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PUBLIC SCHOOL

PHONIC PRIMER
*

PART

TORONTO
CANADA PUBLISHING
LIMITED

CO.

Entered according

to

Act of the Parliament

the Minister of Agriculture by

the

of

Canada

in the office

Limited, in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and two.

Copyright, 1902, by

of

Canada Publishing Company,

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PREFACE.
The powers and sounds of the letters should be taught at
the blackboard.
The letters are associated in the book with pictures which
are intended to suggest the powers and sounds of the letters
after they have been taught.
All the work in the book is intended to be done by the pupils,
absolutely without help. This independent work, though it may
seem atfirsttobe slow, will be really most effective and most rapid.
Most phonic systems are based on the idea that every
sound of the variable letters must be represented by a special
sign or mnrk.
Experience has proved that this idea is wrong.
If pupils are properly taught the common and long sounds of
vowels, and are trained to know when to expect certain letters to be silent, the association of the words in the sentences
will enable them to do the rest, and the mental exercise they
get in making the necessary adjustments is one of the best
direct intellectual results of learning to read.
After the first few weeks it is well to have more than one
sound of a letter or diphthong on the same page or even in
the same sentence.
There are two kinds of problems in learning to read:
ear problems and eye problems.
In the ear problems the
pupil hears the sounds spoken by the teacher and translates the
sounds of the word into letters; in the eye problems he sees
the word and translates the letters into sounds, and combines
the sounds into the word.
The combining process is the very first step in teaching
reading. The pupils should be trained to recognize short words
by listening to them, when they are sounded with a slight pause
between the sounds of which they are composed.
Most of the work in class should be ear problems. The
Primer contains eye problems for the pupil to solve at his seat.
The use of script must begin in the first lesson in connection with the ear problems.
Children learn to write by using
script for a definite purpose.
For the right to reproduce the illustrations of the Parrot and Woodpecker the publishers are indebted to Mr. A. W. Mumford, Chicago,
the owner of the copyright of these pictures.
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PHONIC PRIMER
PART

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ma
am
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am

Sam
s &,

am

ma
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am

pi>p

ttT

pa

mop

top

map

pop

Tom

sap

sop
pot

tap
sat

sot

tat

spat

tarn

spot
pots

stamp

papa

tata

CV

mam
pap
mat

Tata,
Pupils,

make words by pu iting

- am
at

mamma
-

tops

Tata, papa

letters before

am

Ot

at

op

-op

'
,

ot

cap

cat

cot

cast

hat

ham

hot

ram

rap

rat

rot

harp

car

crop

cross

cart

stop

harm

star

rasp

cram

,_

Sam

has a

Tom

has a harp.

cat.

w^

"

't

o C

hfvH

Pat has a stamp.

Pupils

make words by adding

ra -,
s

ra -,

-,

letters

-,

ra

ra -,

st

st

pa

po

e v

n TV

in

pet

net

an

it

set

Nat

can

Nan

mit

met
mess

not

man
men

pit

ran

run

ten

hit

ant

hen

tent

pin

pest

nest

sent

is

Nan

has a

Nat has

net.

a tent.

Tom

has a nest.

Sam
Mat

has set a hen.

has ten hens.

ell,

st,

at,

--

at, -- at,
st,

st,

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v1

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Word making.

fi

- at,
-

nt,

at,

at.

nt.

crust

tub

trust

must

just

lump

jump

hurt

trumpet

bitter

better

Jim can jump on a bar

Tom

can, but

Sam

cannot.

Sim

rs

bed; a bad
cur bit him.
is

in

*3

AJt

Word making.
-

bu

St,

-,

ju

St,

-,

cru

nt,

; bo

nt
.

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5:-

fc[Awv
t

dd D
dot

Dan
mud
mad
and
sad

had
fed

rod
sod

Fan can

dress her doll.

Ned

hid his tin top in a lot.

