Category: Peter and Polly Series
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Peter and Polly Series lesson 25 quiz    Â

Clotheshorse Tents — Comprehension Check 1. What did Polly ask her mother to make?⬜ A wagon ⬜ A tent ⬜ A doll 2. What did Mother use to help make the tents?⬜ Clotheshorses ⬜ Tree branches ⬜ Boxes 3. Who came to play with Polly?⬜ Peter ⬜ A neighbor ⬜ Father 4. What did Polly…
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The Geography Lesson

Polly liked to go to school. She had wished to go for a long time. She thought that she should like it. And, sure enough, she did. Father had taught Polly to read. So she did not begin with the very easiest book. She began with the second reader. It was just the same with…
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Polly Goes to a Wedding Part II

Oh, goody, goody!” Peter cried, when he saw the sawdust. “I am sure that we shall have ice cream. I shall not get back into the carriage. It is nicer here. I am going to see what is around that corner.” Peter was gone a long, long time. Polly called to him. He did not…
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Polly Goes to a Wedding Part I

Polly was very much excited. She was going to a wedding. So was Peter. But he did not care so much about it. Father and mother were going, too. Every morning at breakfast Polly talked about that wedding. “Now there are only five days to wait. Now there are only four days to wait,” she…
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How Peter Catches Fish

One morning Peter went fishing. He went all alone. He did not take Tim. He did not take Polly. He said to himself, “Blacky went fishing all alone and she caught a fish. I shall try that way, too.” Father had given Peter a real fishing pole. He had given him a real line and…
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Fisherman’s Luck by Caroline M. Griswold

This morning I went fishing all alone, And sat for ‘most a day upon a stone; I dropped my line with care into the brook, And watched the little fish swim round my hook. I said, “Kind fish, do bite without a worm; I have one, but I hate to feel him squirm. If you…
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Peter and Polly Series: Blacky’s Fish

Blacky, the wise cat, finds a live fish, surprising everyone as they speculate on her fishing skills before she enjoys it cooked.
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Peter and Polly Series: The Broken Show Case

Before long, father found mother and Polly and Peter. He saw the children’s balloons. He heard the story of the bunch that went up in the air. Then he said, “Now, before we have our luncheon, I will take you to the merry-go-round. Have you heard the music? Do you wish a ride?” “Oh, yes,…
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Peter and Polly: A Bunch of Balloons

A Bunch of Balloons See all the people!” cried Polly. “I did not know that there were so many except at a circus.” “Father, where did you put Mary?” asked Peter. “Over there by the fence. Here is a ticket for her. No one can take her without this ticket. She will wait for us.”…
