Sometimes, after both the bears had climbed out and shaken off the water, and seemed to be as quiet and friendly as could be, suddenly one of them would make a quick turn and knock the other into the basin, and try to keep him from getting out.

Once, when the keeper was leading them back to their log, one of them broke loose, and ran up a tree and sat on a branch; but soon he came down, and allowed himself to be tied fast to the log.

Write answers to the following questions, and let the answers be in complete sentences:

How many bears were there?

What would they do when the man had led them to the fountain?

One morning a little city sparrow, which had in some way broken its wing, fell from its home in a tree down to the sidewalk.

Many people were passing, and the poor little creature fluttered and tumbled about, trying to get out of the way.

His cries brought other sparrows around him, and soon it seemed as if all the sparrows in that part of the city had come to see what was the matter, and to offer their help.

Presently two of the birds

tried to lift the lame little fellow by seizing his wings in their bills, but that plan would not work.

Then the whole flock began to chatter at a great rate, and at last three or four flew away. Soon one came back with a twig about four inches long.

This he dropped before the lame bird, and then two of the sparrows took hold of it with their bills, and held it so that the lame one could catch hold of the middle of it with his beak.

This the little fellow did, and, as soon as he had taken a firm hold, the other two flew away with him between them, over the fence, into the park, and into the woodbine which covered a great tree that stood near.

Here the flock of friends followed, twittering and chirping with great joy; nor did they go away until they were certain the little cripple was taken care of.

Write a short story of your own about this bird, or some other bird that you know of.

A LETTER FROM THE COUNTRY.

Auburn, Ashland Co. Ohic

My dear Supril 10.1877.

Stella.

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Write a letter to one of your friends, or to your