They are all good girls, and would not be rude even in playing school.
Kate and Mary listen to Fanny as she reads from her book.
What do you think she is reading about? I will tell you. It is about a
poor little boy who was lost in the woods.
When Fanny has finished, the three girls will go home.
In a little while, too, the boys will give up their playing.
LESSON XLV.
ap'ple mew tease crack'er down new sil'ly a sleep'
wants calls knew friends up on' flew Poll Pol'ly
[Illustration: Girl sitting at dinner table. Parrot is on a perch
in the foreground.]
Lucy has a new pet. Do you know what kind of bird it is? Lucy calls her
Polly.
Polly can say, "Poor Poll! Poor Poll! Polly wants a cracker;" and she can
mew like a cat.
But Polly and the cat are not good friends. One day Polly flew down, and
lit upon the cat's back when she was asleep.
I think she knew the cat would not like that, and she did it to tease her.
When Lucy pets the cat, Polly flies up into the old apple tree, and will
not come when she calls her. Then Lucy says, "What a silly bird!"
LESSON XLVI. REVIEW.
"Well, children, did you have a nice time in the woods?"
"Oh yes, mother, such a good time! See what sweet flowers we found, and
what soft moss. The best flowers are for grandma. Won't they please her?"
"Yes; and it will please grandma to know that you thought of her.
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