h brown.

2. Farmers often kill sparrows because they steal the corn and fruit.
But they are really good friends to the farmer. They eat the worms and
grubs, which would destroy _all_ the fruit.

3. The sparrow is a very bold little bird, and is to be found in the
streets of the largest towns as well as in the country.

_Write and learn:_

The sparrow has--
Brown and gray feathers.
Sharp claws.
A long tail.

The sparrow is--
Small.
Bold.
Useful.

The sparrow eats--
Grain.
Worms.
Fruit.

HERBS. [_Page 90._

1. Herbs are plants or vegetables with soft stalks or stems. Some grow
wild, others we grow in our gardens.

2. We use some for eating, such as mustard and cress. Others, such as
parsley, mint, sage, and thyme, we use to flavour our food. Many are
used as medicine.

3. Most herbs have a nice scent. They are very plentiful, and very
useful.

_Write and learn:_

Herbs have--
Soft stems.
Nice scent.
Strong flavour.

Herbs are--
Plentiful.
Useful.
Grown from seeds.

Herbs are used--
For eating.
For flavouring.
For medicine.

COFFEE [_Page 93._

1. We get coffee from the coffee-tree. It is an evergreen, something
like our bay-tree. It bears a pretty white flower.

2. When the flower falls it leaves a red berry, something like a
cherry. The two hard, oval seeds inside it are what we call coffee
beans. They are of a pale colour in the berry, but are roasted to make
them brown.

3. Coffee is good to drink, but it is not so cheap as tea. It grows in
warm countries far away--in Arabia and the West Indies chiefly.

_Write and learn:_

The Coffee-tree--
Is an evergreen.
Has white flowers.
Has a red berry.

Coffee is--
Good to drink.
Warming.
Not so cheap as tea.

Coffee grows--
In Arabia.
In the West Indies.
In Brazil.

PAPER. [_Page 96._

1. Paper is one of the most useful things we have. It is made of old
rags which are torn to pieces by a machine. Lime is put in to make them
white.

2. The pulp, as it is called, is then formed into sheets and pressed. It
is then covered with _size_, and pressed again to make it smooth and
glossy.

3. Blotting-paper and other kinds not used for writing upon, are not
sized. Brown paper is made of old canvas and sacking.

4. Before paper w