New primer
NEW PRIMER HORACE MANN READERS imiMm
MBWiUMiliwmiis
THE HORACE MANN READERS Canadian Edition
NEW PRIMER BY
WALTER
L.
HERVEY,
Ph.D.
AND
MELVIN
HIX,
B.S.
ILLUSTRATIONS BY MAGINEL WRIGHT ENRIGHT
LONGMANS, GREEN AND 128-132
UNIVERSITY AVENUE
•
CO.
TORONTO
THE HORACE MANN READERS
NEW PRIMER
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BY
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First
Canadian Edition July 1930
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FOREWORD The New Primer easily
taught material, largely in the form of stories having
ary value. easily
contains an abundance of new, varied and
Some
of the stories are cumulative; all of
be taught; most of them, in
of
them,
a
number
will
of
fact,
an unusual proportion
be found to be original and new.
rhymes and
jingles,
liter-
them may
There are also
and continued
stories
com-
posed of short incidents.
The new Manual
gives definite directions for teaching each
lesson.
As respects methods years have shown a
of teaching children to read, the past few
marked advance
in naturalness, directness
and economy, with a closer adjustment to the interests and capabilities of children,
teaching.
and a wiser application
Those who know the Horace
"Let thought lead,"
"Word problems,"
its
of the laws of
Mann
good
Method, with
its
"Phonics are fundamental," and
will appreciate its relation to this
its
advance.
Acknowledgments are due to Messrs. Warwick and York
for
permission to use the story "Little Pig" which appeared in the
"Atlantic Educational Monthly."
Ui
CONTENTS PAGE
BILLY BOY AND THE PONY I HAD A LITTLE PONY
1
14 15 16
MIX A PANCAKE
AWAY HE RAN THE MUFFIN BOY TWO LITTLE BLACK CROWS THE NEW BABY PETER PUP
17
28 29
THE FARMER IN THE DELL
37 50 51 52 58 59
BIG A, LITTLE A LITTLE BROTHER GRUNT, PIGGY, GRUNT! NOSE, MOUTH, EYES, EARS, FEET LITTLE PIG A MOUSE WITH A HOUSE
62 63 73 74 75 85
SEE-SAW KITTENS WITH MITTENS THREE LITTLE KITTENS THIS IS THE WAY
TO MARKET BILLY AND NELLY GO TO MARKET THEY MEET JACK SPRAT'S CAT THEY SEE THE END OF MUFFIN BOY THEY TAKE PETER PUP ALONG PUP AND PIG THE BEE AND THE PONY THE MOTHER GOOSE WOMAN THE MOUSE AND HER HOUSE A GOOD JOKE
THE FINEST SHOWMAN THE MARKET THE BAKER'S ASLEEP A GOAT WITH A BOAT A GOAT WITH A COAT THE WOLF AND THE FOX ANIMATED ALPHABET
86
87 89
90 '.
92 93 95 97 98 100 101
103 105 106 107 108 122
IV
Billy
Boy had a pony. 1
I I
The pony had hay to eat. The pony said, ^^I want grass. don't want to eat hay, want to eat grass.''
The pony ran away to eat grass. Billy Boy ran after the pony.
Billy
Boy
said,
^Tony, pony, come away. Leave the grass and eat the hay.
But the pony would not come.
))
Boy said, "I'll cry." So Billy Boy sat down and
Billy
cried.
The
fox heard Billy
'^Billy
^
cry.
Boy, Billy Boy/'
said the fox, ^^I
Boy
^Vhy do you
cry?-'
cry/' said Billy Boy,
^because I can't
make
the pony
leave the grass."
The
fox said, ^^'11
do
it."
The
fox said to the pony,
^Tony, pony, come away. Leave the grass and eat the hay.
jy
But the pony would not come. So the fox
And
said,
the fox sat
'T\\
cry.''
down and
cried.
The dog heard the
fox cry.
^Tox, fox/' said the dog,
^Vhy do you ^^I ^
cry?''
cry," said the fox,
^because Billy Billy
Boy
Boy
cries.
cries
because he can't
make
the
pony
leave the grass."
The dog
said,
^I'U do it."
•^
"^^^^
The dog
said to the pony,
^Tony, pony, come away. Leave the grass and eat the hay.
))
But the pony would not come. So the dog
And
said,
the dog sat
^^rU
cry.''
down and
cried.
A
dog
cat heard the
cry.
^^Dog, dog/' said the cat,
"why do you cry?" "I cry/' said the dog,
"because the fox
The
fox cries
because Billy Billy
cries.
Boy
Boy
cries.
cries
because he can't
make
the
pony
leave the grass."
The
cat said, "I'll 10
do
it."
The
cat said to the pony,
"Pony, pony, come away, Leave the grass and eat the hay.''
But the pony would not come. So the cat
And
said, "I'll cry."
the cat sat
down and 11
cried.
A
bee heard the cat cry.
^'Cat, cat/' said the bee,
^^why do you cry?''
"I cry/' said the cat, ^
^because the dog
The dog
cries
because the fox
The
cries.
fox cries
because Billy Billy
cries.
Boy
Boy
cries.
cries
because he can't
make
the
pony
leave the grass."
The bee
said, 'T\\ 12
do
it.^'
The bee
said to the pony,
^^Buzz, buzz, buzz!
Pony, pony, come away. Leave the grass and eat the hay. Buzz, buzz, buzz!'' ^'I'U
come away," said the pony.
^^ril leave
the grass
And away
the
and
pony 13
eat the hay.' ran.
I
I
had a
HAD A LITTLE PONY
little
pony,
His name was Dapple Gray. I lent
To
him
,
to a lady
ride a mile away.
She whipped him, She slashed him. She rode him through the mire. I
would not lend
For
all
my
pony now
the lady's hire. 14
MIX A PANCAKE
Mix a
pancake,
Stir a pancake,
Drop
it
in the pan;
Bake the pancake, Toss the pancake.
Catch
it if
you can. 15
AWAY HE RAN
A
little
woman little old man
old
and a Baked a cake
in a little pan.
The cake
jumped out
of the little pan;
And away, and away, and away he ran! 16
THE MUFFIN BOY
There was a
little
old
and a
little
old
man.
The
little
old
woman
made a Muffin Boy. 17
woman
She put Muffin Boy in the
The
pan
to bake.
httle old
man
said,
^^Muffin Boy, Muffin Boy, I
want to
eat you/^ 18
^^Eat me, cried
Eat ME!''
Muffin Boy;
'^nobody shall eat me!'*
Muffin Boy
jumped out
of the
and away he
ran. 19
pan
The
little
and the ran
after
man old woman
old
little
Muffin Boy.
But the little old man and the little old woman could not catch him. 20
Muffin Boy met a duck. "Stop, stop!
Muffin Boy/'
said the duck;
"I
want
to eat you!'' 21
''Eat
me!
Muffin Boy;
cried
"nobody I
shall eat
jumped out
and away I
MET'
Eat
me!
of a
pan
I ran.
ran away
from an old woman,
and an old man, and
I
can run away from you,
I can,
I can!^'
Muffin Boy ran on.
