hay to build my nest with, and some moss, and some wool.' So the bird 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 boy thought to himself, "What! is nobody idle? then little boys, too, must not be idle." So he made haste, and went to school, and learned his lesson very well, and the master said he was a good boy.

DING DONG! DING DONG!

Ding dong! ding dong!

I'll sing you a song

About a little bird:

He sat on a trée,

And he sang to me,
And I never spoke a word.

Ding dong! ding dong!
I'll sing you a song,
"Tis about a little mouse:
He looked very cunning,
As I saw him running,
About my father's house.

Ding dong ding dong!
I'll sing you a song
About my little Kitty:

She's speckled all over,
And I know you'll love her,
For she is very pretty.

THE IDLE LITTLE GIRL.

There was once a girl, and she was a little house-maid. She had to wash all the dishes, scrub the floor, and sweep the carpet. This little girl had plenty to do, I can tell

you.

to say,

Well, one summer morning the sun shone brightly into her little room. The sun seemed "Get up, little girl, don't you see it is time to set to work." The little girl only yawned, turned on her side, and fell asleep again.

Well, there she lay for a long time. And she had a dream. She dreamt she was in the kitchen. Cooky was scowling at her, and the dirty plates were all tumbling on her head, and the kettle was looking black at her from the ashes of the fire. O dear! the little girl didn't know what to do. Ah! she thought in her dream, "If I had only got up when the sun told me!" Still the little girl slept on.

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Then she dreamt that, just at that moment, all the bells of the house began to ring, the door-bell, the bed-room bell, the parlor-bellevery one of them, ding, dong, dell. O dear! O dear! she was so vexed with her self, and she tried to go and answer the bells; but no! she was fixed to the floor. She could not move a step.

Still the little girl slept on, and the sun blazed into the room as if he were angry. Then she dreamt that the house was falling down, rumble,-tumble, smash! and she awoke. And her mistress was knocking at her door and calling loud.

Then up rose the little girl, and she had no time to wash herself. Down stairs she went. She was in a very bad tem per all day. She chided the errand boys sadly; and she was very sulky at her mistress. Very likely the little girl was angry with her self all the while. Well, if that was the case, she may take better care next time to get up when the sun tells her.

Did you ever see a ship?

for perhaps you live where there are no deep

Perhaps not;

waters, in which a ship could sail.

But boys

and girls who live on the sea-shore know all about them. They often see them going along over the water in full sail.

And a very fine sight it is to see a ship in full sail! Little boats, as you know, have some times a sail. A sail is a great piece of cloth. The sail is made fast with ropes to a long pole, or mast, fixed in the middle of the boat. Then the sail is spread out wide, and it catches the wind. So the ship is blown along.

Bigger ships have more masts and sails. Some have one mast with two sails on it, and these are called sloops; some have two masts, and more sails, and these are called brigs; but a big ship has three masts and many sails.

But

Such ships as are large and strong, and have many sails, go all round the world. they are often in great danger from the winds that blow and sometimes raise up great wayes. The waves are so high that the biggest ship is only like a nut shell on the water of a pond when it is ruffled by the wind. It is an awful thing to be in a storm at sea! You would not like to be a sailor boy, and have to go up those masts, and take down the great sails on a dark night when the wind is blowing. Should you?

PRAYER.

To say my prayers is not to pray,
Unless I mean the things I say-
Unless I think to whom I speak,
And with my heart God's favor seck.
My infant lips were early taught
To say "Our Father," as I ought;
And every morn and every night,
To use my daily prayer is right.
But, oh! if I am found to smile,
Or play, or look about the while,
Or think vain thoughts, the Lord will see:
Then how can He be pleased with me?
Then let me, when I kneel to pray,
Not only mind the words I say;
But also strive, with earnest care,
To let my heart go with my prayer.

Meggy and Herbert thought they would give a dinner party to all the dolls of the house. They invited Muschy too, and Muschy very politely said he would come.

Their dinner was a capital one; they had cakes, and apples, and goose-berries, and currants. These they called fish and roast