fast and dinner and tea." And Willy said, "Where is the good cow?" And nurse took him up and carried him a little way, and shewed him a beautiful cow, whose skin was white, with spots of brown upon it; and she stood so still while Willy stroked her, and Willy was delighted to see a long yellow flower hanging out of the corner of the cow's mouth. "That flower is the cow's dinner," said Willy. And nurse said, "Yes; and now Willy must have his dinner." And Willy said, "The flowers won't do for our dinner, nurse; does the cow like them very much?" "Very much indeed," said nurse. "As much as bread and jam?" said Willy. "Quite as much," said nurse.

Then nurse carried Willy to a corner

of the green field. In that corner was a large tree, whose soft leaves kept out the sun better than mamma's parasol. And mamma was sitting underneath the tree, and she had laid the baby upon the grass. And the baby looked like the largest white flower Willy had ever seen; and its green veil looked like its green leaf. Willy kissed the baby's hands, that he might not wake it by pulling up its veil; and he stroked its white frock, and was so pleased to play with it that he did not see what mamma and nurse were doing. At last mamma said, "Now, Willy come and dine." So Willy got up, and saw that there was a white cloth upon the green grass, but no table, and no chairs and stools. And papa was sitting upon the

grass, with his knees quite up to his chin. And nurse had the big basket in her lap, and it had two handles and two covers; and she took out of the big basket four plates, and some knives and forks. Willy clapped his hands, and ran round to his papa; and his papa let him sit down beside him, and lean against his knees.

Willy did begin to be hungry when he saw the cloth and the plates, and the knives and forks; but he was very hungry when nurse took a beautiful chicken out of a nice clean cloth, and put it into a dish which she took out of the basket too. Then she took out of the basket a loaf of bread, and a bottle of milk, and another bottle, and a saltcellar tied up in paper that the salt might not spill, and a piece