The duck ran
after
Muffin Boy.
But the duck could not catch him. 22
Muffin Boy met a hen. '^Stop, stop!
Muffin Boy/'
said the hen,
"I want to eat you!'' ^^Eat me! cried
Eat ME!''
Muffin Boy;
^^nobody shall eat me! I
jumped out
and away I
of a
pan
I ran.
ran away from an old woman,
and an old man, and a duck, and
I
can run away from you,
I can, I can!"
Muffin Boy ran on.
The hen ran
after
Muffin Boy.
But the hen could not catch him. 23
Muffin Boy met a turkey. Muffin Boy/'
^^Stop, stop!
said the turkey,
want to
'^I
'^Eat
me!
Eat ME!''
Muffin Boy;
cried ^
eat you!'^
^nobody shall eat me! I
jumped out
and away I
of a
pan
I ran.
ran away
from an old woman,
and an old man, and a duck,
and a hen,
and
I
can run away from you,
I can, I can!" 24
'<JS&JH».»_
.,^\«,».
So Muffin Boy ran on.
The turkey ran
after
But the turkey could not catch him. 25
Muffin Boy.
Muffin Boy met a crow. ^^Stop, stop!
Muffin Boy/'
said the crow, ^'I
want ^^Eat
cried ^
to eat you!''
me!
Eat ME!"
Muffin Boy;
^nobody shall eat me! 26
I
jumped out
of
a pan
and away I ran. I ran away from an old woman,
and an old man,
and a duck, and a hen,
and a
turkey,
and
can run away from you,
I
I can, I can!''
"No, you
can't,''
said the crow,
"I can fly!"
So the crow
flew after
Muffin Boy.
The crow caught him.
And
that was the end of Muffin Boy. 27
Two
little
Sitting
black crows,
on a
hill,
The one named
Jack,
The other named Fly away, Jack!
Fly away,
Jill!
Come again. Jack! Come again, Jill!
Jill,
THE NEW BABY
Once there was a
little girl.
Her name was
Nellie Gray.
One day
Gray began to laugh.
The
Nellie
cat heard Nellie
^^Nellie
Gray laugh.
Gray, Nellie Gray/^
said the cat,
^Vhy do you 29
laugh?''
^1 laugh/' said Nellie Gray, '
'because there
is
a new baby
in our house.''
Then the
And
cat said, "I'll pur."
so the cat began to pur. 30
The dog heard the
And
the dog said,
'^Cat, cat,
And
cat pur.
why do you
the cat said,
^^I
pur?''
pur
because Nellie Gray laughs. Nellie
Gray laaghs
because there
is
a new baby
in our house."
Then the dog
And
said,
^^I'U bark.''
so the dog began to bark. 31
The hen heard the dog bark.
And
the hen said, '^Dog, dog^
why do you
And
bark?''
the dog said,
^^I
bark
because the cat purs.
The
cat purs
because NeUie Gray laughs.
And NeUie Gray because there
is
laughs
a new baby
in our house.''
Then the hen
And
said,
"I'll cackle.
)y
so the hen began to cackle. 32
J;' -!Wgdasdi..iU- >
I
,
..i
i
,.-. ,ii» ii
m
The
rooster heard the hen cackle.
And
the rooster said, ''Hen, hen,
why do you
cackle?'' 33
And
the hen said, '1 cackle
because the dog barks.
The dog barks because the cat purs.
The
cat purs
because NeUie Gray laughs.
Nellie
Gray laughs
because there
is
a new baby
in our house.''
Then the
And
rooster said,
''I'll
crow."
so the rooster began to crow. 34
The duck heard the rooster crow.
And
the duck said,
^^Rooster, rooster,
And
why do youcrow?^'
the rooster said,
^^I
crow
because the hen cackles.
The hen
cackles
because the dog barks.
The dog barks because the cat purs.
The
cat purs
because Nellie Gray laughs.
NelUe Gray laughs because there in our house.
is ^'
Then the duck
And
a new baby
said,
"I'll
quack.''
so the duck began to quack. 35
The baby heard Nellie
Gray laugh,
and the
cat pur,
and the dog bark, and the hen and the
cackle,
rooster crow,
and the duck quack.
And and to
the
baby began
cackle,
and to bark,
and to quack, and to
and to
to crow,
laugh. 36
pur,
PETER PUP
Once there was a
little
His name was Peter Pup.
One day Peter Pup played in the snow.
And
the
snow
pinched his paw. 37
dog.
Peter
Pup
said to the snow,
^^You pinched
You must
am
paw.
be very strong/'
The snow "I
my
said,
not very strong.
The sun can melt 38
me.''
So Peter Pup went to the sun.
And
Peter
Pup
said to the sun,
^The snow pinched
my
paw.
You can melt the snow. You must be very strong. And the sun said, *^I
am
not very strong.
The cloud can hide 39
me.''
''
So Peter Pup went to the cloud. Peter
Pup
said to the cloud,
^The snow pinched my paw. The sun can melt the snow.
You can hide You must be The cloud ^^I
am
the sun.
very strong."
said,
not very strong.
The wind can
drive 40
me/'
So Peter Pup went to the wind.
Pup
Peter
said,
^The snow pinched
my
paw.
The sun can melt the snow. The cloud can hide the
You can drive the You must be very The wind ^^I
am
The
cloud.
strong."
said,
not very strong.
hill
can stop me." 41
sun.
So Peter Pup went to the Peter
Pup
said to the
'The snow pinched
my
hill.
hill,
paw.
The sun can melt the snow. The cloud can hide the sun. The wind can
drive the cloud.
You can stop You must be
the wind.
The '^I
am
very strong.'^
hill said,
not very strong.
The mouse can dig a 42
hole in me.''
So Peter Pup went to the mouse.
Pup
Peter
said
^The snow pinched
my
paw.
The sun can melt the snow. The cloud can hide the
The wind can The
You
hill
can dig a hole in the
be very strong.''
The mouse
am
The
drive the cloud
can stop the wind.
You must
^^I
sun.
said,
not very strong.
cat can eat me.'' 43
hill.
So Peter Pup went to the Peter
Pup
cat.
said,
^^You can eat the mouse.
You must The ^^I
am
be very strong.
cat said,
not very strong.
The dog can chase me/' 44
'^
So Peter Pup went to the dog.
He ^The
said to the dog. cat can eat the mouse.
You can chase the You must be very The dog ^^I
am
The
cat.
strong.''
said,
not very strong.
stick can beat me.'' 45
So Peter Pup went to the
He
said to the stick,
^^You can beat the dog.
You must The "I
am
The
be very strong."
stick said,
not very strong.
fire
can burn me." 46
stick.
So Peter Pup went to the
He ^The
said to the
fire,
cat can eat the mouse.
The dog can chase the The
cat.
stick can beat the dog.
You can burn the You must be very The ^^I
fire.
am
stick.
strong.''
fire said,
not very strong.
