LANGUAGE LESSON.

(To the Teacher: Let the children give the answers to these questions. E.g., What did the hungry fox see? The hungry fox saw some grapes.)

What did a hungry fox see? (some grapes) Where were were the grapes? (high up on a

vine)

What did he do to get them? (he tried and tried.)

Could he get them? (he could not.)

What did the fox say about the grapes? (I would not eat the grapes. They are sour.)

In answer to these questions, the story should be told somewhat as follows:

A hungry fox saw some grapes. The grapes were high up on a vine. He tried and tried to get them. He could not get them. The fox said, "I would not eat the grapes. They are

sour."

One day a dog lay down in a barn to sleep. An ox came into the barn and tried to get some hay to eat. But the dog barked and growled at the ox, and would not let him get the hay.

"Can you eat the hay?" said the ox. 66 No," growled the dog.

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Why do you not let me get some?” said the ox. "You can not eat the hay, and you will not let me eat it."

LANGUAGE LESSON.

(To the Teacher: Let the children tell the story in answer to these questions.)

What did a dog do one day? (lay down in a barn to sleep)

Who came into the barn? (an ox)

What did the ox try to do? (get some hay)

What did the dog do? (barked and growled)

What did the ox say? (can you eat the hay ?)

What did the dog growl? (no.)

What did the ox say to the dog? (you can not eat the hay, and you will not let me eat it.)

Will was a lazy boy who did not like to go to school. He liked to play all day long.

One day when he was out playing, a bee flew near him. He said to the bee, "Do not fly away, little bee; come and play with me."

"I can not play with you," said the bee. "I have work to do. When winter comes, the flowers all die. I must get all the honey I can, now."

Up on the branches of a big tree Will saw a squirrel getting nuts. "Come down here and play with me,” said Will to the squirrel.

No," said the squirrel. "If I do not get my food in for the winter, my little ones will die. I must work now. I can play all winter."

Looking up, Will saw a little bird near the top of a tree. "What are you doing, pretty bird?" said Will. "You have no work to do. Will you

not play with me?"

"No work to do ?" said the bird. "I have to make a nest for my three little ones. I have no time to play."

"I could not make a nest," said Will. "Tell me how you do it."

"I make it with sticks, and I put hay into it to make it soft." And away flew the bird.

When Will saw that the bird, the bee, and the squirrel all had to work, he said, "I must not play all the time. I, too, must find some work to do."

LANGUAGE LESSON.

(To the Teacher: Let the children give the answers to these questions so as to use the past form of the verb without the auxiliary. E.g., Did Will like to play all day? Will liked to play all day.)

Did a bee fly near Will?

Did all the flowers die in winter?
Did Will see a squirrel getting nuts?
Did the bird have to make a nest?
Did Will find some work to do?

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