THE NEW MCGUFFEY FIRST READER
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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!"

ou out about house how ow

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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.

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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.

a care where there e

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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?

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cold turn begin brown over gold