The water can put me out." 47
Peter
He
Pup went
to the water.
said to the water,
^The snow pinched
my
paw.
The sun can melt the snow. The cloud can hide the
The wind can
The
hill
drive the cloud.
can stop the wind.
The mouse can The
sun.
dig a hole in the
cat can eat the mouse.
The dog can chase the
cat.
The
stick can beat the dog.
The
fire
You
can burn the
can put out the
You must
stick. fire.
be very strong.'' 48
hill.
The water a
I
am
said,
not very strong.
Jack Frost can make Peter
Pup went
He went, and He did not Peter '^I
will
And
Pup
me
into snow/'
to find Jack Frost.
he went, and he went. find Jack Frost.
said,
go home.'' so he did. 49
!
SEE-SAW
See-saw See-saw
Here we go up and down. See-saw
See-saw
This
is
the
way
to 60
market town.
KITTENS WITH MITTENS
"Where
my "We
are
little
you going, kittens
are going to
?''
town
buy us some mittens. jy "What! kittens buy mittens!'^ to
Can
Who
kittens ever
little
buy mittens?
saw
kittens with mittens? 51
THREE LITTLE KITTENS
Three
little
kittens
Lost their mittens,
And they began to "0 mother dear.
We
very
much
That we have
cry,
fear.
lost 52
our mittenSc''
^Tost your mittens,
You bad Then you
little kittens,
have no
pie.
Mew, mew, mew! Then you shall have no Mew, mew, mew!''
pie.
shall
53
Three
Found
And
little
their mittens,
they began to cry,
"0 mother See here! See!
kittens
We
dear.
See here!
have found our mittens.'^
'Tut on your mittens.
You good And you
little kittens,
shall
have some
pie.
Pur, pur, pur!
And you
shall
have some
Pur, pur, pur!'' 64
pie.
Three
Put on
And
little
kittens
their mittens,
ate
up
all their pie.
*^0
mother
We
very
dear,
much
That we have
fear,
soiled our mittens/'
'^Soiled
your mittens,
You bad
httle kittens!''
Then they began
to cry,
'^Mew, mew, mew!"
Then they began
to cry,
"Mew, mew, mew!" 65
Three
little
kittens
Washed their mittens, And they began to cry, '^0
mother
See here! See!
We
dear.
See here!
have washed our mittens/' 56
^Washed your
You good I smell
mittens,
little kittens,
a mouse near
by.''
Mew, mew! We smell a mouse near by. Hush, hush! Mew, mew!'' '^Hush, hush!
67
THIS
This
is
We
the
THE WAY
way
wash our mittens,
Wash Wash This
IS
is
our mittens, our mittens.
the
way
we wash our mittens.
On a
cold
and
frosty morning. 58
THE FARMER IN THE DELL {Memorize, sing, act and read.)
The fanner
in the dell,
The farmer
in the dell,
Hi ho! the farmer 0! The farmer
in the dell!
The farmer takes the
wife!
The farmer takes the wife! Hi ho! the farmer 0!
The farmer takes the 59
wife!
The
wife takes the child!
The
wife takes the child!
Hi ho!
the farmer 0!
The
wife takes the child!
The
child takes the nurse!
The
child takes the nurse!
Hi ho! The
the farmer 0!
child takes the nurse!
The nurse takes the dog! The nurse takes the dog!
Hi ho! the farmer 0! The nurse takes the dog! 60
The dog takes the
cat!
The dog takes the
cat!
Hi ho! the farmer 0! The dog takes the
cat!
The
cat takes the rat!
The
cat takes the rat!
Hi ho! the farmer 0! The
cat takes the rat!
The
rat takes the cheese!
The
rat takes the cheese!
Hi ho! The
the farmer 0!
rat takes the cheese! 61
The
cheese stands alone!
The
cheese stands alone!
Hi ho! the farmer 0! The cheese stands alone! The farmer took the wife. The wife took the child.
The
child took the nurse.
The nurse took the dog. The dog took the cat.
The
cat took the rat.
The
rat took the cheese.
The
cheese stood alone.
Big A^
little a,
And bouncing B! The
cat's in the
And
can't see me. 62
cupboard;
LITTLE BROTHER
Billy
Boy had a
One day
He He He
Little
little
brother.
Brother ran away.
didn't
tell
his mother.
didn't
tell
his father.
didn't
tell
his brother.
He just ran away. He went, and went, and went. By and by he came to the barnyard. 63
In the barnyard he saw
Old Mother Hen. Old Mother Hen saw
Old Mother Hen ^^There I
am
He
is
Little Brother.
said,
a boy!
afraid of him.
will
hm*t
my
babies.
So Old Mother Hen ran at
Little Brother,
and chased him away. 64
''
Little
Brother
came to Old Mother Duck. Old Mother Duck 'There I I
am am
is
said,
a boy.
afraid of him. afraid he will hm*t
my babies.
Quack, quack!''
And
she chased 65
him away.
Brother came
Little
to Old
Mother Goose.
Old Mother Goose
said,
'^S-s-s!
There I
I
am am
is
a boy.
afraid of him. afraid he will hm*t
my babies.
S-s-s!''
So she chased
Little 66
Brother away.
Old Father Turkey
saw
Little Brother.
'^Gobble, gobble, gobble!" said Old Father Turkey.
'There I
am
is
a boy!
not afraid of a boy.
But he must not hurt our Gobble, gobble, gobble! I will
chase
him away." 67
babies.
So Old Father Turkey ran at Little Brother,
and
cried,
Little
^
^Gobble, gobble, gobble
Brother was afraid,
and ran away. Old Father Turkey ran after the
little
boy.
Old Mother Goose ran
after the turkey.
Old Mother Duck •ran after the goose.
Old Mother Hen ran
after the duck. 68
!''
V^r^tMCi
Just then
little
WR'Cfc
dog Tray
ran into the barnyard. ^^Bow, said
wow, wow!''
little
^This
is
dog Tray.
Little Brother.
You must not chase Little Brother. He won't hurt your babies. He is a good little boy." 60
The hen was of httle
afraid
dog Tray.
The duck was
afraid of him.
The goose was
afraid of him.
The turkey was
afraid, too.
So the hen ran away.
The duck ran
after the hen.
The goose ran
after the duck.
The turkey Tray ran Little
ran, too.
after the turkey.
Brother ran after Tray. 70
And then
Billy
Boy came
into the barnyard.
He ran up and ^
to Little Brother
said,
Where have you been?
Father has been looking
for you.
Mother has been looking x4Lnd I
have been looking
Little
for you. for you.'^
Brother said,
'The turkey chased me. Tray chased the
And ''Yes,
Billy
Tray
Boy is
turkey.'' said,
a good dog.
And you must be a good boy. Good little boys dou not nut run LULL nwdiy. away. 71
*^I
will
be a good boy/^
said Little Brother. will
^^I
not run away again.
Here Tray! here Tray!
