The Cruise of the Noah's Ark

MR. JONAH LEAVES THE WHALE FOR THE ARK The Cruise of the Noah's Ark. Frontispiece
Copyright, 1922, by GROSSET & DUNLAP
Mr. Noah shooed the Hen aboard the Ark.

A stands for Animal, Ant or Ape, Quite different in spelling as well as in shape.
Oh, dear! sighed Marjorie, I'm tired of writing in this old copy book. What's the use of making the letters just like the copy, anyhow? Mother doesn't. Her capitals are very different.
B stands for Bruin, Bee or Bug— The Bee has a sting and the Bear has a hug!
Oh, dear! sighed Marjorie again, while she rested her head on her arm and looked over at the Noah's Ark.
And then, all of a sudden, something very strange happened. Mr. Noah came out of his little Ark and said, You had better come with us, for it is going to rain for 40 days and 40 nights, and goodness knows where this nursery will be by the end of that time; probably floating about, half full of water, in the apple orchard.
Do you really mean it? asked Marjorie, gazing anxiously out of the window at the rain which was falling in torrents.