3.  Chalk is formed of thousands of tiny shells.

Write and learn:

Chalk is—­
    White. 
    Soft. 
    Crumbly.

Chalk is found in—­
    Hampshire. 
    Kent. 
    Isle of Wight.

Chalk makes—­
    Lime. 
    Whiting. 
    Chalk-pencils.

THE MOUSE. [Page 36.

1.  The mouse is a very small animal, with pointed nose and long tail.  It has large bright eyes, large ears, strong sharp teeth, and is very timid.

2.  The mouse gnaws through the walls and floors of our houses with its sharp, strong teeth.  It makes a little nest in a hole.  It comes out when all is quiet to look for crumbs, or anything left about that it can eat.  It gets into the pantry sometimes.

3.  Some mice live in fields and woods.  The tiny harvest-mouse makes its nest on a wheat-stalk.  It often does great harm to the wheat.

4.  But for puss there would soon be so many mice that we should not know what to do.

Write and learn:

Mice have—­
    Long tails. 
    Sharp teeth. 
    Large ears. 
    Bright eyes.

Mice like—­
    Bread. 
    Meat. 
    Cheese. 
    Milk.

Mice are—­
    Very small. 
    Very timid. 
    Very quick. 
    Very quiet.

THE RABBIT. [Page 41.

1.  The rabbit is about the size of the cat, and is covered with short fur.  It burrows a hole in the ground and makes a nest there for its young.

2.  Rabbits have long ears and large eyes.  They can hear a very slight sound, and can see behind as well as before them.

3.  Their hind-legs are longer than their fore-legs; so they do not run, but leap.

4.  Rabbits like to live where there is plenty of furze, which they eat for food.  They do much mischief in corn-fields by eating the young corn.  They also eat the bark off young trees, and so spoil them.

Write and learn:

Rabbits have—­
    Long ears. 
    Large eyes. 
    Long hind-legs. 
    Warm fur.

Rabbits eat—­
    Grass. 
    Roots. 
    Leaves. 
    Bark.

Rabbits—­
    Burrow. 
    Make nests for their young. 
    Leap. 
    Play.

IVY. [Page 43.

1.  Ivy is an evergreen, climbing plant.  It grows on old walls, houses, and churches, and sometimes on trees.

2.  There are several kinds of ivy.  The leaves of each kind are of a different shape.  All ivy leaves are very pretty.

3.  The leaves have little marks called veins, crossing them in all ways.  These veins are full of sap, or moisture, which the roots of the plant suck up from the earth.

4.  Some ivy flowers, and bears berries.

Write and learn: