It is made of steel. He hitches the horses to the plow. As the horses pull the plow, the plow share turns up the ground. The plow makes a deep furrow. When the ground is plowed, it must be made smooth with the harrow. Did you ever see one? The harrow is a wooden frame, with steel pins in it. The horses drag it over the ground. These pins rake the ground and make the dirt fine and smooth. Then the farmer will plant his corn. LESSON XVI. ed added to words. New Syllable. d blended, e silent. d like t. plant plant-ed kill killed bake baked Fred planted the apple seed. Dan killed the rabbit with his gun. Nell dressed her doll. She trimmed the dress herself. Dan tried to get the robin's nest. Fred helped them with the fire. Sam lived by a pond. Sam tossed a stick on the pond and Dan swam to get it. The dog barked and growled at the ox and kept him from his food. The mouse hunted around the house for food. The bee sucked the sweet from the rose. The fly buzzed on the window-pane. The little girl dropped the food out of the window for the bird. The farmer plowed his ground for the corn, PART V. LESSON I. ai ay=a ea-ē ie-ī swiftly homely near cried sounded admired away with shapely showed tangled day THE DEER. A deer came one day to a lake to drink. The clear, smooth lake showed him his picture in it. 'O, the fine horns that I have!" he cried. "How strong and shapely! But how homely my legs are! So long and thin! My horns look like the limbs of a tree.” Just then the horn of a hunter sounded near by. Away ran the deer. |