New Century Readers, Book 3Morse, 1902 |
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... . 171 RAIN .. 172 WINDY NIGHTS . 173 SINGING . MY SHADOW . 174 175 THE WIND .. 176 THE SWING . THE UGLY DUCKLING . Hans Christian Andersen . THANKSGIVING DAY . Lydia Maria Child ... 178 179 198 CLASSIFIED CONTENTS CLASSIFIED CONTENTS ESSP ...
... . 171 RAIN .. 172 WINDY NIGHTS . 173 SINGING . MY SHADOW . 174 175 THE WIND .. 176 THE SWING . THE UGLY DUCKLING . Hans Christian Andersen . THANKSGIVING DAY . Lydia Maria Child ... 178 179 198 CLASSIFIED CONTENTS CLASSIFIED CONTENTS ESSP ...
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... Singing My Shadow The Wind The Swing Fables and Folk Stories The Cock and the Jewel Little Red Hen The Old Woman and Her Pig The Father of the House The Three Sleepers The Wasps and the Honey Pot The Acorn and the Pumpkin The Country ...
... Singing My Shadow The Wind The Swing Fables and Folk Stories The Cock and the Jewel Little Red Hen The Old Woman and Her Pig The Father of the House The Three Sleepers The Wasps and the Honey Pot The Acorn and the Pumpkin The Country ...
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... In the sunshine and the rain , I hear the robin in the lane , Singing , " Cheerily , Cheer up , cheer up , Cheerily , cheerily , cheer up . " THE MERRY BROWN THRUSH . There's a merry brown thrush 21 THE SONG OF THE ROBIN.
... In the sunshine and the rain , I hear the robin in the lane , Singing , " Cheerily , Cheer up , cheer up , Cheerily , cheerily , cheer up . " THE MERRY BROWN THRUSH . There's a merry brown thrush 21 THE SONG OF THE ROBIN.
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... singing to me ! he's singing to me ! " And what does he say , little girl , little boy ? " Oh , the world's running over with joy ! Don't you hear ? don't you see ? Hush ! look ! In my tree I'm as happy as happy can be ! " And the brown ...
... singing to me ! he's singing to me ! " And what does he say , little girl , little boy ? " Oh , the world's running over with joy ! Don't you hear ? don't you see ? Hush ! look ! In my tree I'm as happy as happy can be ! " And the brown ...
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... Sing -- but sweet and low ; Baby Bright will sleep to - night Where the dream winds blow . Faintly , faintly toll the bells , Ringing clear and low ; Baby dwells in fairy dells , Where sweet flowers grow . Gently , gently lay him down , ...
... Sing -- but sweet and low ; Baby Bright will sleep to - night Where the dream winds blow . Faintly , faintly toll the bells , Ringing clear and low ; Baby dwells in fairy dells , Where sweet flowers grow . Gently , gently lay him down , ...
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AESOP Apollo asked beautiful bees began Briar Rose brothers child CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN coon country mouse cried crow DIAMONDS AND TOADS door drink Dummling eggs elephant ELIZABETH PRENTISS eyes fairy fast father fell flew flower frog gave girl golden plate grass grew Hans Christian Andersen happy head hive honey horse jumped king king's daughter knew Lady Moon lark little daisy lived looked loved LYDIA MARIA CHILD Moon Saw morning mother mouth nest never night Odense old duck palace pearls Phaeton poor duckling pretty princess quack queen RICHARD HENRY LEE river rode sausage Silly sing sleep song speak stay stood stories stork tail tell thing thought To-whit told took tree ugly ugly duckling wanted wasps wild Wilhelm Grimm wind wish woman wood young youngest
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Page 170 - The Swing How do you like to go up in a swing, Up in the air so blue? Oh, I do think it the pleasantest thing Ever a child can do!
Page 142 - THE Owl and the Pussy-cat went to sea In a beautiful pea-green boat: They took some honey, and plenty of money Wrapped up in a five-pound note. The Owl looked up to the stars above, And sang to a small guitar, "O lovely Pussy, O Pussy, my love, What a beautiful Pussy you are, You are, You are!
Page 143 - Come, little leaves," said the wind one day, "Come o'er the meadows with me and play, Put on your dresses of red and gold; Summer is gone and the days grow cold.
Page 142 - Dear Pig, are you willing to sell for one shilling Your ring?" Said the Piggy, "I will." So they took it away, and were married next day By the Turkey who lives on the hill. They dined on mince and slices of quince, Which they ate with a runcible spoon; And hand in hand, on the edge of the sand, They danced by the light of the moon, The moon, The moon, They danced by the light of the moon.
Page 142 - You elegant fowl, How charmingly sweet you sing ! Oh ! let us be married ; too long we have tarried : But what shall we do for a ring?
Page 21 - As soon as the cat had lapped up the milk, the cat began to kill the rat ; the rat began to gnaw the rope ; the rope began to hang the butcher ; the butcher began to kill the ox ; the ox began to drink the water ; the water began to quench the fire ; the fire began to burn the stick ; the stick began to beat the dog ; the dog began to bite the pig ; the little pig in a fright jumped over the stile ; and so the old woman got home that night.
Page 26 - Who has seen the wind? Neither I nor you: But when the leaves hang trembling, The wind is passing thro'. Who has seen the wind? Neither you nor I: But when the trees bow down their heads, The wind is passing by.
Page 96 - I once had a sweet little doll, dears, The prettiest doll in the world; Her cheeks were so red and so white, dears, And her hair was so charmingly curled. But I lost my poor little doll, dears, As I played in the...
Page 190 - Over the river and through the wood, To grandfather's house we go ; The horse knows the way, To carry the sleigh, Through the white and drifted snow.
Page 164 - IN winter I get up at night And dress by yellow candle-light. In summer, quite the other way, I have to go to bed by day.