day may play lake take make hay way stay rake shake stack

1. The day is hot, and the lads may go to the hay to play.

2. The men are at the lake, and if the lads take a rake with them they may help to make the hay.

3. They must shake the hay out, or turn it with a rake.

4. The sun will dry it and make it fit for the stack.

THE PET BIRD.

Kate tame came

Dick sad

cage name crumb pick said (sed)

1. Kate had a tame bird in a cage. He was a gift from her mam-ma.

2. Kate fed the bird day by day.

to her

when she said

his name.

4. Kate did not wish the cat to get Dick. At in his cage. It

5. See, Kate has Dick in her hand. What will she do with him now, do you think?

6. I cannot tell what she will do.

rain sail

tail fair

wait

shall

pain hail hail pail pair horns shell

1. We may not sail on the lake today. The lake is not still, and the sky is dark.

2. Do you see the rain or the hail on the far off hills? Yes, the rain or hail will fall and we shall get wet if we sail on the lake.

3. Let us wait till it is fair for our sail. We shall go if it is dry and the lake is still.

4. See a snail on the pail.

stays out in the rain.

The snail

5. He has his shell on his back.

can go in-to it if it is wet.

He

6. His pair of horns is out, and that

is his tail. Do not pain a snail.

hare care

side fine does (dŭz) snare scare white fond mild

1. Do you see Dan's pet hares? His pa-pa got them for him. He did not get them in a snare, but he got them in a bush on the hill-side. They had

hid there.

2. The fur of the hares is soft and fine. In the cold months the fur of the hare is white. When it is mild the

fur is gray.

3. Dan has his hares in a box, but he lets them play in the grass.

4. He does not let a dog or a cat scare them. The hares are fond of Dan for he takes care of them.

NIGHT.

far

star

farm bark yard moon harm dark guard soon

1. The sun has set in the far west. The cows, the ducks, and the pigs are in the farm-yard. The hens are on their roost. All is still.

2. It is dark, but the stars are out in the sky. Soon we shall see the moon and all will be lit up by it.

3. The big dog will bark if he sees this sly fox. The fox will try to get the ducks in the yard.

4. As we go to bed, let us pray to God who made the sun and the moon and the stars.

5. All who pray to God are safe. He sees in the dark as well as in the day. He will guard us from harm.