Brooks's Readers: First Year

by Stratton D. Brooks

THE SAILOR BOY

Here is a sailor boy. His name is Jack. Jack's home is by the sea. He loves the sea. He likes to play in the sand. Jack likes to hear the waves. They sing him to sleep at night. Sometimes there is a storm at sea. Then the wind and the waves roar. Jack likes to hear them roar. He likes to see the big waves. Sometimes Jack sails out with his father. They go out in a boat to catch fish. The wind blows the white sails. The boat sails far away. At night they come home. How many fish did you catch, Jack? How far did you go? What did you see? Is not Jack a fine sailor boy?