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[Illustration: Old man with cane talking to young girl.]

GRANDFATHER'S STORY.

1. "Come and sit by my knee, Jane, and grandfather will tell you a strange
story.

2. "One bright Summer day, I was in a garden in a city, with a friend. "We
rested underneath a fig tree. The broad leaves were green and fresh.

3. "We looked up at the ripe, purple figs. And what do you think came down
through the branches of the fig tree over our heads?"

4. "Oh, a bird, grandfather, a bird!" said little Jane, clapping her
hands.

5. "No, not a bird. It was a fish; a trout, my little girl."

6. "Not a fish, grandfather! A trout come through the branches of a tree
in the city'! I am sure you must be in fun."

7. "No, Jane, I tell you the truth. My friend and I were very much
surprised to see a fish falling from a fig tree.

8. "But we ran from under the tree, and saw a fishhawk flying, and an
eagle after him.

9. "The hawk had caught the fish, and was carrying it home to his nest,
when the eagle saw it and wanted it.

10. "They fought for it. The fish was dropped, and they both lost it. So
much for fighting!"

LESSON LV.

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[Illustration: Lake in foreground; mountain in background.]

GOD IS GREAT AND GOOD.

1. I know God made the sun
To fill the day with light;
He made the twinkling stars
To shine all through the night.

2. He made the hills that rise
So very high and steep;
He made the lakes and seas,
That are so broad and deep.

3. He made the streams so wide,
That flow through wood and vale;
He made the rills so small,
That leap down hill and dale.

4. He made each bird that sings
So sweetly all the day;
He made each flower that springs
So bright, so fresh, so gay.

5. And He who made all these,
He made both you and me;
Oh, let us thank Him, then,
For great and good is He.

LESSON LVI.

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droll hymn prayed cot'tage

[Illustration: Old man holding two little girls.]

A GOOD OLD MAN.

1. There once lived an old man in a snug, little cottage. It had two
rooms and only two windows. A small garden lay just behind it.

2. Old as the poor man was, he used to work in the fields. Often he would
come home very tired and weak, with his hoe or spade on his shoulder.

3. And who do you think met him at the door! Mary and