THE NEW MCGUFFEY FIRST READER
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he wishes that a big fish would
come and take it.

But the fish do not wish him to
catch them to-day. They will
not come near the hook.

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blue place above among any saying

What a bright day this is!

The sky is as blue as it can be.

Lucy and her mother are in the woods.

They have found a good place under
a green tree.

They sit in the shade of the tree
and listen to the birds that are
singing above them.

Robin Redbreast is in the tree.

Lucy sees him as he jumps about
among the leaves.

By and by he will fly away to his nest.

Lucy wonders where it is.

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boat oar row deep sometimes road house

John has a new boat.

His father gave it to him.

It is blue, with a bright red line
near the water.

He keeps it in the river, not far
from the road.

He has some good 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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REVIEW.

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.

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Little Robin Redbreast has a nest
in our garden.

If you listen any time in the day,