Tom had a fern.
Dan did not hit Sam.
Miss Ross hurt her arm on a car

m
p

n,
n,

--

n,

n,

Id,

t,

12

-- t,

d,

gum

gun
gad

g^ G

Ned's kitten got milk

kL K

had a pug dog

Jim can

in a

pan.

Tom

00

fix

in a barn.

Fan's big box.

Mix corn and bran

in a

As snug

in a rug.

as a

bug
13

box

for

an ox.

u>

uV

y^Y
wax
web

was

war

win

wet

wit

will

yarn

yet

yonder

want

went
van

yon
wasp
vest

vex

vat

Will has a pet rabbit

Has Fan
Not yet,

wax

in a

warp
big box,

doll yet?

but Vic has a

doll.

Tom's

on a peg.
Will Sam get wet? Not
wet, but damp.
Tim runs well. Tim
will win yet.
vest

Yonder

is

a wasp's nest on a stump.

dog, a man, a cat, and a hat.
is

14

Vowels long before

silent vowels,

hat

hate

not

note

rot

rote

mit

mite

dot

dote

pet

Pete

mit

mite

bit

bite

cut

cute

]oe

hoe

pie

croze/

coat

hay

tat

pazl

Tom

went on a lake.
Jane and Kate ate a

fine

cake.

Take

a cup of milk for

Joe.

Run

for

Kate and

Did Tim's dog

I

like

bite

Pete.

Dick?

cake and milk for

supper.

Cake will make Jane sick.

A wave came on a lake.
James has a fine cane.

He

gave

Jane

is

me

pale.

a cane like

it.

Jane cannot run a

mile.

th.

ee.

Long
vowels

may
now be
used.

This

Jim

Jim with

is
is

kind

to

and dogs.
the kitten and the
his kitten

dogs.

The
The

little

dog barks

kitten

purrs.

at the kitten.

She

likes

the

dogs.

The dogs sleep in the kennel.

The kitten sleeps in the kennel

with

them.

Jim

likes these pets

and feeds them

well.

The

cat can run

up a

tree,

but the

dogs cannot.
The dogs can drive the sheep home.
16

ez

equal to short

e.

See the ten ducks and their mamma.

See the web between the toes of the
duck on the land.
Swim, little ducks, swim fast.
The little ducks cannot swim so fast
as their

mamma.

Get up on

land,

little

ducks, and

pick in the sand.

Run and
Swim,

get ten big bugs.

little

ducks, swim.
17

oo,

and o

in to, do,

&c.

woodpecker.
see his red head,
to

hear him ham-

mer on

He

a tree.

makes

nest in

his

a hole,

in a tree.

He

eats

grubs

that he gets in

the trees.
ap,

at his

He
He
He

tap,

tap

hammer, hammer, hammer; hear him

work in the woods.

taps the trees to find the grubs.

can do a

lot oi

work

in a day.

go away in the winter.

His little woodpeckers will be safe
from the old cat, lor she cannot
will

get at the nest in the hole in the

tree.
18

sh.

See that

fine ship.

wish

was on

that ship.

She has a lot of fine fish.

She will g et home with the

fish

next

week.
ow.

This
fine

is

cow.

She gives
us milk.

She

eats grass in

in winter.

summer, and hay

man

can see the

the

in

moon.

The cow jumped

over the moon.

The

away

ran

dish

with the spoon.

Do
I

you

like to

can spin a

run and jump?

Can you do

top.

it?

oy.

boy
has a pole and
This

line to get fish

for

a lot of toys.

He

is

kind

He

is

to his

likes him.
2Q

his

father

and sister. His

sister Floy has
a good boy.
sister, and she

Let us get
these pollywogs and keep

them
grow

be
Their

to

frogs.

legs will

and

they

till

grow

their tails

will

drop

off.

How

funny these

polly-wogs look!

We

must get them

fresh water.

'*

in

water.

Keep
frog!

