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Then we went to the river and saw Frank's little boat sail on the water。
a care where there e
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sheep asleep horn no cry
Little Boy Blue； Come blow your horn。 The sheep's in the meadow；
The cow's in the corn！ Where is the little boy That looks after the sheep？
Oh； here he is！ Here he is； fast asleep！ Will you wake him？ No； not I； For
if I do； I know he will cry。 ＇Caption to illustration of children playing
with beetles。＇ Fly away； little bird； fly away home！ If you are not a little
bird； why did you come？
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cold turn begin brown over gold
What will come when summer is over and gone？
Oh； I can tell you。 After the summer is gone； fall will come。
When fall comes； the days begin to grow cold。
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Then the leaves fall from the trees。
Some of the leaves turn red； some turn brown； and some turn yellow as
gold。
In the fall we have ripe apples to eat。 The corn is ripe then； too。
All the children are glad when fall comes。 Do you know why？
Play time is over； and school begins。
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rain stay grass fresh
〃I wish； mother； you would tell me where the rain comes from。
〃Does it come from the sky？
〃Are the leaves and the flowers and the grass glad when the rain falls
on them？〃
This is what Lucy asked her mother one day。 Her mother said：
〃The rain makes the grass look green and fresh。 It helps the flowers
grow。
〃The corn which we plant in the field could not grow if there was no
rain。〃
〃But； mother；〃 said Lucy； 〃I do not like the rain very well。 It makes me
stay in the house when I want to go and play。
See how fast it rains！ I shall have to stay at home all day。〃
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evening west clouds those fade
It is evening； and the sun is about to set。 The day will soon be gone。
Let us sit here on the soft grass and look at the bright clouds in the
west。
Do you think there is any rain in those little clouds？
Oh； no！ Those are not rain clouds。
See how pretty they are！
Some of the clouds are red； and some are as yellow as gold。
It is the light of the sun that makes them look so bright。
Soon they will all fade away in the blue sky。
Soon it will be night； and the moon and stars will shine for us。
a fast ask grass a
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ship sea beach sand live shells
Here are four little girls who live near the sea。
They have gone down to the beach with their father。
They like to play in the sand。
Sometimes their mother goes with them； and they stay there all day。
They like to look at the ships as they sail far away on the blue sea。
Do you think you would like to sail far away on a ship？
Sometimes these little girls find pretty shells in the sand。
I think all children like to play on the beach when the sun is warm； and
the wind does not blow。
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only every use driver
What does the man say？
He says； 〃Good sweet apples； only two cents each！ Ripe； sweet apples；
yellow as gold！ Who will buy my apples this warm summer morning？〃
You can hear him as he goes down the road。 〃Who wants to buy a nice
red apple？〃
The apples are in the wagon。
The man walks in the road； behind the wagon； and tells every one that
he has apples to sell。
His little dog rides in the wagon and looks at the horse。
Is he not a funny driver？
The horse does not go very fast。
He knows that his driver can not use a whip。。
〃Oh； who wants to buy some good apples this bright summer
morning？〃
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just hand told town brother
Do you know these three boys？
The tall boy in the wagon is Frank Brown。 The little boy is Henry。 He
is Frank's brother。
The boy on the horse is John Day。 See how well he can ride！
Frank is a good driver。 He sits in the wagon； and the horse goes just as
he is told。
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Frank has a whip in his hand； but he does not use it。
Henry's little dog runs behind。 Sometimes he has to run very fast to
keep up with the wagon。
Do you know where the boys are going？
I think they are going to town。
I wonder what they will buy in town。
Henry says he will buy a book with pretty pictures in it。 He can not
read very well； but he likes to look at books。
John wants to ride down to the river and look at the boats。 He would
buy a new boat if he could。 But he has only one cent； and what can he buy
with that？
Frank says they will not stay in town long。 They must go home very
soon。
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happy often ask bow arrow Robert
The name of this little boy is Robert。 He is a busy boy。
He lives in a big town； and he does not often see the fields and the
green woods。
Yet he is just as happy as Frank and John and little Henry。
He lives in a tall house not far from the river。 In the summer time he
can see the ships as they sail up the river。
His father has a boat； and sometimes Robert goes sailing in it。
One day Robert saw a man with ＇Missing text＇ bows and arrows to
sell。 〃How much do you ask for your arrows？〃 he said。
〃＇Missing text＇ three cents each；〃 said the man。 〃Would you like to
buy one？〃
Robert did not buy an arrow。 He went home and made one that was
just as good。
Do you think he can use it？
｛Missing text＇ teacher says that he must ｛Missing text＇ bow now。
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What does the summer bring？ Green leaves； pretty flowers； busy bees；
and birds of many kinds。 It is then that we play in the woods and by the
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sea。
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winter north ice snow brings short shiver
When winter comes； the days are short and the nights are long。
Then the cold north wind blows over the fields and woods。
It blows over the meadow and the river and the high hills。
It brings snow and ice。
It makes our hands and faces cold。 We do not like the north wind。
All children are happy when winter comes。 They like to see the snow。
They like to play on the ice。
They