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Birdie, rest a little longer,

Till the little wings are stronger.
So she rests a little longer,
Then she flies away.

2. What does little baby say
In her bed at peep of day?
Baby says, like little birdie,

Let me rise and fly away.
Baby, sleep a little longer,

Till the little limbs are stronger;

If she sleeps a little longer,

Baby too shall fly away.

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The North Wind Doth Blow.

1. The north wind doth blow,

And we shall have snow:

And what will the robin do then,

He'll sit in the barn,

And keep himself warm,

Poor thing?

And hide his head under his wing,

Poor thing!

2. The north wind doth blow,

And we shall have snow:

And what will the swallow do then,

O, do you not know?

Poor thing?

He's gone, long ago,

To a country much warmer than ours,

Poor thing!

3. The north wind doth blow,

And we shall have snow:

And what will the honey-bee do,

In his hive he will stay,

Poor thing?

Till the cold's passed away,

And then he'll come out in the spring,

Poor thing!

4. The north wind doth blow,

And we shall have snow:

And what will the children do then,

When lessons are done,

Poor things?

They'll jump, skip, and run,

And play till they make themselves warm,

Poor things!

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1. What is that large building?

2. It is Mr. Board's grist mill.
3. What is a grist mill?

4. It is a mill where all kinds of grain are ground.

5. The farmers bring their grain to this mill. The miller grinds it into flour and feed.

6. He makes flour out of wheat, rye, and buckwheat. He makes feed out of corn, rye, and oats.

7. The farmer's wife makes bread out of wheat flour and rye flour. She makes griddle-cakes out of buckwheat flour.

8. The farmer gives the feed made of corn, rye, and oats to his horses. He gives corn-feed to his cattle.

9. What makes the mill

go ?

10. A large water-wheel makes it go.

with me, I will show it to you.

11. Here is the gate in the flume.

Come

The

miller opens this gate, and the water runs from

the pond through the flume and the gate upon the top of the water-wheel.

12. This wheel, you see, has buckets all around it.

13. The buckets on one side of the wheel fill with water. The water is so heavy it turns the wheel.

14. When the water gets to the bottom of the wheel the water runs out. Then the buckets go up empty on the other side.

15. When they get to the top, the water runs into them and fills them again.

16. In this way one side of the wheel is kept heavier than the other while the water-gate is kept open.

17. When the miller wants to stop the mill he closes the gate.

18. There are different kinds of water-wheels. This one is called an over-shot wheel.

19. When I was a small boy, my uncle gave me a little water-wheel.

20. I put it in a brook and it ran a little toy mill.

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Fanny and Maud and their Chickens.

1. Fanny and Maud were two little sisters who lived in a large farm-house in the country.

2. Their father raised poultry, and his little girls were fond of helping him feed and take care of his poultry.

3. One day the speckled hen, which they called "Old Speckle," hatched out a brood of ducks.

4. Old Speckle became almost crazy when the ducklings walked into the brook and swam about.

5. She was afraid they would drown, and said "Cluck, cluck," which meant "Come out, come out;" but they were having a good time and did not mind her.

6. One day one of the ducks broke its leg. Maud took it to the house and put it into a large basket.

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