"So, Sally!" answered the other. "Have you learned your lesson?"
"Yes, that's what I have," replied the little one in the country manner; and immediately taking the letters she set up these syllables:
| ba be bi bo bu, | ca ce ci co cu, |
| da de di do du, | fa fe fi fo fu, |
and gave them their exact sounds as she composed them.
After this, Little Two-Shoes taught her to spell words of one syllable, and she soon set up pear, plum, top, ball, pin, puss, dog, hog, fawn, buck, doe, lamb, sheep, ram, cow, bull, cock, hen, and many more.
The next place we came to was Gaffer Cook's cottage. Here a number of poor children were met to learn. They all came round Little Margery at once; and, having pulled out her letters, she asked the little boy next her what he had for dinner. He answered, "Bread." (The poor children in many places live very hard.) "Well, then," said she, "set the first letter."
He put up the letter B, to which the next added r, and the next e, the next a, the next d and it stood thus, "Bread".
"And what had you, Polly Comb, for your dinner?" "Apple-pie," answered the little girl: upon which the next in turn set up a great A, the two next a p each, and so on until the two words Apple and pie were united and stood thus, "Apple-pie."
The next had Potatoes, the next Beef and Turnips, which were spelt, with many others, until the game of spelling was finished. She then set them another task, and we went on.
The next place we came to was Farmer Thompson's, where there were a great many little ones waiting for her.