How

still

He

and

let

will try to catch that fly.

he can jump!

on land or

us look at this

He

in the water.

can live

uy.

ou.

Where

did

whip?
you buy it?
this

you get

Why

did

as in
i[

said.

A*

Albert and

Jane

went

to the barn.

Albert took
a

pail

to

hold eggs.
Jane was
very glad to
find an

egg

in a nest.

She ran to
Albert and said

See what I have."

"Where did you find it?" said he.
" In the barn, on the hay," said she.
:

"

22

and

all

These boys
to

ey.

like

game

play a

of ball.

It is

a fine

day and they have a holiday. They

have had a swim in the river near
the mill, and now they will have the
game. They are small boys, but they
can play ball well. The little boy is
too small to play. These girls do not
play

Do
The
hill.

ball.

you

like to see girls play ball.

see the hill behind the mill?

river flows past the mill

I

hope the

and the

ball will not fall into

the water.
23

ing.

This boy

home

is

trying to bring the

to get

her milked.

running fast, and he

ing to get ahead of her.

She

is

He

is

It is

cow

is

striv-

breathing very hard.

a fine picture.

See the boy's boots.

Where

He
He

home?
makes the cow run too fast.
calls the cow: "Co boss, co boss,
is

his

co boss, co, co, co!"

24

ou.

These

out

are

girls

in

spring

shower.

The
The

rain

is

falling out of the clouds.

rain will

make

the grass

grow

and the flowers spring up in the

woods and by the side of the
road.

The

girls live in a

the mill.

They

brown house by

are going to gather

flowers in a grove about a mile

from home.
25

s,

u.

Fred. Jones and Charles Sims are

They take turns in

They need another
throwing.
boy. John Brown will come soon.
playing

ball.

Fred, went

home and

said:

"Mamma, is supper ready?"

"I am making the cakes," she said.
"I think I am too hungry to wait,"
"May I have a good
said Fred.
thick slice of bread

and butter?"

What

a lot

How proud their

baby hares!
mother looks!
Count the young
hares.
One, two, three, four, five.
of

Why

are

their

ears long?

are their tails short?

they are in their

home

with their mother.

27

Why

How

happy

in the

woods,

gh

silent.

This bird has a nest

She is flying
She has to

to get a rest.
sit all

and

night

eggs

to

How

brings
to eat.

happy

will

day

her
on
keep them

warm.
Her mate
her food

she

be when the

little

birds

come

out.

Be

kind

the

to

birds.

How many

birds

can you name?

I

know

in

robins

and

blue birds and spar-

rows and warblers

and thrushes and
swallows.
28

the

tree.

aw.

"Mamma!
and

to see

put on the baby's shawl

draw her to the pond

the boys and girls skating,"
will

said Nellie

Daw.

'Yes, Nellie," said her

am

"I

glad you wish to take her for

a ride, for
I

mamma,

see our

fear

Bob

can skate
It is fine

it

may soon

with Jennie.

thaw."

They

well.

fun to skate and slide.

29

These three girls are Kate, Fannie

and Ella. They are looking at a
bird that

The

bird

is

is

sitting

on a bush.

singing a song, for

it is

See his
pretty wings; they
Ella says

spring.

"

have white
spots on

them.'

Fannie
says:

" I

hope he
will make a
nest in the

garden."

Kate says: "We shall get seed and

put water in a cup for him and
his mate.

Jane and Annie have a fine pet

lamb.
It has a long tail.

The

girls

give

it

milk in a dish.

can eat grass now.

It

It

goes out

every day.

mamma died when was small.

When sees thegirlsitbleats,"Ma-a."
Its

it

it

Then
to

they run hard to

it

and

it

skips

them.

have a good coat of wool in

the fall, to keep it warm, before

It will

the

snow

falls.
3

This

Helen
She

is

Cutter.
is

seven years

old.