Good
We
old dog.
are not afraid
of that old turkey,
are we, Tray?'' 72
GRUNT, PIGGY, GRUNT
Jack Sprat had a
He He He He ^^
pig.
was not very
little.
was not very
big.
was not very
lean.
was not very
fat.
Grunt, piggy, grunt!''
Said
little
Jack Sprat. 73
NOSE, MOUTH, EYES, EARS, FEET
"I have one said this ^^I
little
little pig.
have one
little
said that '^I
'^I
little
eyes/'
little pig.
have two said that
mouth/'
little pig.
have two said this
nose/'
little
ears/'
little pig.
''You have four said the old
little
mother 74
feet/'
pig.
LITTLE PIG
with his mother.
Little Pig lived
One day
Little Pig
found his two ^'0
little eyes.
Mother, Mother/'
cried Little Pig, '^I
have two
What with
my
can
two
little eyes.
I
do little eyes?'' 75
^^0
you
said the big
^^ou can
mother
So
Pig looked
his mother.
One day
Little Pig
found his two ^'0
little eyes.
me.''
Little
and saw
little ears.
Mother, Mother/'
cried Little Pig,
two
^^I
have
little ears.
What with
pig;
see
with your two
Look at
pig/'
silly little
my
can
two
I
do little 76
ears?"
^^0
you
silly little
said the big
mother
pig/^ pig;
^^you can hear
with your two
So
Little Pig
with his two
He
little
ears/'
heard
little ears.
heard the other pigs say,
^'Grunt, grunt/' 77
He
heard the dog say,
^^Bow, wow!''
He
heard the cat say,
'Mew, mew!''
He heard
the cow say,
'Moo, moo!" 78
One day
Little Pig
found his one ^^0
nose.
little
Mother, Mother/'
cried Little Pig, ^^I
have one
What with ^^0
my
can one
you
little
I
nose.
do
little
nose?''
silly little
said the big
mother
pig," pig;
^^you can smell with your nose.
You
can smell your dinner." 79
So
Little
Pig smelled
with his one httle nose. ^^Sniff, sniff/'
with his one
went
'^0
nose.
little
But he could not
Little Pig,
smell his dinner,
Mother, Mother/'
cried Little Pig, '^I
can't smell
my
dinner.''
and by," the big mother
^^By
said
pig,
^^you will smell your dinner." 80
M*-V.f^t._
wn.
By and by
Little Pig
found his one ^'0
mouth.
little
Mother, Mother/'
cried Little Pig, '^I
have one
What with '^0
my
little
mouth.
can I do one
you
little
mouth?''
silly little
said the big
mother
pig/' pig;
^^you can eat
with your one
You
little
mouth.
can eat your dinner with 81
it."
By and by
Little Pig
found his four ^^0
little feet,
Mother, Mother/'
cried Little Pig,
'1 have four Uttle
What with ^'0
feet.
can I do
my
four Uttle feet?''
you
silly little
said the big
mother
pig/' pig;
^Vou can run with your four Httle
So
Little
feet."
Pig ran
with his four httle 82
feet.
By and by a The
girl
With
had his
Little Pig
With With Little
Little Pig's dinner.
two
little ears,
heard the
his
Little Pig
came.
girl
two
girl.
little eyes,
saw the
girl.
his one little nose.
Pig smelled his dinner. 83
With
his four Uttle feet,
Little Pig
With Little
ran to the
his one little
girl.
mouth,
Pig ate his dinner
all
up.
^^Grunt, grunt/' said Little Pig,
"my
dinner
is
good.'' 84
A MOUSE WITH A HOUSE ^^
my
Where little
^'I
to
am
are
you going,
mouse ?'^ going to town
buy me a
house.''
^What! a mouse buy a house!
Can a mouse buy a house? Who ever saw a mouse with a house?'' S5
TO MARKET
To market,
To market, To buy a
fat pig.
Home
again.
Home
again
Jiggety
To
jig.
market.
To market.
To buy a plum bun;
Home
again.
Home
again.
Market
is 86
done.
BILLY AND NELLIE GO TO
One day Billy
Billy
Boy met
Boy began
Nellie
Gray
why do you Boy
Billy
MARKET
Nellie Gray.
to laugh.
said, ''Billy
Boy,
laugh?'' said,
''I
laugh
because I have a pony and a cart,
and because to take Nellie
'That
I
am
going
you to market/'
Gray began
will
be
to laugh.
fine!" said Nellie,
"I want to go right away." 87
So
and
Billy
Boy went
to the pony,
said,
^Tony, pony, come away. Leave the grass
And I
leave the hay.
want to go to market
The pony
Jump I'll
to-day.'^
said, ^^AU right.
into the cart.
take you to market.''
So
Nellie
and
into the cart
Billy jimaped
and away they went. 88
THEY MEET JACK SPRAT'S CAT
On
the
way they met a
Boy
Billy
cat.
said to the cat,
^^How do you do?
And who The ^^I
am
cat said,
Jack Sprat's cat/'
Nellie
Gray
^^Don't you If
you
you?"
are
do,
said,
want to go
jump
to
market?
in.''
So the cat jumped into the cart
and away they went. 89
THEY SEE THE END OF MUFFIN BOY
Soon
Billy
and
The crow was
Nellie
saw a crow.
flying after
Muffin Boy.
The crow caught Muffin Boy.
And
that was the end of Muffin Boy. 90
''0 dear/' said Nellie
Gray,
''I
wish
some one would eat that crow/' ^-rU do it/' said the cat.
And
she
and ran
jumped out
of the cart
after the crow.
^^Caw, caw/' said the crow, ^^no cat can catch
me."
And
he flew away.
The
cat ran after
him
and did not come back. So
Nellie
and
Billy 91
went on.
THEY TAKE PETER PUP ALONG
Soon they met a pup. Billy
Boy
said to the pup,
'^How do you do?
And who The pup I
are you?'' said,
'^I
am
Peter Pup.
went to find Jack Frost.
I went,
But
and
I did
Then
I
Nellie
I went,
and
I
went.
not find Jack Frost.
went home.''
Gray
said,
^^Don't you want to go to market? If
you do, jump
in."
So Peter Pup jumped into the
and away they went. 92
cart
PUP AND PIG
As
Billy
and
Nellie
and Peter Pup
were going to market, they met a pig.
And
Boy said, ^^How do you do? And who are you?'' Billy
The pig I
have one
and one I
said,
little
have two
^^I
little
Little Pig.
nose,
mouth. little ears,
and two
little eyes.
And
have four
I
am
93
little
feet."
''Bow, wow!'' said Peter Pup. Little Pig
heard Peter
with his two Uttle
He saw
Peter
ears.
Pup
with his two httle
He
Pup
eyes.
smelled Peter
Pup
with his one Uttle nose.
He
said, ''Grunt, Grunt,''
with his one httle mouth.
And
he ran away
with his four Peter
little feet.
Pup ran
after him,
but he did not catch him. 94
»
MBWiUMiliwmiis
THE HORACE MANN READERS Canadian Edition
NEW PRIMER BY
WALTER
L.
