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James has been to market with his mamma.
She has bought some bread, some meat, and some tea, which are in the basket on her arm.
James is trying to tell his mamma what he has seen in the market.
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‘What is that?’ said Lucy, as she came out on the steps. ‘Oh, it is a little boat! What a pretty one it is!’
‘I will give it to you when it is finished,’ said John, kindly. ‘Would you like to have it?’
‘Yes, very much, thank you, John. Has grandma seen it?’
‘Not yet; we will take it to her by and by. What have you in your pan, Lucy?’
‘Some corn for my hens, John; they must be very hungry by this time.’
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Frank has a pretty boat. It is white, with a black line near the water.
He keeps it in the pond, near his home. He always takes good care of it.
Frank has been at work in the garden, and will now row a while.
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Kitty, my pretty, white kitty.
Why do you scamper away?
I’ve finished my work and my lesson
And now I am ready for play.
Come, kitty, my own little kitty.
I’ve saved you some milk come and see.
Now drink while I put on my bonnet,
And play in the garden with me.
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‘Papa, may we have the big flag?’ said James.
‘What can my little boy do with such a big flag?’
‘Hoist it on our tent, papa. We are playing Fourth of July.’
‘Is that what all this noise is about? Why not hoist your own flags?’
‘Oh! they are too little.’
‘You might spoil my flag.’
‘Then we will all join to pay for it. But we will not spoil it, papa.’
‘Take it, then, and take the coil of rope with it.’
‘Oh! thank you. Hurrah for the flag, boys!’
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James and Robert have gone into the shade of a high wall to play ball.
Mary and Lucy have come up from the pond near by, with brave old Ponto, to see them play.
When they toss the ball up in the air, and try to catch it, Ponto runs to get it in his mouth.
Now the ball is lost. They all look for it under the trees and in the grass; but they can not see it. Where can it be?
See! Ponto has found it. Here he comes with it. He will lay it at little Lucy’s feet, or put it in her hand.
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What a bright June day! The air is pure. The sky is as blue as it can be.
Lucy and her mamma are in the woods. They have found a nice spot, where there is some grass.
They sit in the shade of the trees, and Lucy is singing.
The trees are not large, but they make a good shade.
Lucy’s kind mamma says that they will have a picnic when her papa can get a tent.
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‘Here, Ponto! Here, Ponto!’ Kate called to her dog. ‘Come, and get the dolls out of the pond.’
Rose went under, but she did not drown. Bess was still on the top of the water.
Ponto came with a bound, and jumped into the pond. He swam around, and got Bess in his mouth, and brought her to the shore.
Ponto then found Rose, and brought her out, too.
Kate said, ‘Good, old Ponto! Brave old dog!’
What do you think of Ponto?
The Eclectic Readers, often casually called the McGuffey Readers, were a set of graded primers for students in grades 1 through 6. They were a staple in American classrooms from the mid-1800s to the early 1900s and are still used today in some private schools and homeschooling programs.
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