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... flew away . owl flies made peace fowl tries shade geese round eyes glade cease THE OWL . The owl is a large bird , and it has long sharp claws . Its large round eyes are so made that it can see best in the dark . As the owl can not see ...
... flew away . owl flies made peace fowl tries shade geese round eyes glade cease THE OWL . The owl is a large bird , and it has long sharp claws . Its large round eyes are so made that it can see best in the dark . As the owl can not see ...
Page 18
... flew the mother away from her brood ; And up came some boys who were wicked and rude . So they took the warm nest down away from the tree , And the little ones cried , but they could not get free ; So at last they all died away - one ...
... flew the mother away from her brood ; And up came some boys who were wicked and rude . So they took the warm nest down away from the tree , And the little ones cried , but they could not get free ; So at last they all died away - one ...
Page 37
... bits , body and bones . " That was what the big billy - goat said ; and so he flew at the troll , and poked his eyes out with his horns , and crushed him to bits , body and bones , and tossed him out into the burn ; to the hill - side . 37.
... bits , body and bones . " That was what the big billy - goat said ; and so he flew at the troll , and poked his eyes out with his horns , and crushed him to bits , body and bones , and tossed him out into the burn ; to the hill - side . 37.
Page 44
... flew away . Then the little boy saw a horse , and he said , " Horse ! will you play with me ? " But the horse said , " No , I must not be idle ; I must go and plough , or else there will be no corn to make bread of . " Then the little ...
... flew away . Then the little boy saw a horse , and he said , " Horse ! will you play with me ? " But the horse said , " No , I must not be idle ; I must go and plough , or else there will be no corn to make bread of . " Then the little ...
Page 51
... flew away till he came to a turf wall , and there he saw a grey greedy hawk sitting . And the grey greedy hawk said , " Where are you going , wee robin ? " Wee robin answer'd , " I'm going to the King to sing him a song , this fine yule ...
... flew away till he came to a turf wall , and there he saw a grey greedy hawk sitting . And the grey greedy hawk said , " Where are you going , wee robin ? " Wee robin answer'd , " I'm going to the King to sing him a song , this fine yule ...
Common terms and phrases
Betty Pringle big billy-goat Gruff birdie bonny song bridge bright butter catch Christmas pie Cocky-locky coming to gobble cream cuckoo dark Ding dong duck Ducky-daddles fawn field flies gaed going to-day gone Goosy-poosy grass grey greedy hawk Henny-penny hill-side idle Jack Horner King to sing kite kitty lamb little bird little girl Little Robin Red-breast Mary masts mee-ow Meggy and Herbert mi-ow milk mittens moolly cow mother dear Muschy nest nice night noon play pleasant plough pretty purr-r puss pussy Pussy-cat Quack roared the troll sail sailors ship sky is falling sly fox snipe song Spring tell the King thing three little kittens tree trip and go TRIP-TRAP Turkey-lurky VICTORIA READER walk warm wash'd wee boy wee robin answer'd wee robin flew wheat wool Write and Spell young goat yule morning
Popular passages
Page 8 - HOW doth the little busy bee Improve each shining hour, And gather honey all the day From every opening flower...
Page 6 - One, two, Buckle my shoe; Three, four, Shut the door; Five, six, Pick up sticks; Seven, eight, Lay them straight; Nine, ten, A good fat hen; Eleven, twelve, Who will delve?
Page 41 - Lord ! I my vows to Thee renew : Scatter my sins as morning dew ; Guard my first springs of thought and will, And with Thyself my spirit fill. 5. Direct, control, suggest this day All I design, or do, or say, That all my powers, with all their might, In Thy sole glory may unite.
Page 25 - There are forty feeding like one ! Like an army defeated The snow hath retreated, And now doth fare ill On the top of the bare hill ; The Plough-boy is whooping anon, anon. There's joy in the mountains ; There's life in the fountains ; Small clouds are sailing, Blue sky prevailing ; The rain is over and gone ! William Wordsworth '44* CHORAL SONG OF ILL YRIAN PEASANTS.
Page 14 - A MAN of words and not of deeds Is like a garden full of weeds...
Page 36 - ONCE on a time there were three Billy-goats, who were to go up to the hill-side to make themselves fat, and the name of all three was " Gruff." On the way up was a bridge over a burn they had to cross ; and under the bridge lived a great ugly Troll, with eyes as big as saucers, and a nose as long as a poker. So first of all came the youngest billy-goat Gruff to cross the bridge. " Trip, trap ! trip, trap !
Page 24 - The cock is crowing, The stream is flowing, The small birds twitter, The lake doth glitter, The green field sleeps in the sun; The oldest and youngest Are at work with the strongest; The cattle are grazing, Their heads never raising; There are forty feeding like one! Like an army defeated The Snow hath retreated, And now doth fare ill On the top of the bare hill...
Page 28 - A country life is sweet ! In moderate cold and heat, To walk in the air, how pleasant and fair, In every field of wheat, The fairest of flowers adorning the bowers, And every meadow's brow ; So that I say, no courtier may Compare with them who clothe in grey, And follow the useful plough.
Page 30 - The Sheep. LAZY sheep, pray tell me why In the pleasant fields you lie, Eating grass and daisies white, From the morning till the night ? Every thing can something do, But what kind of use are you...
Page 4 - And away Robin ran; Says little Robin Redbreast, 'Catch me if you can.