 And he saw a bee flying about, first upon one flower, and then upon another ; so he said, Pretty bee ! will you come and play with me 1 But the bee said, No, I must not be idle, I must go and gather honey.  The first (-sixth) 'Standard' reader - Page 43by James Stuart Laurie - 1863Full view - About this book
 | William Fordyce Mavor - 1818 - 178 pages
...lit-tle boy did not love his book much, for hc was but a sil-ly lit-tle boy, as I said before, an.: he had a great mind to play instead of go-ing to school. And he saw a bee "ing a-bout, first up-on ovieflow-er, and then upon an-oth-er; so he said, Pret-ty bee! will you come... | |
 | William Fordyce Mavor - Readers (Elementary) - 1825 - 176 pages
...sil-ly lit-tle boy, as I said before. If he had been a big boy, I suppose he would have been wi-ser; but he had a great mind to play in-stead of go-ing to...I must not be i-dle, I must go and gath-er hon-ey. LESSON 4. Then the i-dle boy met a dog: and he said, Dog! will you play with me? But the dog,said^... | |
 | Mrs. Barbauld (Anna Letitia) - Readers and speakers - 1825 - 296 pages
...this little hoy did not much love his hook, for he was hut a silly little hoy, as I told you ; and he had a great mind to play instead of going to school....and play with me ? But the bee said, No, I must not he idle, I must go and gather ' !*'• ^ honey. Then the little A boy met a dog, and he said, Dog !... | |
 | John White - 1831 - 120 pages
...a-bout', and it light'-ed first up-on' one flow'-er and then up-on' an-oth'-er; so he said, lit'-tle bee, will you come and play with me ? But the bee...must not be i'-dle; I must go and gath'-er hon-'ey to lay it up to eat in win'-ter. Then the i'-dle boy met a dog; and he said, dog, will you play with... | |
 | John Ely - Readers (Elementary) - 1833 - 126 pages
...trees. Now this little boy did not much Jove his book, for he was a silly little boy, as I told you, and he had a great mind to play, instead of going to school. 2. ,This silly boy saw a bee flying about, first on one flower and then on another ; so he said to... | |
 | William Holmes McGuffey - Rare books - 1836 - 180 pages
...this little boy did not much love his nooks, for he was but a silly little boy, as I told you ; and he had a great mind to play, instead of going to school. 4. And he saw a bee flying about, first upon one flower, and then upon another; so he said, "Pretty... | |
 | Mrs. Barbauld (Anna Letitia) - 1837 - 196 pages
...Now this little boy did not much love his book, for he was but a silly little boy, as I told you; and he had a great mind to play instead of going to school...first upon one flower, and then upon another : so he haid, Pretty bee ! will you come and play with me? But the bee said, Mo, I must not be idle; I must... | |
 | Jacob Abbot Cummings - Spellers - 1838 - 180 pages
...this little boy did not much love his book, for he was but a silly little boy, as I told you ; and he had a great mind to play instead of going to school. And he met a dog, and he said, Dog ! will you play with me ? But the dog said, No, I must not be idle ; I... | |
 | Readers - 1840 - 188 pages
...book much, for he was but a silly little boy. 5. And he saw a bee flying about, from flower to flower; so he said, " Pretty bee, will you come and play with me ?" 6. But the bee said, " No, I must not be idle, I must go and gather honey." 7. Then the idle boy... | |
 | John Ely - Readers - 1843 - 156 pages
...trees. Now this little boy did not much love his book, for he was a silly little boy, as I told you, and he had a great mind to play, instead of going to school. 2. This silly boy saw a bee flying about, first on one flower and then on another ; so he said to the... | |
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