MARY’S LITTLE LAMB.
Mary had a little lamb,
Its fleece was white as snow;
And everywhere that Mary went
The lamb was sure to go.
It followed her to school one day,
Which was against the rule;
It made the children laugh and play,
To see a lamb at school.
So then the teacher turned it out,
But still it lingered near,
And waited patiently about
Till Mary did appear.
“What makes the lamb love Mary so?”
The eager children cry;
“Why, Mary loves the lamb, you know.’
The teacher did reply.
Sarah J. Hale.
SOMETHING TO TELL.
Was Mary’s lamb white or black?
Where did the lamb go with Mary?
What did the children ask?
What did the teacher reply?
What did the children do?
What did the teacher do?
What did the lamb do?
What would you do if a lamb came to school?
Do you live in the city or the country?
Do you go to school?
What is your teacher’s name?
Have you a book?
Can you read in it?
What book do you like best?
What story do you like best?
THE PET LAMB.
Lucy lives on a farm.
One day she and Father went to look at the sheep.
“Oh, Father!” she said. “What a pretty lamb! May I have him?”
“Yes!” said Father. “You may.”
Lucy named him Lambkin.
Every day she came and fed him.
Lambkin loved her for she was kind to him.
He followed her all over the farm.
She did not like his dirty coat.
So Father washed Lambkin in the brook.
Now “its fleece was white as snow.”
All summer Lambkin was Lucy’s playmate. What fun they had!