HERVEY,
Ph.D.
AND
MELVIN
HIX,
B.S.
ILLUSTRATIONS BY MAGINEL WRIGHT ENRIGHT
LONGMANS, GREEN AND 128-132
UNIVERSITY AVENUE
•
CO.
TORONTO
THE HORACE MANN READERS
NEW PRIMER
COPYRIGHT I 922 LONGMANS, GREEN AND CO. •
BY
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First
Canadian Edition July 1930
PRINTED T. H.
IN
CANADA
BEST PRINTING
CO., LT».
TORONTO, ONT.
FOREWORD The New Primer easily
taught material, largely in the form of stories having
ary value. easily
contains an abundance of new, varied and
Some
of the stories are cumulative; all of
be taught; most of them, in
of
them,
a
number
will
of
fact,
an unusual proportion
be found to be original and new.
rhymes and
jingles,
liter-
them may
There are also
and continued
stories
com-
posed of short incidents.
The new Manual
gives definite directions for teaching each
lesson.
As respects methods years have shown a
of teaching children to read, the past few
marked advance
in naturalness, directness
and economy, with a closer adjustment to the interests and capabilities of children,
teaching.
and a wiser application
Those who know the Horace
"Let thought lead,"
"Word problems,"
its
of the laws of
Mann
good
Method, with
its
"Phonics are fundamental," and
will appreciate its relation to this
its
advance.
Acknowledgments are due to Messrs. Warwick and York
for
permission to use the story "Little Pig" which appeared in the
"Atlantic Educational Monthly."
Ui
CONTENTS PAGE
BILLY BOY AND THE PONY I HAD A LITTLE PONY
1
14 15 16
MIX A PANCAKE
AWAY HE RAN THE MUFFIN BOY TWO LITTLE BLACK CROWS THE NEW BABY PETER PUP
17
28 29
THE FARMER IN THE DELL
37 50 51 52 58 59
BIG A, LITTLE A LITTLE BROTHER GRUNT, PIGGY, GRUNT! NOSE, MOUTH, EYES, EARS, FEET LITTLE PIG A MOUSE WITH A HOUSE
62 63 73 74 75 85
SEE-SAW KITTENS WITH MITTENS THREE LITTLE KITTENS THIS IS THE WAY
TO MARKET BILLY AND NELLY GO TO MARKET THEY MEET JACK SPRAT'S CAT THEY SEE THE END OF MUFFIN BOY THEY TAKE PETER PUP ALONG PUP AND PIG THE BEE AND THE PONY THE MOTHER GOOSE WOMAN THE MOUSE AND HER HOUSE A GOOD JOKE
THE FINEST SHOWMAN THE MARKET THE BAKER'S ASLEEP A GOAT WITH A BOAT A GOAT WITH A COAT THE WOLF AND THE FOX ANIMATED ALPHABET
86
87 89
90 '.
92 93 95 97 98 100 101
103 105 106 107 108 122
IV
Billy
Boy had a pony. 1
I I
The pony had hay to eat. The pony said, ^^I want grass. don't want to eat hay, want to eat grass.''
The pony ran away to eat grass. Billy Boy ran after the pony.
Billy
Boy
said,
^Tony, pony, come away. Leave the grass and eat the hay.
But the pony would not come.
))
Boy said, "I'll cry." So Billy Boy sat down and
Billy
cried.
The
fox heard Billy
'^Billy
^
cry.
Boy, Billy Boy/'
said the fox, ^^I
Boy
^Vhy do you
cry?-'
cry/' said Billy Boy,
^because I can't
make
the pony
leave the grass."
The
fox said, ^^'11
do
it."
The
fox said to the pony,
^Tony, pony, come away. Leave the grass and eat the hay.
jy
But the pony would not come. So the fox
And
said,
the fox sat
'T\\
cry.''
down and
cried.
The dog heard the
fox cry.
^Tox, fox/' said the dog,
^Vhy do you ^^I ^
cry?''
cry," said the fox,
^because Billy Billy
Boy
Boy
cries.
cries
because he can't
make
the
pony
leave the grass."
The dog
said,
^I'U do it."
•^
"^^^^
The dog
said to the pony,
^Tony, pony, come away. Leave the grass and eat the hay.
))
But the pony would not come. So the dog
And
said,
the dog sat
^^rU
cry.''
down and
cried.
A
dog
cat heard the
cry.
^^Dog, dog/' said the cat,
"why do you cry?" "I cry/' said the dog,
"because the fox
The
fox cries
because Billy Billy
cries.
Boy
Boy
cries.
cries
because he can't
make
the
pony
leave the grass."
The
cat said, "I'll 10
do
it."
The
cat said to the pony,
"Pony, pony, come away, Leave the grass and eat the hay.''
But the pony would not come. So the cat
And
said, "I'll cry."
the cat sat
down and 11
cried.
A
bee heard the cat cry.
^'Cat, cat/' said the bee,
^^why do you cry?''
"I cry/' said the cat, ^
^because the dog
The dog
cries
because the fox
The
cries.
fox cries
because Billy Billy
cries.
Boy
Boy
cries.
cries
because he can't
make
the
pony
leave the grass."
The bee
said, 'T\\ 12
do
it.^'
The bee
said to the pony,
^^Buzz, buzz, buzz!
Pony, pony, come away. Leave the grass and eat the hay. Buzz, buzz, buzz!'' ^'I'U
come away," said the pony.
^^ril leave
the grass
And away
the
and
pony 13
eat the hay.' ran.
I
I
had a
HAD A LITTLE PONY
little
pony,
His name was Dapple Gray. I lent
To
him
,
to a lady
ride a mile away.
She whipped him, She slashed him. She rode him through the mire. I
would not lend
For
all
my
pony now
the lady's hire. 14
MIX A PANCAKE
Mix a
pancake,
Stir a pancake,
Drop
it
in the pan;
Bake the pancake, Toss the pancake.
Catch
it if
you can. 15
AWAY HE RAN
A
little
woman little old man
old
and a Baked a cake
in a little pan.
The cake
jumped out
of the little pan;
And away, and away, and away he ran! 16
THE MUFFIN BOY
There was a
little
old
and a
little
old
man.
The
little
old
woman
made a Muffin Boy. 17
woman
She put Muffin Boy in the
The
pan
to bake.
httle old
man
said,
^^Muffin Boy, Muffin Boy, I
want to
eat you/^ 18
^^Eat me, cried
Eat ME!''
Muffin Boy;
'^nobody shall eat me!'*
Muffin Boy
jumped out
of the
and away he
ran. 19
pan
The
little
and the ran
after
man old woman
old
little
Muffin Boy.
But the little old man and the little old woman could not catch him. 20
Muffin Boy met a duck. "Stop, stop!
Muffin Boy/'
said the duck;
"I
want
to eat you!'' 21
''Eat
me!