She
kind

is

very

girl.

helps

mamma

She

her
to

do

her work.
a

in

many.
J

a dress for

cu can make
one
She can cut
her doll.
i

good dolls out of paper.

She goes to a kindergarten.
She can make many pretty things,
and sing many songs for her
mamma and papa.
She has a little garden and she grows
fine flowers in

She runs

it.

to

meet her papa every

is

very fond of her, and

day.

Her papa
is

glad to see her at the gate.

Jack and Jill

Went up the
hill

V^^;A.
v_

To

*^

get a pail of

water;

Jack

fell

down

And broke his crown,

And Jill came

Up Jack got
And back did

tumbling

after.

trot
%_J$L^

For water

for

^'^
v

his
Jill

mother;

went

too,

So kind and

To

*S

help her

true,

little

brother.

Miss Muffet sat on a tuffet,

Eating her curds and whey;
There came a great spider, and sat
Little

down

And

beside her,

frightened Miss Muffet awav.

33

qu, ew,

and ew.

Andrew Brown lives near

There are many squirrels in
Boys and
and the

girls

feed

a park.
the park.

the squirrels,

squirrels will take nuts

out of their hands to crack them.

When
park

new

it is

squirrel

afraid at

is

first,

put
but

in the
it

finds that the boys are kind,

then

it is

not afraid.
34-

soon

and

Jane and Annie are driving

lamb

pet

Tom

is

meadow.

following them.

The lamb

stays in the

meadow when

the girls are at school.

When

they get home, they feed

it

put
It

to the

their

in the shed.

it

likes the girls, for

to

and

they are kind

it.

It will

have a good

in the

spring time.
35

fleece of

wool

Little

Has

And

Bo-peep

lost

her sheep,

doesn't

know where

to

find

them;

Leave them alone

And
will

they

come
home,

And
"

bring their

tails

behind them.

Pat a cake, pat a cake, baker's

man!
"So I do, master, fast
" Pat it and prick it
And mark it with T,

And then it will do

For Tommy and me."

as

can."

ch.

papa owns a fine collie.

Her brother Archie takes the collie
to watch the sheep on the hills.

Nellie's

Nellie
loves

Archie
and the
pup.

She
treats

the
as

pup

if it

were a
baby.

She
it

calls

her darling puppy.

Sometimes she ties a ribbon around

its neck, and puts a bonnet on its
head and takes it in her arms.
The big dog barks, u Bow, wow,
wow."
37

\*

nk, think, drink, wink, &c.

These girls and boys are playing

Ring around a Rosy.
How happy they seem as they go
hopping around, singing:
" Ring around a Rosy,

pot

Who
I

full

of posy.

drops

first?"

think the big girls are good to play

with the

little girl

and boys.

Bertha has a new pink

38

dress.

boysJL*

and

their

for

sister
sail

in

splendid
I

boat.

she
water!

will
reach

They can
It
is

why

Sandy
is

is

see the shore

looks like rain.

they are

in a hurry.

dressed like a

captain.

He

That

sailor.

calls his

He

boat the

Shamrock.

He

is

careful

and watches the sky

for storms.

His

father can trust

him

to sail the

boat on the bay.

He

likes

mother

to

take his

for a sail

rain.
39

when

father
it

and

does not

What

can

be

the

matter with the hen?

This
poor
old hen
cannot
tell

why
her

young
ducks
like to
g;o

on the water.

and
she is afraid they will be drowned.
Tom is feeding the ducks with his
See how they swim to him
cake.

She thinks they

to get the

are chickens

crumbs

as they

fall.

The hen says: "Cluck! cluck! cluck!"

The ducks say: " Peep! peep! peep!"

When

they are older, they will say:

"Quack! quack! quack!"

40

Ding dong bell! ^j

The cat's in
J_J

the well.

Who

put her

in?
Little

Johnny Green.

Who

pulled her out?

Big Johnny Stout.

