1. A HUNTER, in a distant land, where lions are found, was on his way home. He had to cross a field, where he saw a lion close by, watching him. The hunter had used all his bullets, and he could not run away from the lion, so he looked round about for a safe place to hide in for the night, but could see none.

2. At last he thought of a plan to cheat the lion. He crept under the ledge of a high cliff, and hid where the lion could not see him. It was now dark, but the man could see that the lion had come after him, and was but a little way off.

3. He took off his hat and coat, and put them on his gun, so as to make them look Then he waved them above

like a man.

the edge of the rock.

4. As soon as the lion came up, he saw the coat and the hat, and at once made a spring at them. He bounded right over the cliff where the man lay, and was dashed to pieces on the rocks below.

1. WHAT is that spot of green light in the bushes? See, there is another, and another! Ah! they move!

How fast they

It is like wild-fire,

flit about! Is it fire?
like little stars upon the ground.

2. Take one of them in your hand; it will not burn you. How it moves about in your hand! Your hand has fire in it.

3. What is it? Bring it into the house; bring it to the light. Ah, it is a little worm ; it hardly shines at all now. glow-worm.

4. Do you know the song

It is called a

of the fairies?

And when the sun does hide his head The glow-worm lights us home to bed. 5. In some places there are insects which fly about in the summer evenings, and give a great deal more light than the glow-worm. You may see to read by two or three of them together. They are called fire-flies.

1. DRIVE the nail aright, boys,

Hit it on the head;

Strike with all your might, boys,
While the iron 's red.

2. When you've work to do, boys, Do it with a will;

They who reach the top, boys,
First must climb the hill.

3. Standing at the foot, boys,
Gazing at the sky,

How can you get up, boys,
If you never try?

4. Though you stumble oft, boys,
Never be downcast;
Try, and try again, boys,
You'll succeed at last.

5. Drive the nail aright, boys,
Hit it on the head;

Strike with all your might, boys,
While the iron 's red.

1. Two little wrens have built a nest

In the old tree by the door;

And there they have hatched a thriving brood,

On which they set great store.

And when the baker's boy comes near,

With basket full of bread,

They rave as if they 'd like to peck
The eyes out of his head.