Muffin Boy;
cried
"nobody I
shall eat
jumped out
and away I
MET'
Eat
me!
of a
pan
I ran.
ran away
from an old woman,
and an old man, and
I
can run away from you,
I can,
I can!^'
Muffin Boy ran on.
The duck ran
after
Muffin Boy.
But the duck could not catch him. 22
Muffin Boy met a hen. '^Stop, stop!
Muffin Boy/'
said the hen,
"I want to eat you!'' ^^Eat me! cried
Eat ME!''
Muffin Boy;
^^nobody shall eat me! I
jumped out
and away I
of a
pan
I ran.
ran away from an old woman,
and an old man, and a duck, and
I
can run away from you,
I can, I can!"
Muffin Boy ran on.
The hen ran
after
Muffin Boy.
But the hen could not catch him. 23
Muffin Boy met a turkey. Muffin Boy/'
^^Stop, stop!
said the turkey,
want to
'^I
'^Eat
me!
Eat ME!''
Muffin Boy;
cried ^
eat you!'^
^nobody shall eat me! I
jumped out
and away I
of a
pan
I ran.
ran away
from an old woman,
and an old man, and a duck,
and a hen,
and
I
can run away from you,
I can, I can!" 24
'<JS&JH».»_
.,^\«,».
So Muffin Boy ran on.
The turkey ran
after
But the turkey could not catch him. 25
Muffin Boy.
Muffin Boy met a crow. ^^Stop, stop!
Muffin Boy/'
said the crow, ^'I
want ^^Eat
cried ^
to eat you!''
me!
Eat ME!"
Muffin Boy;
^nobody shall eat me! 26
I
jumped out
of
a pan
and away I ran. I ran away from an old woman,
and an old man,
and a duck, and a hen,
and a
turkey,
and
can run away from you,
I
I can, I can!''
"No, you
can't,''
said the crow,
"I can fly!"
So the crow
flew after
Muffin Boy.
The crow caught him.
And
that was the end of Muffin Boy. 27
Two
little
Sitting
black crows,
on a
hill,
The one named
Jack,
The other named Fly away, Jack!
Fly away,
Jill!
Come again. Jack! Come again, Jill!
Jill,
THE NEW BABY
Once there was a
little girl.
Her name was
Nellie Gray.
One day
Gray began to laugh.
The
Nellie
cat heard Nellie
^^Nellie
Gray laugh.
Gray, Nellie Gray/^
said the cat,
^Vhy do you 29
laugh?''
^1 laugh/' said Nellie Gray, '
'because there
is
a new baby
in our house.''
Then the
And
cat said, "I'll pur."
so the cat began to pur. 30
The dog heard the
And
the dog said,
'^Cat, cat,
And
cat pur.
why do you
the cat said,
^^I
pur?''
pur
because Nellie Gray laughs. Nellie
Gray laaghs
because there
is
a new baby
in our house."
Then the dog
And
said,
^^I'U bark.''
so the dog began to bark. 31
The hen heard the dog bark.
And
the hen said, '^Dog, dog^
why do you
And
bark?''
the dog said,
^^I
bark
because the cat purs.
The
cat purs
because NeUie Gray laughs.
And NeUie Gray because there
is
laughs
a new baby
in our house.''
Then the hen
And
said,
"I'll cackle.
)y
so the hen began to cackle. 32
J;' -!Wgdasdi..iU- >
I
,
..i
i
,.-. ,ii» ii
m
The
rooster heard the hen cackle.
And
the rooster said, ''Hen, hen,
why do you
cackle?'' 33
And
the hen said, '1 cackle
because the dog barks.
The dog barks because the cat purs.
The
cat purs
because NeUie Gray laughs.
Nellie
Gray laughs
because there
is
a new baby
in our house.''
Then the
And
rooster said,
''I'll
crow."
so the rooster began to crow. 34
The duck heard the rooster crow.
And
the duck said,
^^Rooster, rooster,
And
why do youcrow?^'
the rooster said,
^^I
crow
because the hen cackles.
The hen
cackles
because the dog barks.
The dog barks because the cat purs.
The
cat purs
because Nellie Gray laughs.
NelUe Gray laughs because there in our house.
is ^'
Then the duck
And
a new baby
said,
"I'll
quack.''
so the duck began to quack. 35
The baby heard Nellie
Gray laugh,
and the
cat pur,
and the dog bark, and the hen and the
cackle,
rooster crow,
and the duck quack.
And and to
the
baby began
cackle,
and to bark,
and to quack, and to
and to
to crow,
laugh. 36
pur,
PETER PUP
Once there was a
little
His name was Peter Pup.
One day Peter Pup played in the snow.
And
the
snow
pinched his paw. 37
dog.
Peter
Pup
said to the snow,
^^You pinched
You must
am
paw.
be very strong/'
The snow "I
my
said,
not very strong.
The sun can melt 38
me.''
So Peter Pup went to the sun.
And
Peter
Pup
said to the sun,
^The snow pinched
my
paw.
You can melt the snow. You must be very strong. And the sun said, *^I
am
not very strong.
The cloud can hide 39
me.''
''
So Peter Pup went to the cloud. Peter
Pup
said to the cloud,
^The snow pinched my paw. The sun can melt the snow.
You can hide You must be The cloud ^^I
am
the sun.
very strong."
said,
not very strong.
The wind can
drive 40
me/'
So Peter Pup went to the wind.
Pup
Peter
said,
^The snow pinched
my
paw.
The sun can melt the snow. The cloud can hide the
You can drive the You must be very The wind ^^I
am
The
cloud.
strong."
said,
not very strong.
hill
can stop me." 41
sun.
So Peter Pup went to the Peter
Pup
said to the
'The snow pinched
my
hill.
hill,
paw.
The sun can melt the snow. The cloud can hide the sun. The wind can
drive the cloud.
You can stop You must be
the wind.
The '^I
am
very strong.'^
hill said,
not very strong.
The mouse can dig a 42
hole in me.''
So Peter Pup went to the mouse.
Pup
Peter
said
^The snow pinched
my
paw.
The sun can melt the snow. The cloud can hide the
The wind can The
You
hill
can dig a hole in the
be very strong.''
The mouse
am
The
drive the cloud
can stop the wind.
You must
^^I
sun.
said,
not very strong.
cat can eat me.'' 43
hill.
So Peter Pup went to the Peter
Pup
cat.
said,
^^You can eat the mouse.
You must The ^^I
am
be very strong.
cat said,
not very strong.
The dog can chase me/' 44
'^
So Peter Pup went to the dog.
He ^The
said to the dog. cat can eat the mouse.
You can chase the You must be very The dog ^^I
am
The
cat.
strong.''
said,
not very strong.
stick can beat me.'' 45
So Peter Pup went to the
He
said to the stick,
^^You can beat the dog.
You must The "I
am
The
be very strong."
stick said,
not very strong.
fire
can burn me." 46
stick.
So Peter Pup went to the
He ^The
said to the
fire,
cat can eat the mouse.
The dog can chase the The
cat.
stick can beat the dog.
