MORNING SONG. What does little birdie say, In her nest at peep of day? “Let me fly,” says little birdie; “Mother, let me fly away.” Birdie, rest a little longer, Till the little wings are stronger. So she rests a little longer, Then she flies away. What does little baby say, In her bed at peep of day? Baby says, like little birdie, “Let me rise and fly away.” Baby, sleep a little longer, Till the little limbs are stronger. If she sleeps a little longer, Baby, too, shall fly away. Alfred Tennyson.
ALPHABET.A a N n B b O o C c P p D d Q q E e R r F f S s G g T t H h U u I i V v J j W w K k X x L l Y y M m Z z
WORD LIST.The following is a list of the words used in the First Reader, omitting those previously used in the Primer. They are grouped by pages, in the order in which they first occur.
5 apple 6 came waken kissed sang fell 7 doth shall himself hide head 8 blew off stronger than coat 9 now very soon 10 seen neither nor leaves hang trembling 10 passing through their 11 work does spring summer autumn winter 12 leaf-bud 13 sunshine dresses give 14 passed danced were covered 15 pine long needles wish should gold bag 17 happy 17 glass broken 18 goat 19 best 20 ant near dropped 21 shore gun tried shoot bit foot helped 23 brook running would stay boat carry heard never could find
24 raindrops sky home fishes 25 together 26 Golden Locks bears middle-sized 27 bowls tasted right drank 28 chair 29 hard bed lay 31 voice been tasting gone sitting 32 lying 33 looking jumped 34 fox crow cheese must looked 35 falling 35 king met Henny Penny 37 last Cocky Locky Ducky Lucky 38 Turkey Lurkey 39 Foxy Loxy den 43 swing air think pleasantest child wall till wide rivers cattle countryside garden roof 44 kind old oak 45 violets afraid 47 woodmen cutting 47 ax logs ice melt 48 honest large chip lifted lost fairy lived why crying 50 silver steel 52 mine only 53 rhyme great axes men splash 54 seaside beside wooden spade dig sandy
holes empty cup more 55 Riding Hood 56 called these sick path 57 wolf 59 pick knocked door tap 60 cap 61 better 62 arms hug teeth killed 63 stream O pushed against wheel boards 64 zish 65 buzz busy 66 lion 66 paw caught let please 67 net him cut sharp 69 Browny dirty mud Whitey greedy Blacky 70 cabbage brick Mr. 71 carried 72 next eating knock 75 kettle back got rolled 76 full fire rolling ho 76 chimney 77 pitcher handful drop began cry room 78 before hope she’ll any 79 I’d nicely sit hold both ends ’t would beautiful skies clouds roam set rise rainbow 80 carpenter 81 sled mend
81 plane rap-a-tap hammer tick-a-tack new 82 used tools 83 gingerbread woman baking 84 oven threshers 85 mowers 88 quarter half spoke 89 city country mice visit enough 90 while 93 bower friendly toads grudge seeds stalks timid furry 94 miner coal 95 dark lamp click click-ity 96 engine puff train cars 97 maple sugar sap pail 99 spout hung story roots 100 awake buds needs 101 thick syrup pans 102 woodpecker tip-y builds 103 Goody Twoshoes 104 school read children books nine small 105 five first Billy teach 107 picked 108 Sally words glad teacher 109 horses lambs 110 pieces use rides 111 about often 112 fleece sure 113 followed rule laugh still
113 lingered waited patiently appear eager reply 115 pet Lucy lambkin loved fed washed playmate 117 watched mittens yarn knitting 118 oldest 119 second youngest bring dinner light 120 cock spotted 121 animals cooked supper table rest 121 tired alone 122 larger 125 petted hay 126 castle son changed 127 sent 128 raked tiny sow earth cover 129 shining shines pattering soften peeping higher hours open 130 Amy liked talked 131 bee 133 getting 133 honey 134 ask clover 135 sew 136 brothers well year 138 kingdom chopping wonder asked 139 yourself hundred waiting 140 walked picking digging laughed 141 until 143 walnut moss 144 tries 146 such dug 147 lark 150 birdie longer flies 151 limbs