What a cruel boy was that

To drown poor pussy cat,

Who
And

never did him any harm

killed the

mice

In his father's barn.

Pussy

Where
I've

To

pussy cat!
have you been?

cat,

been

to

see the

London

Queen.
41

Edna

has

found the cat

and four kittens on her

The

bed.
kittens

see

her,

do not

but she

watch them,
so she holds up her finger
Ko warn her mother not to
wishes

make a noise.
The kittens like

to sleep

with their mother.

are

to

on the bed

When

they

hungry they make a great

"Meow! Meow! Meow!

Meow!" they say, and Edna gets

noise.

and calls: "Kitty,

and all the kittens

milk

in a dish

kitty,

kitty,"

run for the milk.

When

they are fed they say, "Purr,

purr."
42

What
time

good

these

children
have in the
woods.

They

play in

the woods
every day.

They

get but-

tercups

and

daisies in the woods.

Sometimes they pretend they see

Indians, and they shout and play
that they

go

to fight the Indians.

They play that they shoot Indians

when they look out from behind
the trees.

The boys put

their

little

sister be-

hind a big log when they go

shoot the Indians.

They

often

sit

and hear the

birds singing in the trees.

43

to

little

au.

Fannie has been

and her

naughty,

mamma
her

has told

to

on

sit

the chair.

Her little
dog knows
she

in dis-

is

He

grace.
is

of Fannie, and

very fond

he seems

to

be

very sorry for her.

He

looks as

if

he had been scolded

instead of Fannie.

When

Fannie's

down from
and bark

mamma

lets

her get

the chair, Jip will jump

to

show how glad he

is.

Fannie is not often naughty, but today she did what her mamma told
her not to do. She is sorry now.
44

so ft.

George
large

strange

ginger

charge
fringe

Susan has a large

collie.

very wise dog.

He

He came

is

from

Scotland.

Susan thinks Sandy

in the world.

clean.

He

is

the wisest

likes to

dog

be kept

Susan often washes his face.

He knows the

names of all the cows,

and he can go to the pasture and
get any cow Susan's mamma
wishes him to bring home.

He

can drive a large flock of sheep.

45

Little

Jack Horner

Sat in a corner

Eating

his

Christmas
pie.

He

put

in his

thumb

And pulled out a plum,

And said, " What a good

Rain,

rain,

Come

boy am

go away,

again some

other day,
Little

Harry wants

to

play.

In the heart of a seed,

Down

A dear
Lies

deep, so deep,

little

plant

fast asleep.
46

I."

Jessie have a garden

George and

of their own.

Their father gives

them money to buy seeds.

George digs the garden.
rakes

it

to

make

it

Jessie

smooth.

When
it is

ready,

they
plant
their

seeds,

and
water the

soil to

make them grow.

They grow many kinds

of flowers,

and some corn and peas.

They keep the weeds cleared away
so that the plants

They
They

like to
like

to

work

may

grow.

in their

garden.

take their friends to

garden to show them the

flowers, and the corn and peas.

their

47

Mary and

Ethel are fond of

pets.

Mary's brother sent her a pretty

white rabbit. She likes to stroke
its

soft fur.

She

feeds

it

leaves

of cabbage and lettuce.

Ethel says she likes

her
old
black cat
better than

rabbit.

She says
the

rabbit

does

no

good, but
the cat catches rats and mice.
When Ethel rubs Nimrod's back he
bends it and looks pleased and
purrs.

When
his

he wishes to go out, or to get

supper, he says: "Meow!

meow! meow!"
The cat and rabbit
48

are

good

friends.

Ella lives on a farm.

Her

father

has a fine orchard.

mamma

Ella and her

are swinging

in the garden.

The day

is fine,

and

Ellaisvery happy.

Her

father put

up

the swing for her.

Ella often sings as

she swings:
"

Swinging,

swing-

ing.

Here we

go.

Backward, forward,
Fast or slow.

