The Wide Awake Third Reader
THE WIDE AWAKE THIRD READER
The Wide Awake Series
THE CHILDREN SCRUB THEIR WOODEN SHOES. (From “Dutch Children.”)
THE WIDE AWAKE THIRD READER
BY CLARA MURRAY AUTHOR OF “THE WIDE AWAKE PRIMER,” “THE WIDE AWAKE FIRST READER,” “THE WIDE AWAKE SECOND READER,” ETC.
BOSTON LITTLE, BROWN, AND COMPANY 1912
Copyright, 1908, By LITTLE, BROWN, AND COMPANY. All rights reserved. Printers S. J. Parkhill & Co., Boston, U.S.A.
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THE WIDE AWAKE THIRD READER
PREFACE
CONTENTS
THE WIDE AWAKE THIRD READER
ALL THE CHILDREN OF ALL THE WORLD
THE SONG SPARROW’S WORK
DUTCH CHILDREN
A LITTLE DUTCH GIRL
THE GREAT FEAST
LITTLE GRANDMOTHER’S SHOES
LITTLE-FOLK LAND
CHILDREN OF A SUNNY LAND
I—A STRANGE MILK WAGON
II—A RIDE IN A CHAIR
III—THE CARNIVAL
THE LITTLE PLANT
TWO WAYS
A SONG IN THE WOOD
HOW THE CORN GREW
“DO YOU KNOW?”
THE LITTLE GOATHERDS
SWISS CHILDREN
LULLABY-LAND
THE STONE BLOCKS
GREAT-GREAT-GRANDMA’S CHRISTMAS IN ENGLAND
THE WHIPPING BOY
THE CHRISTMAS SPRUCE TREE
A ROSE
THE EVE OF ST. NICHOLAS
ROBIN REDBREAST
“THE LITTLE TURKEYS”
IN SCHOOL
“THE LITTLE TURKEYS”
AT HOME
“GILLYFLOWER GENTLEMAN”
THE RULER
THE MOON
THE CHILDREN OF ARMENIA
ARMENIAN HOMES
THE NEST
AHMOW—THE WOLF
I
II
ESKIMO CHILDREN
THE DREAM-SHIP
A TRIP TO JAPAN
URASHIMA
A DAY
THE ANTS’ MONDAY DINNER
MY ANT’S COW
COLORADO SNOW-BIRDS
THE PETERKINS’ EXCURSION AFTER MAPLE SYRUP
THE GRASS
SUNSET
THE BABY SQUIRRELS
THE BABY THAT SLEEPS IN A POCKET
THE EMPEROR AND THE PEASANT
I
II
III
THE CHRISTMAS MONKS
I—THE GARDEN
II—PETER AND THE PRINCE
III—THE PRETTIEST DOLL
IV—CHRISTMAS GIFTS
PRONOUNCING KEY AND WORD LIST
