d, but for a long time his pictures did not
sell, and he was very poor. After a while people saw what wonderful
pictures he could paint, and they were glad to let him know how much
they thought of him and of his beautiful paintings.

=Questions about the artist.= Who painted this picture? What kind of a
man was his father? What did he tell his son about the trees? What did
Millet's mother do? Who took care of Millet while his parents worked
in the fields? What kind of pictures did Millet have to look at? What
did he draw first? Where did he draw? Who helped him? Tell about the
old man leaning on a cane. On what did Millet draw his picture? Who
saw it? What did they say? What did his father say? What did he wish
his son to be? What did Millet do then? What do people think of his
pictures now? How many of you like this picture?

CHILDREN OF CHARLES I

=Original Picture:= Turin (t[=u]''r[)i]n) Gallery, Turin, Italy.
=Artist:= Sir Anthony Van Dyck (v[)a]n d[=i]k'').
=Birthplace:= Antwerp, Belgium.
=Dates:= Born, 1599; died, 1641.

=Questions to arouse interest.= What are these three little children
doing? Who are they? Did you ever have your picture taken? Where did
you go to have it taken? Where do you think these children are? Why
did they not go to a photographer as we do? Who, do you suppose,
brought them to the studio? How are they dressed? How long do you
suppose these children had to stand to have their picture painted? How
did the photographer tell you to stand? What is the baby holding in
his hands? What do you see on the rug in front of the little girl? Why
do you suppose the dog sits so quietly near Prince Charles? Which
child should you like best to play with? Who painted this picture? Do
you like it? why?

=The story of the picture.= Once there lived a very beautiful queen
and a very proud king. They had three beautiful children, whom they
loved very dearly. They were very proud of these children, and gave
them everything they could to make them happy.

The child standing so straight with his hand on the dog's head is a
boy, although he is dressed much like a girl. His name is Prince
Charles. He had the finest little pony and cart you ever did see. His
sister, Mary, the little girl standing beside him, had a very
beautiful doll that could do so many wonderful things that it really
seemed to be alive. The baby, Prince James, had such a great number of
toys they almost filled a large r