Upward, downward,
Happy, free.
Swinging, swinging
Merrily."

When

her mother wishes to stop,

Ella often says:

let

"Now we

the old cat die."

49

will

ei

a.

Let us count the sheep: One, two,

three, four,

How
They

five, six,

seven, eight.

gentle they look.

are in the shed on the straw.

It is

the springtime, for

see a

young lamb. I like to see young

lambs skip by their mothers.
I

One

can see four hens.

window, and three are

is in

the

on the

straw.

Boys and
see

The

girls

who

live

many wonderful

little

lamb

lies
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on a farm

things.

beside

its

mother.

Spring is coming.
The crows say so,

"Caw, caw, caw."

Pussy Willow says
so, too. She has

come

We

to see us.

can

see

the

hoods from
the window.

fur

One day

robin saw

gray

her soft

hoods, and she

was glad to see

them coming out
of their winter shells.

The

and the
sun shone on Pussy
rain

fell

Willow.
The fur
hoods burst open and down
fell some fine yellow curls.

How proud

Pussy Willow was when

she saw her picture in the stream

and

Carrie

Mabel

are

taking their
dolls

for

ride.

They

are go-

ing

to

the

woods.

see

They can
see
squirrel in a tree,

red

and Mabel

is

afraid of him, but Carrie laughs

at her.
rel will

They saw

She says

the pretty squir-

not hurt her.

a bird's nest, ferns, wild

flowers, yellow butterflies, an ant

hill,

When
it

and a wild rabbit.

Mabel saw the rabbit jump,

looked so big she ran

and asked her

They

if it

to Carrie

was a

bear.

tried to catch a bird, but

flew away.
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it

Maude and
They play

her cat are good friends.

together every day.

Maude will not

When Maude
was very

hurt her

cat.

youngthecat
would let her
her

take

in

her arms, and

squeeze

very

her

tight.

She would

lie

on the floor
and let Maude lay her head upon
her for a pillow.

happy
her

little girl.

" little

Maude
Her papa

sunshine."

is

calls

She can

sing:

"Good morning, merry

How

sunshine,

wake so soon?
You've scared away the little stars,
And shined away the moon."
did you

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(See frontispiece.)

Helen
It is

is

visiting her cousin

June and

garden are

in

all

Mabel.

the trees in the

bloom.

Helen thinks she never saw anything in the city so beautiful as

the big apple trees covered with

pink and white blossoms.

Mabel swings Helen high up

into

the blossoms, so that they kiss her

cheek.

How much

she enjoys

it!

Fido barks as if he liked to see

Helen in the swing.
Helen has a large home in the city,
but she says she likes to go to see
Mabel on the farm in June.
Mabel will go to visit Helen when
Helen will
she gets a holiday.

show her many strange things

in

the city.

She

will take

her to see the animals

in the park.
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Norman and
Grace are out
garden.

for a

They

walk

in the

are looking at a

spider spinning her web.

She

fixed the ends of her

web

to

She spun her web very fast.

It looked like silk when it was done
and <the sun was shining on it.
She spins her web to catch flies.
twigs.

Her small thread is made of a large

number of smaller threads wound
into one.
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T^L

/:>-

z.

hi OJL

Dora has a great

Dane that won
the

first

the

dog show.

Her

prize at

uncle

Charles gave
him to her.

What
fellow he is!

He

lets

when

He

lets

gentle, too.

little

his

does not get cross

dogs bark

at him.

Dora's kitten ride on his

back, sometimes.

on him,

He

is

Dora hold him by

He

collar.

He

a fine big

Dora can

ride

too.

sleeps near the door of Dora's

room, and seems very glad when

she gets up in the morning.

He is
She
is

very fond of his

little

likes to play with him,

very kind

to him.
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mistress.

and she

Nellie

is

visiting her grandpa.

He

lives near the sea.

every day to catch

He

goes out

fish.