You can burn the You must be very The ^^I
fire.
am
stick.
strong.''
fire said,
not very strong.
The water can put me out." 47
Peter
He
Pup went
to the water.
said to the water,
^The snow pinched
my
paw.
The sun can melt the snow. The cloud can hide the
The wind can
The
hill
drive the cloud.
can stop the wind.
The mouse can The
sun.
dig a hole in the
cat can eat the mouse.
The dog can chase the
cat.
The
stick can beat the dog.
The
fire
You
can burn the
can put out the
You must
stick. fire.
be very strong.'' 48
hill.
The water a
I
am
said,
not very strong.
Jack Frost can make Peter
Pup went
He went, and He did not Peter '^I
will
And
Pup
me
into snow/'
to find Jack Frost.
he went, and he went. find Jack Frost.
said,
go home.'' so he did. 49
!
SEE-SAW
See-saw See-saw
Here we go up and down. See-saw
See-saw
This
is
the
way
to 60
market town.
KITTENS WITH MITTENS
"Where
my "We
are
little
you going, kittens
are going to
?''
town
buy us some mittens. jy "What! kittens buy mittens!'^ to
Can
Who
kittens ever
little
buy mittens?
saw
kittens with mittens? 51
THREE LITTLE KITTENS
Three
little
kittens
Lost their mittens,
And they began to "0 mother dear.
We
very
much
That we have
cry,
fear.
lost 52
our mittenSc''
^Tost your mittens,
You bad Then you
little kittens,
have no
pie.
Mew, mew, mew! Then you shall have no Mew, mew, mew!''
pie.
shall
53
Three
Found
And
little
their mittens,
they began to cry,
"0 mother See here! See!
kittens
We
dear.
See here!
have found our mittens.'^
'Tut on your mittens.
You good And you
little kittens,
shall
have some
pie.
Pur, pur, pur!
And you
shall
have some
Pur, pur, pur!'' 64
pie.
Three
Put on
And
little
kittens
their mittens,
ate
up
all their pie.
*^0
mother
We
very
dear,
much
That we have
fear,
soiled our mittens/'
'^Soiled
your mittens,
You bad
httle kittens!''
Then they began
to cry,
'^Mew, mew, mew!"
Then they began
to cry,
"Mew, mew, mew!" 65
Three
little
kittens
Washed their mittens, And they began to cry, '^0
mother
See here! See!
We
dear.
See here!
have washed our mittens/' 56
^Washed your
You good I smell
mittens,
little kittens,
a mouse near
by.''
Mew, mew! We smell a mouse near by. Hush, hush! Mew, mew!'' '^Hush, hush!
67
THIS
This
is
We
the
THE WAY
way
wash our mittens,
Wash Wash This
IS
is
our mittens, our mittens.
the
way
we wash our mittens.
On a
cold
and
frosty morning. 58
THE FARMER IN THE DELL {Memorize, sing, act and read.)
The fanner
in the dell,
The farmer
in the dell,
Hi ho! the farmer 0! The farmer
in the dell!
The farmer takes the
wife!
The farmer takes the wife! Hi ho! the farmer 0!
The farmer takes the 59
wife!
The
wife takes the child!
The
wife takes the child!
Hi ho!
the farmer 0!
The
wife takes the child!
The
child takes the nurse!
The
child takes the nurse!
Hi ho! The
the farmer 0!
child takes the nurse!
The nurse takes the dog! The nurse takes the dog!
Hi ho! the farmer 0! The nurse takes the dog! 60
The dog takes the
cat!
The dog takes the
cat!
Hi ho! the farmer 0! The dog takes the
cat!
The
cat takes the rat!
The
cat takes the rat!
Hi ho! the farmer 0! The
cat takes the rat!
The
rat takes the cheese!
The
rat takes the cheese!
Hi ho! The
the farmer 0!
rat takes the cheese! 61
The
cheese stands alone!
The
cheese stands alone!
Hi ho! the farmer 0! The cheese stands alone! The farmer took the wife. The wife took the child.
The
child took the nurse.
The nurse took the dog. The dog took the cat.
The
cat took the rat.
The
rat took the cheese.
The
cheese stood alone.
Big A^
little a,
And bouncing B! The
cat's in the
And
can't see me. 62
cupboard;
LITTLE BROTHER
Billy
Boy had a
One day
He He He
Little
little
brother.
Brother ran away.
didn't
tell
his mother.
didn't
tell
his father.
didn't
tell
his brother.
He just ran away. He went, and went, and went. By and by he came to the barnyard. 63
In the barnyard he saw
Old Mother Hen. Old Mother Hen saw
Old Mother Hen ^^There I
am
He
is
Little Brother.
said,
a boy!
afraid of him.
will
hm*t
my
babies.
So Old Mother Hen ran at
Little Brother,
and chased him away. 64
''
Little
Brother
came to Old Mother Duck. Old Mother Duck 'There I I
am am
is
said,
a boy.
afraid of him. afraid he will hm*t
my babies.
Quack, quack!''
And
she chased 65
him away.
Brother came
Little
to Old
Mother Goose.
Old Mother Goose
said,
'^S-s-s!
There I
I
am am
is
a boy.
afraid of him. afraid he will hm*t
my babies.
S-s-s!''
So she chased
Little 66
Brother away.
Old Father Turkey
saw
Little Brother.
'^Gobble, gobble, gobble!" said Old Father Turkey.
'There I
am
is
a boy!
not afraid of a boy.
But he must not hurt our Gobble, gobble, gobble! I will
chase
him away." 67
babies.
So Old Father Turkey ran at Little Brother,
and
cried,
Little
^
^Gobble, gobble, gobble
Brother was afraid,
and ran away. Old Father Turkey ran after the
little
boy.
Old Mother Goose ran
after the turkey.
Old Mother Duck •ran after the goose.
Old Mother Hen ran
after the duck. 68
!''
V^r^tMCi
Just then
little
WR'Cfc
dog Tray
ran into the barnyard. ^^Bow, said
wow, wow!''
little
^This
is
dog Tray.
Little Brother.
You must not chase Little Brother. He won't hurt your babies. He is a good little boy." 60
The hen was of httle
afraid
dog Tray.
The duck was
afraid of him.
The goose was
afraid of him.
The turkey was
afraid, too.
So the hen ran away.
The duck ran
after the hen.
The goose ran
after the duck.
The turkey Tray ran Little
ran, too.
after the turkey.
Brother ran after Tray. 70
And then
Billy
Boy came
into the barnyard.
He ran up and ^
to Little Brother
said,
Where have you been?
Father has been looking
for you.
Mother has been looking x4Lnd I
have been looking
Little
for you. for you.'^
Brother said,
'The turkey chased me. Tray chased the
And ''Yes,
Billy
Tray
Boy is
turkey.'' said,
a good dog.
And you must be a good boy. Good little boys dou not nut run LULL nwdiy. away. 71
*^I
will
be a good boy/^
said Little Brother. will
^^I
not run away again.
