THE NEW MCGUFFEY FIRST READER
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His mother gave him a pretty book.

He was very glad.

"Oh, mother," he said, "how kind
you are to give me this book!

I think it is very pretty."

"You must take good care of it,"
said his mother.

"Yes, mother," said John, "and I will
let Lucy and May look at it too.

They like to look at pretty books."

"The girls will think you are a
very kind little boy.

They will take good care of your book."

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All the boys and girls are going to
school this morning.

You can see them as they go.

Little Lucy is not with them.

She has gone to her home, far away.

But I see May and some other girls.

John has his new book. Some of
the other boys have books, too.

I do not see Frank, but I think he
will come soon.

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Look at this picture.

It is the picture of my pet kitten.

Do you not think she is a pretty pet?

One morning as I was going to
school, I found this kitten.

She was by a tree in the woods.

After school I took her home.

"Mother," I said, "see this pretty
little kitten. May I keep her as a pet?"

Mother said, "You may keep her if
you will take good care of her."

I am kind to my kitten.

I feed her and she loves me.

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REVIEW.

My mother gave me a new book.

I took it to school one morning,
to let the girls see the pictures.

Soon after this I found my pet kitten
and took her home with me.

I like to play with my pet kitten.

I will do as mother says. I will
take good care of the kitten.

I love little Lucy. But now she has
gone far away to her home.

I like to see John run with his kite.

He can run as fast as the other boys,
but he can not jump far.

He does not like to look at books
and pictures, but he can play on a drum.

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REVIEW.

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