Nellie likes to go out in the boat

when it is fine.
She likes to try to row the boat, and
her kind grandpa shows her how
with her grandpa,

to pull the oar.

Her

face has got quite

she

came

brown

since

to the seashore.

She has found a lot of shells on the

shore, and some pretty seaweed.
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Did you ever see a parrot?

Harry Jones has a fine parrot, with
and

green

jgj^^uncle

is

red

His

coat.

a sailor,

and he got
Harry.

fc^the parrot for

|k The parrot can say

wL man y things.
u
Time
9k It says:

m
V

^to bed,
^when

togo^

And ^^
U P>

it

P^^

Jfjp

Harry."

he gets

P^says:

Good

morn- i^r
n g"-" ^%^
Sometimes it shouts ^|^^ out:
^^^make
"Harry, Harry, you
i

too

much

One day
lost

and

rot,

it

'm

^IV

noise."

the parrot

said,

was

"I'm Harry's

Harry's

parrot,"

was taken home.

Harry was very glad
parrot back.

be glad

The

too.
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par-

till

it

to get his

parrot seemed to

Why

is

Carrie Smith not at school

to-day ?

She
will

is

sick,

and the doctorsays she

not be able to

come

to

school

for a long- time.

^4

" I

v >^fte^

said

"June
month."

is

am
all

so sorr y"

the

girls,

such a

The

fine

girls said

they would take flowers to

Carrie every day.

Jennie Gage took her

bunch of wild flowers,

and Carrie said: "Thank
a

you, Jennie;

love to see

the flowers in bloom."

The
glad

when

girls

Carrie

were

all

very

came back

to

school.

What

wild flower

do you

best?

Paint ten nice flowers.

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like

See the

Hear

train
it

choo
choo!
choo
^coming out
!

The

of the tunnel.

tunnel runs

It is dark in
under the big hill.
the tunnel.
George Brown is on
the train.
He is going to see his
grandma in the city.
George
lives on a farm.
When the train went into the tun-

nel

George was

afraid.

He

will

be glad when the train gets out

of the tunnel.

He

will

am

soon get
sure

he

to the city,

will

see

strange things in the

city.

train says, "

now.

many
The

Good-bye, choo, choo,

choo!"
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Do

you

like to

run for the paper for

papa, Laddie?

Why

have you four feet, Laddie,

when I have only two ?
Will you let me pat you on the
back, Laddie ?
Were you a little pup when my
papa got you, Laddie ?
Do you like to have me for your
little boy, Laddie ?
If I get a cart will you give me a
ride, Laddie ?
Don't you hear me, Laddie? Why
don't you speak? Can't you speak?
6t

Let us go and see the new elephant

in the Zoo.
What a long trunk he has
See
him pull the long grass with it.
What big ears and what a little tail
he has.
Give him a piece of candy. Do not
be afraid.
He will not hurt you.
!

He

will

take

hand very

He

it

from your open

gently.

can carry you on his back,

you wish to ride.

very heavy loads,
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He
too.

if

can draw

Hurrah

for

the maple leaf

means
more than any
It

other leaf to Cana-

dian girls and boys.

We love the maple tree,

grows

so

tall

and so grand.

Its colors are so fine in the

It

fall.

gives us maple sugar.

But we love
leaf is the

We

it

best because

emblem

of our

its

own land.

love to sing,

The maple leaf, our emblem dear,

The maple leaf forever;
God save our King and heaven
bless

The maple
Hurrah
the

for

leaf forever."

the

rose,

shamrock, and

leaf!
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the thistle,

the

maple

"Where
ries,

did you get those fine cher-

Harry

"My mamma
"If you eat

?"

gave them
all

to me."

the cherries

afraid they will

make you

am

sick.

Won't you give me some, Harry?"

"No!"
" I'll

take you fishing,

if

you give

me

some."

"Will you let me fish?" "Yes."

"All right, you may have one, two,
three, four, five, six, seven, eight."
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