This is too cool! (Tastes the little bowl) How good! I must have a little more. ( (Eats then looks around)

it all

up,

What fine chairs! (Sits in the great big chair) That chair is too hard! (Sits in the middlesized chair)

That chair is too soft! (Sits in the little chair) This chair is just- (Chair breaks, and Silver Locks tumbles)

Silver Locks. O, well, I am not hurt. Now I am going up-stairs. (Goes up the stairs)

Here are the beds! (Lies down in the great big bed)

This bed is too long! (Lies down in the middle-sized bed)

This bed is too wide! (Lies down in the little bed)

This bed is just right! (Goes to sleep)

III

(The three bears return home)

Little Bear. I hope the soup is cool now. Great Big Bear. Some one has been tasting my soup!

Middle-Sized Bear. Some one has been tasting my soup!

Little Bear.

up! (Howls)

Some one has eaten my soup all

Great Big Bear. Some one has been sitting in my chair!

Middle-Sized Bear. Some one has been sitting

in my chair!

Little Bear.

Some one has sat in

Some one has sat in my chair and

broken it! (They go up-stairs)

Great Big Bear.

in my bed!

Some one has been sleeping

Middle-Sized Bear. Some one has been sleeping in my bed!

Little Bear. Some one has been sleeping in my bed, and there she is! (Silver Locks jumps out of the window and runs away).

CHILD'S EVENING PRAYER

BY SABINE BARING-GOULD

Now the day is over,
Night is drawing nigh,
Shadows of the evening
Steal across the sky.

Now the darkness gathers,

Stars begin to peep,

Birds and beasts and flowers

Soon will be asleep.

Through the long night-watches
May Thine angels spread

Their white wings above me,
Watching round my bed.

When the morning wakens,
Then may I arise,

Pure and fresh and sinless

In Thy holy eyes.

THE LAME MAN AND THE BLIND MAN

RETOLD FROM ESOP

A muddy road. A blind man stumbles along the road and falls. A lame man limps up to him.

up.

Lame Man. Good day, sir! Let me help you

Blind Man. Thank you, kind sir! hard walking for a blind man.

This is

Lame Man. It is just as hard for me as it is I am as lame as you are blind.

for you.

Blind Man.

Lame Man.

Indeed! Then I can help you.

How can you do that?

Blind Man. If you will get on my back I will

take you to town.

You can tell me which way to go. See how strong I am!

Lame Man.

Good! I will be eyes for you

and you shall be feet for me.

Blind Man. Up with you! (Lame man mounts

his back)

Lame Man. Now we shall get on fast!