father," said he, "what can I do for you?" II. "Great king," said the old man, "I have brought you some fruit. It is the first fruit of a fine young tree. You saw me plant the tree and you asked for a share of the fruit. Here it is; it is yours." 12. The king thanked him and took the basket of apples into his palace. 13. By and by he brought the basket back. In place of the apples there were four large gold pieces. 14. He handed the basket of money to the old man and said, "May God bless you more and more, and may all my people be like you." SUBJECT IV. FOUR WISHES. 1. Said the first little chick, "I wish I could find A fat little worm." 2. Said the next little chick, With an odd little shrug, "I wish I could find A little fat bug." 3. Said the third little chick, With a sharp little squeal, "I wish I could find Some nice yellow meal." 4. Said the fourth little chick, With a small sigh of grief, "I wish I could find A little green leaf." 5. "See here," said the mother, From the green garden patch, "If you want any breakfast 1. Once there was a little boy who wanted his own way in everything. 2. One day he went out to the woods to get some nuts. On his way to the woods he came to a brook. There was no bridge over the brook, so he could not cross. 3. He walked along the bank for some time. At last he came to a place where there was a plank across the brook. 4. There was a goat on the other side of the brook. This goat, also, wished to cross The boy and the goat came to the They met in the over. plank at the same time. middle. 5. "I shall not turn back for a goat," thought the boy. "I am going to cross first." 6. The goat would have turned back if he could, but he could not. 7. They looked at each other for a short time; then the goat ran at the boy and butted him off the plank. He fell into the water and almost lost his life. 8. When he got out of the water he ran home as fast as he could. He was very wet and cold. 9. His mother was very sorry for her little boy, and gave him a dry suit to put on. Then she told him to never argue with a goat. 10. Boys and girls, here is a lesson for you. Do not always try to have your own way. If you do, you may some day meet a goat on a plank. SUBJECT VI. HOW ROVER LOST HIS LIFE. [A TRUE STORY.] 1. A farmer kept a large black dog to watch his house at night. The dog's name was Rover. 2. In the daytime Rover often went with the farmer to the fields. If he was not in the fields he was at home playing with the farmer's little boy. 3. Rover was always happy when his little master was with him. The boy and the dog often went down to the river to |