The New McGuffey First Reader by W. H. McGuffey (fiction book recommendations TXT) 📖

oars, too.

He keeps the oars at the house.

His home is near the river.

He likes to row up and down the

river in his boat.

Sometimes little May goes out in

the boat with him.

The water is not deep, and the

children will not fall out of the

boat. They like to row here

and there on the river.

John takes the oars, and May sits

in her place and tells him where

to go.

Sometimes each takes an oar. Then

the boat goes very fast.

John has a hook and line. But

when May is with him he does

not try to catch any fish.

Shall I tell you why?

He knows that May does not like

to see a fish on a hook.

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Here are all the boys coming up

the road. I wonder where they

are going to-day.

Each boy has a hook and a line,

and one has some light oars.

I think they are going to get into

John's new boat and row out

on the river.

Can you tell which of these boys

is John?

They will get in the boat and row

far out on the water.

When they get to a deep place they

will try to catch some fish.

I wonder if any of the fish will come

near the boat.

Little Robin Redbreast has a nest

in our garden.

If you listen any time in the day,

you can hear him sing.

On warm days he likes to sit in the

shade among the green leaves.

He can see the busy bees when they

fly to the flowers to get honey.

He sees the green apples about him,

but he does not like them. He

would not eat them if they

were ripe and sweet.

At night he can look up from his

place in the tree and see the

bright stars in the sky. Some

times he can see the moon, too,

as it shines above him.

Sometimes the Pussy Cat comes

under his tree and looks up at

him; but she can not get him.

She sits under the tree and wishes

that she could catch him.

Do you know why she wants the

bird? Do you know what she

would do if she could get him?

One day Henry went out to the field

behind the garden. He went

out to see his father plant corn.

He sat down by a tree and said,

"Father, shall I help you work?

I have been in the house all day."

"Thank you, my little boy," said his

father. "I want some help very

much. What can you do?"

"I should like to plant some corn.

How much will you give me?"

"I will give you four cents a day

if you work well. But now

the sun is about to set, and we

must go home."

saw made yet float put sail

"What is that?" said Rose as she

went down the garden walk.

She saw Frank at work under

the apple tree.

"It is a little boat, Rose," said Frank.

"What do you think of this boat?"

"Oh, I think it is very pretty. Where

did you get it, Frank?"

"I made it, Rose. I made it all."

"How glad I am that you made it!

Will it float in the water?"

"I think so. All it wants now is the

sail. I will soon put that on."

"How I should like to see it sail!

Does mother know that you

have made it?"

"Not yet; but I will take it to her

as soon as I have put the sail on it.

Then, if she will let us, we will take

it down to the river. We will

put it in the water and see it

float. We will see how fast it

can sail."

Soon Frank and Rose were on their

way to the river. Frank said

that if the boat sailed well, he

would give it to Rose.

She will let her doll sail in it.

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wind blow feel face

"Listen, mother, do you hear that?"

"Yes, Henry, it is the wind.

We can hear it blow about the

house; but we can not see it.

If you should go out of the house,

you could feel it blow in your face."

"See how it blows the leaves about!

How fast Frank's little boat would

sail with this wind!"

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summer bloom soft make

Do you know when summer comes?

When summer comes the days are

warm and bright.

Green leaves are on the trees.

Flowers bloom in the woods and

in the gardens.

The wind blows soft; the sky is

blue; the sun shines bright

In the summer the corn grows tall

and green. It is then that the

children play in the woods.

I like the summer time very much.

wake sleep long meadow

I wish my baby doll would wake.

Wake up, baby! Wake up!

Do not sleep so long.

It is morning, and all good little

dolls should be up.

Oh, baby, what a care you are!

Will you not wake up?

I do not know of any doll that

sleeps so long as you do.

Now jump up, and see what a bright

morning it is. See how the sun

shines. Wake up, baby!

Do you wish to know where I have

been, baby doll? I have been

down in the meadow with Frank

and Rose.

Shall I tell you what we saw?

Well, we saw birds and bees and

green leaves and pretty flowers.

Then we went to the river and

saw Frank's little boat sail on the water.

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sheep asleep horn no cry

Little Boy Blue,

Come blow your horn.

The sheep's in the meadow,

The cow's in the corn!

Where is the little boy

That looks after the sheep?

Oh, here he is!