Here Tray! here Tray!
Good
We
old dog.
are not afraid
of that old turkey,
are we, Tray?'' 72
GRUNT, PIGGY, GRUNT
Jack Sprat had a
He He He He ^^
pig.
was not very
little.
was not very
big.
was not very
lean.
was not very
fat.
Grunt, piggy, grunt!''
Said
little
Jack Sprat. 73
NOSE, MOUTH, EYES, EARS, FEET
"I have one said this ^^I
little
little pig.
have one
little
said that '^I
'^I
little
eyes/'
little pig.
have two said that
mouth/'
little pig.
have two said this
nose/'
little
ears/'
little pig.
''You have four said the old
little
mother 74
feet/'
pig.
LITTLE PIG
with his mother.
Little Pig lived
One day
Little Pig
found his two ^'0
little eyes.
Mother, Mother/'
cried Little Pig, '^I
have two
What with
my
can
two
little eyes.
I
do little eyes?'' 75
^^0
you
said the big
^^ou can
mother
So
Pig looked
his mother.
One day
Little Pig
found his two ^'0
little eyes.
me.''
Little
and saw
little ears.
Mother, Mother/'
cried Little Pig,
two
^^I
have
little ears.
What with
pig;
see
with your two
Look at
pig/'
silly little
my
can
two
I
do little 76
ears?"
^^0
you
silly little
said the big
mother
pig/^ pig;
^^you can hear
with your two
So
Little Pig
with his two
He
little
ears/'
heard
little ears.
heard the other pigs say,
^'Grunt, grunt/' 77
He
heard the dog say,
^^Bow, wow!''
He
heard the cat say,
'Mew, mew!''
He heard
the cow say,
'Moo, moo!" 78
One day
Little Pig
found his one ^^0
nose.
little
Mother, Mother/'
cried Little Pig, ^^I
have one
What with ^^0
my
can one
you
little
I
nose.
do
little
nose?''
silly little
said the big
mother
pig," pig;
^^you can smell with your nose.
You
can smell your dinner." 79
So
Little
Pig smelled
with his one httle nose. ^^Sniff, sniff/'
with his one
went
'^0
nose.
little
But he could not
Little Pig,
smell his dinner,
Mother, Mother/'
cried Little Pig, '^I
can't smell
my
dinner.''
and by," the big mother
^^By
said
pig,
^^you will smell your dinner." 80
M*-V.f^t._
wn.
By and by
Little Pig
found his one ^'0
mouth.
little
Mother, Mother/'
cried Little Pig, '^I
have one
What with '^0
my
little
mouth.
can I do one
you
little
mouth?''
silly little
said the big
mother
pig/' pig;
^^you can eat
with your one
You
little
mouth.
can eat your dinner with 81
it."
By and by
Little Pig
found his four ^^0
little feet,
Mother, Mother/'
cried Little Pig,
'1 have four Uttle
What with ^'0
feet.
can I do
my
four Uttle feet?''
you
silly little
said the big
mother
pig/' pig;
^Vou can run with your four Httle
So
Little
feet."
Pig ran
with his four httle 82
feet.
By and by a The
girl
With
had his
Little Pig
With With Little
Little Pig's dinner.
two
little ears,
heard the
his
Little Pig
came.
girl
two
girl.
little eyes,
saw the
girl.
his one little nose.
Pig smelled his dinner. 83
With
his four Uttle feet,
Little Pig
With Little
ran to the
his one little
girl.
mouth,
Pig ate his dinner
all
up.
^^Grunt, grunt/' said Little Pig,
"my
dinner
is
good.'' 84
A MOUSE WITH A HOUSE ^^
my
Where little
^'I
to
am
are
you going,
mouse ?'^ going to town
buy me a
house.''
^What! a mouse buy a house!
Can a mouse buy a house? Who ever saw a mouse with a house?'' S5
TO MARKET
To market,
To market, To buy a
fat pig.
Home
again.
Home
again
Jiggety
To
jig.
market.
To market.
To buy a plum bun;
Home
again.
Home
again.
Market
is 86
done.
BILLY AND NELLIE GO TO
One day Billy
Billy
Boy met
Boy began
Nellie
Gray
why do you Boy
Billy
MARKET
Nellie Gray.
to laugh.
said, ''Billy
Boy,
laugh?'' said,
''I
laugh
because I have a pony and a cart,
and because to take Nellie
'That
I
am
going
you to market/'
Gray began
will
be
to laugh.
fine!" said Nellie,
"I want to go right away." 87
So
and
Billy
Boy went
to the pony,
said,
^Tony, pony, come away. Leave the grass
And I
leave the hay.
want to go to market
The pony
Jump I'll
to-day.'^
said, ^^AU right.
into the cart.
take you to market.''
So
Nellie
and
into the cart
Billy jimaped
and away they went. 88
THEY MEET JACK SPRAT'S CAT
On
the
way they met a
Boy
Billy
cat.
said to the cat,
^^How do you do?
And who The ^^I
am
cat said,
Jack Sprat's cat/'
Nellie
Gray
^^Don't you If
you
you?"
are
do,
said,
want to go
jump
to
market?
in.''
So the cat jumped into the cart
and away they went. 89
THEY SEE THE END OF MUFFIN BOY
Soon
Billy
and
The crow was
Nellie
saw a crow.
flying after
Muffin Boy.
The crow caught Muffin Boy.
And
that was the end of Muffin Boy. 90
''0 dear/' said Nellie
Gray,
''I
wish
some one would eat that crow/' ^-rU do it/' said the cat.
And
she
and ran
jumped out
of the cart
after the crow.
^^Caw, caw/' said the crow, ^^no cat can catch
me."
And
he flew away.
The
cat ran after
him
and did not come back. So
Nellie
and
Billy 91
went on.
THEY TAKE PETER PUP ALONG
Soon they met a pup. Billy
Boy
said to the pup,
'^How do you do?
And who The pup I
are you?'' said,
'^I
am
Peter Pup.
went to find Jack Frost.
I went,
But
and
I did
Then
I
Nellie
I went,
and
I
went.
not find Jack Frost.
went home.''
Gray
said,
^^Don't you want to go to market? If
you do, jump
in."
So Peter Pup jumped into the
and away they went. 92
cart
PUP AND PIG
As
Billy
and
Nellie
and Peter Pup
were going to market, they met a pig.
And
Boy said, ^^How do you do? And who are you?'' Billy
The pig I
have one
and one I
said,
little
have two
^^I
little
Little Pig.
nose,
mouth. little ears,
and two
little eyes.
And
have four
I
am
93
little
feet."
''Bow, wow!'' said Peter Pup. Little Pig
heard Peter
with his two Uttle
He saw
Peter
ears.
Pup
with his two httle
He
Pup
eyes.
smelled Peter
Pup
with his one Uttle nose.
He
said, ''Grunt, Grunt,''
with his one httle mouth.
And
he ran away
with his four Peter
little feet.
Pup ran
after him,
but he did not catch him. 94
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