Easy StepsF.S. Procure, 1892 |
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Page 24 - He accordingly invited her to dinner in great form; but when it came upon* the table, the Stork found it consisted entirely of different soups, served up in broad shallow dishes, so that she could only dip in the end of her bill, but could not possibly satisfy her hunger. The Fox lapped it up very readily, and every now and then, addressing himself to his guest, desired to know how she liked her entertainment ; hoped that every thing was seasoned to her mind; and protested he was very sorry to see...
Page 39 - Then the little boy went by a hay-rick, and he saw a bird pulling some hay out of the hayrick, and he said, Bird! will you come and play with me ? But the bird said, No, I must not be idle, I must get some hay to build my nest with, and some moss, and some wool.
Page 90 - One gentle word that I may speak, Or one kind, loving deed, May, though a trifle, poor and weak, Prove like a tiny seed; And who can tell what good may spring From such a very little...
Page 39 - I told you; and he had a great mind to play, instead of going to school. And he saw a bee flying about, first upon one flower, and then upon another ; so he said, Pretty bee ! will you come and play with me ? But the bee said, No, I must not be idle ; I must go and gather honey.
Page 88 - But even now I ought to try To do what good I may ; God never meant that such as I...
Page 27 - I'll watch him, and if I see him look off his book, I'll tell. It was not long before I saw Joe look off his book, and immediately I informed the master. ' Indeed,' said he, 'how did you know he was idle?' 'I saw him,
Page 68 - At last he fell on 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 oft'.
Page 18 - So they pulled the warm nest down away from the tree ; And the little ones cried, but they could not get free ; So at last they all died away, one, two, and three. But when back again the poor mother did fly, Oh, then she set up a most pitiful cry t And she mourned a long while, and then lay down to die ! The Snowdrop.
Page 32 - My house shall be a house of prayer'; but you have made it a den of robbers.
Page 39 - Then the little boy met a dog, and he said, Dog : will you play with me But the dog said, No, I must not be idle, I am going to catch a hare for my master's dinner, I must make haste and catch it.