Here he is, fast asleep!

Will you wake him? No, not I;

For if I do, I know he will cry.

[Caption to illustration of children playing with beetles.]

Fly away, little bird, fly away home!

If you are not a little bird, why did you come?

cold turn begin brown over gold

What will come when summer is

over and gone?

Oh, I can tell you. After the

summer is gone, fall will come.

When fall comes, the days begin

to grow cold.

Then the leaves fall from the trees.

Some of the leaves turn red, some

turn brown, and some turn

yellow as gold.

In the fall we have ripe apples to

eat. The corn is ripe then, too.

All the children are glad when fall

comes. Do you know why?

Play time is over, and school begins.

rain stay grass fresh

"I wish, mother, you would tell me

where the rain comes from.

"Does it come from the sky?

"Are the leaves and the flowers and

the grass glad when the rain

falls on them?"

This is what Lucy asked her mother

one day. Her mother said:

"The rain makes the grass look

green and fresh. It helps the

flowers grow.

"The corn which we plant in the

field could not grow if there

was no rain."

"But, mother," said Lucy, "I do not

like the rain very well. It

makes me stay in the house

when I want to go and play.

See how fast it rains! I shall have

to stay at home all day."

evening west clouds those fade

It is evening, and the sun is about to

set. The day will soon be gone.

Let us sit here on the soft grass

and look at the bright clouds

in the west.

Do you think there is any rain in

those little clouds?

Oh, no! Those are not rain clouds.

See how pretty they are!

Some of the clouds are red, and

some are as yellow as gold.

It is the light of the sun that makes

them look so bright.

Soon they will all fade away in the

blue sky.

Soon it will be night, and the moon

and stars will shine for us.

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ship sea beach sand live shells

Here are four little girls who live

near the sea.

They have gone down to the

beach with their father.

They like to play in the sand.

Sometimes their mother goes with

them, and they stay there all day.

They like to look at the ships as

they sail far away on the blue sea.

Do you think you would like to

sail far away on a ship?

Sometimes these little girls find

pretty shells in the sand.

I think all children like to play

on the beach when the sun is warm,

and the wind does not blow.

only every use driver

What does the man say?

He says, "Good sweet apples,

only two cents each! Ripe, sweet

apples, yellow as gold! Who will

buy my apples this warm summer

morning?"

You can hear him as he goes

down the road. "Who wants to

buy a nice red apple?"

The apples are in the wagon.

The man walks in the road, behind

the wagon, and tells every one that

he has apples to sell.

His little dog rides in the wagon

and looks at the horse.

Is he not a funny driver?

The horse does not go very fast.

He knows that his driver can not

use a whip..

"Oh, who wants to buy some

good apples this bright summer

morning?"

just hand told town brother

Do you know these three boys?

The tall boy in the wagon is

Frank Brown. The little boy is

Henry. He is Frank's brother.

The boy on the horse is John

Day. See how well he can ride!

Frank is a good driver. He sits

in the wagon, and the horse goes

just as he is told.

Frank has a whip in his hand,

but he does not use it.

Henry's little dog runs behind.

Sometimes he has to run very fast

to keep up with the wagon.

Do you know where the boys are

going?

I think they are going to town.

I wonder what they will buy in

town.

Henry says he will buy a book

with pretty pictures in it. He can

not read very well, but he likes to

look at books.

John wants to ride down to the

river and look at the boats. He

would buy a new boat if he could.

But he has only one cent, and what

can he buy with that?

Frank says they will not stay in

town long. They must go home

very soon.

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happy often ask bow arrow Robert

The name of this little boy is

Robert. He is a busy boy.

He lives in a big town, and he

does not often see the fields and

the green woods.

Yet he is just as happy as Frank

and John and little Henry.

He lives in a tall house not far

from the river. In the summer

time he can see the ships as they

sail up the river.

His father has a boat, and sometimes

Robert goes sailing in it.

One day Robert saw a man with

[Missing text] bows and arrows to sell.

"How much do you ask for your

arrows?" he said.

"[Missing text] three cents each," said the

man. "Would you like to buy one?"

Robert did not buy an arrow.

He went home and made one

that was just as good.

Do you think he can use it?

{Missing text] teacher says that he must

{Missing text] bow now.

What does the summer

bring? Green leaves, pretty

flowers, busy bees, and

birds of