out of the drawer
a little bit of sugar for medicine. She eat the medicine up herself, and
said that it had done the dollys a great deal of good. In this pleasant
way she amused herself until dinner time.

After dinner, her Papa and Mamma took her to Union Park, as it was
pleasant; and there Annie jumped the rope with other little girls, or
rolled a great hoop. She could roll the hoop very well.

Then she came skipping home, and had her tea; and after that her Mother
undressed her and heard her say her prayers, and kissed her for good
night; and she jumped into bed, and in a moment was fast asleep. Don't
you think Annie was a happy little girl? _I_ think she was, for all her
days passed in this pleasant manner. Some other time, perhaps, I will
tell you more about little Annie Browne.

THE THREE BEARS.

Laura and Fanny came one Saturday to spend the day with their
Grandmamma. The moment they got into the house, little Laura ran to the
book-case, to get a book to read; and Fanny asked for a needle and
thread, and began to sew up a corner of the red cloth that was on the
work-table.

Both these little girls were very fond of coming to see their
Grandmamma, and she liked to have them come; for they gave her no
trouble, and were very good and polite to every body.

Pretty soon Laura said, "Oh, dear! this is not a very interesting book,
I am tired of reading it. I wonder where Aunt Fanny is. I believe I
will go find her, and get her to tell me a story."

"A story!" said Fanny, "then I will go too." So she stuck her needle in
her work, and they both ran out of the room.

They found their Aunt Fanny in the next room. She was sitting at her
writing-desk, writing a letter.

"Oh, Auntie!" said Laura, coming up to the desk, "how much you have
written; I am sure you must be tired. Suppose you stop a little while,
and rest yourself by telling us a story."

Her Aunt laughed, and said that was a very clever way of getting a story
out of her, and asked the children what kind of a story they would like.

"I like a fairy tale," said little Fanny.

"And I like a ghost story," said Laura. "I think a ghost story is great
fun, for I never believe a word of it."

"But you know I never tell ghost stories," replied her Aunt; "they are
very silly things. I will tell you a story about three bears, which I
read a long while ago. I do not remember it exactly, but I think I can
make it do for you."

"Oh, yes! yes!" cried the