wolf
or the fox, which belong to the same tribe of animals. It likes meat and
bones, but will also eat bread and vegetables. Its teeth are very strong
and sharp.

5. Most dogs have keen scent, pointed noses, and quick sight.

_Write and learn:_

Dogs have--
Blunt claws.
Sharp, strong teeth.
Keen scent.
Quick sight.

Dogs--
Bark.
Watch.
Jump.
Hunt.

Dogs are--
Useful.
Faithful.
Friendly.
Wise.

BUTTERCUPS. [_Page 15._

1. Buttercups grow wild. They are of a golden yellow colour. Each flower
has five yellow leaves growing out from the middle of five smaller green
ones.

2. The flowers are something like a cup in shape, with a little tuft of
grass-like threads standing in each one. In the green ball in the middle
there are tiny seeds from which other buttercups will grow if they fall
into the ground.

3. Buttercups come in spring. They grow on taller stems than daisies.
They have no nice scent such as violets or roses have.

_Write and learn:_

Buttercups--
Grow wild.
Come in spring.

Buttercups have--
Five yellow leaves.
Five green ones.

Buttercups are--
Pretty and shiny.
Eaten by cattle.

WHEAT. [_Page 20._

1. Wheat is a plant of the _grass_ kind, but grows higher than common
grass. It is grown from seed, which is grains of wheat kept until hard
and dry.

2. Ruts are made in the soil by a plough, and into these the seed is
cast. Then the soil is covered over them by a harrow, drawn by a horse.

3. Rain and warm sunshine help the grains to grow. They grow into tall,
jointed stems, and soon the ears of wheat appear. They are green at
first, but the sun ripens them and turns them yellow.

4. Then the wheat is cut, and the new grains are threshed out from the
husks which are called chaff. The tall stems make straw. The grains are
ground into flour by the miller. We use flour for making bread, cakes,
and puddings.

_Write and learn:_

Wheat is--
A grass plant.
Grown from seed.
Green at first.
Yellow when ripe.

Wheat has--
A tall stem.
Graceful leaves.
An ear.
Grains.

Wheat makes--
Flour.
Foods.
Chaff.
Straw.

SLATE. [_Page 26._

1. Slate is a kind of stone. Rocks, and even mountains, are sometimes
made of slate. The great hole made in the rocks by getting it o