And Ella will show May how to read herself.
In a country called Holland, storks are very kindly treated, for so many frogs live in the marshes there, that if the storks did not eat them, the people would hardly know what to do. The storks are very clever at catching the poor froggies; they snatch them up in their long bills, and go flying off, with their great wings spread and their long legs stretched out behind them, carrying off two or three at once.
CATCHING BLACKBIRDS.
Two little boys were running through the meadows as hard as they could go. “What are you doing there?” said a man who was passing along.
“Catching blackbirds?” said Willie. “Have you caught any?” said the man.
“No, not yet,” said Willie. “But grandpa is going to give me five dollars when I catch one. He wants one.”