his mouth. He did not like the fun so well as Frank, for the water was a little cold. They had a fine time for a while with Rover, and then set out for home, as it was late in the day, and they could not stay long. On the way home, Rover saw a rabbit, and away he went after it, as fast as he could go. Ann and Frank ran, too, but could not keep up with Rover and the rabbit. When they got home, Rover was there, and Frank said 66 'Where is the rabbit, Rover? Rover gave Frank a funny look and went away. "O I know," said Frank, "the rabbit ran so fast you could not catch it." SLATE EXERCISE. |