ut sheep and other
things belonging to country life.

How did he get any ink? He took "water" from
the stream and "stained" it so that it would
leave a mark something like our ink.

Yes, the paper, the pen, and the ink would not
be so good as at present, but they would serve
as a beginning.

REPRODUCTION

1. Where was the musician?

2. What kind of instrument was he playing?

3. Where was the child?

4. What was the child's second request?

5. What was his third request?

6. How was the shepherd able to write?

7. Why did the child wish him to write?

(The pupils may not understand "rural",
"valley", "pipes", so the teacher should give
such further explanation as the different cases
demand.)

THE BABY SWALLOW

(First Reader, page 103)

The aim of this lesson is to teach, by means of a story, the moral of
trusting in God and trying to do one's best.

The teacher should introduce the lesson by inquiring of the pupils if
they have ever watched a young bird learning to fly. Its timidity and
the anxiety of the mother-bird should be especially emphasized. A brief
reference to the swallow might also be in place, though this is not
essential, as the poet has selected it merely as a type of birds in
general, and almost any other bird would answer his purpose as well. The
rapidity and grace of the swallow's flight, and its habit of
constructing its nest of mud under the eaves and in other sheltered
places about buildings, are the main points to be noted.

What is the lesson about? About a baby swallow
learning to fly.

What do the first four stanzas tell us? His
fears.

And the last three? The success of his effort.

What do you see in the picture? A tower with a
bell in it.

What name is given here for tower? Turret
("Turret" means a little tower.)

From its sound, what do you think "belfry"
means? The place where the bell is.

What, then, is a "belfry turret"? A tower where
a bell is hung.

On what part of the tower had the bird its
nest? The front.

What word does the poet use to express that?
"Breast".

What has been beating against the tower for
years? The wind, sun, rain, snow.

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