2. Little children, when you pass
Through the tall and waving grass,
Do not pluck, but gently tread
Near my low and mossy bed;
For I always seem to say,
'Milk and butter fresh to-day.'
WHEAT.
PART 1.
| field | bas´-ket | grains | joints |
| fa´-ther | watched | east | be-lieve´ |
| wheat | threw | morn´-ing | for´-est |
| plough | har´-row | earth | stalks |
1. There was a very little field at the bottom of the garden, and father made up his mind to grow wheat in it.
2. A friend kindly lent him a horse and plough, and the soil was quickly turned over. A few days afterwards the seed was sown.
3. The children helped to do this.
They got up very early one morning and went out with their father. Harry had a bag full of wheat, and Dora had a little basket.
4. They watched what their father did, then dipped their hands into the wheat, and threw it out over the earth.