SLATE WORK.

[Illustration:  Script Exercise: 

The cat ran.  Ann ran.

The man has a hat.
]

LESSON X.

Nell some pan him yes do you have

I to i y v o

[Illustration:  Girl holding eggs.]

Do you see Nell?

Yes; she has a pan with some eggs in it.

Let me have the pan and the eggs, will you, Nell?

Has the black hen left the nest?

I will now run to catch Rab.  Will you run, too?

LESSON XI.

O whip Ben up still sit if stand Jip

o wh j

[Illustration:  Girl, boy, goat pulling cart.]

O Ben! let me get in, will you?

Yes, if you will sit still.

Stand still, Jip, and let Ann get in.

Now, Ben, hand me the whip.

Get up, Jip!

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LESSON XII.

Kitty nice sweet sing just hang

cage then song pet put not

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[Illustration:  Girl sitting at window with bird cage.]

Kitty has a nice pet.  It can sing a sweet song.

She has just fed it.

She will now put it in the cage, and hang the cage up.  Then the cat can not catch it.

LESSON XIII.

Tom top Kit’ty’s at back

look good doll think spot

th n oo

[Illustration:  Boy and Dog]

Look at Tom and his dog.  The dog has a black spot on his back.  Do you think he is a good dog?

Tom has a big top, too.  It is on the box with Kitty’s doll.

LESSON XIV.

sun we how pond stop for

go swim her us hot duck

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[Illustration:  Man and girl standing by a pond.]

The sun is up.  The man has fed the black hen and the fat duck.

Now the duck will swim in the pond.  The hen has run to her nest.

Let us not stop at the pond now, for it is hot.

See how still it is!  We will go to see Tom and his top.

LESSON XV.

John rock set jump fun must

may un’der skip bank but touch

O John! the sun has just set.  It is not hot, now.

Let us run and jump.  I think it is fun to run, and skip, and jump.

See the duck on the pond!  Her nest is up on the bank, under the rock.

We must not touch the nest, but we may look at it