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EC

LE

CT

IC E

DU

CA

TIO

NA

L S

ER

IES

.

McG

UF

FE

Y’S

®

EC

LE

CT

IC P

RIM

ER

.

RE

VIS

ED

ED

IT

IO

N.

McG

uffe

y E

diti

ons

and

Col

opho

n ar

e T

rade

mar

ks o

f

JO

HN

WIL

EY

& S

ON

S,

INC

.N

EW

YO

RK

- C

HIC

HE

ST

ER

- W

EIN

HE

IM -

BR

ISB

AN

E -

SIN

GA

PO

RE

- T

OR

ON

TO

Co

py

righ

t, 18

81

, By

Van

An

twerp

, Bra

g &

Co

.

Co

py

righ

t, 18

96

, By

Am

eric

an

Bo

ok

Co

mp

an

y.

Co

py

righ

t, 19

09

, By

Hen

ry H

. Vail.

EP

17

9

Th

e te

xt h

as b

een

sligh

tly e

dite

d to

up

date

the

pu

nctu

atio

n. A

ll han

dw

riting

ex

erc

ises a

re n

ew

,alth

ou

gh

tak

en

from

the te

xt.

Co

py

righ

t 20

07

. Kim

berly

Garc

ia. A

ll righ

tsre

serv

ed

.

Th

e fl

atte

rin

g s

ucc

ess

of

McG

uff

ey’s

Rev

ised

Rea

der

s,an

d t

he

inq

uir

y f

or

more

pri

mar

y r

ead

ing

mat

ter

to b

e u

sed

in t

he

firs

t yea

r of

school

work

, hav

e in

duce

d t

he

Publi

sher

s to

pre

par

e a

RE

VIS

ED

PR

IME

R,

whic

h m

ay b

eu

sed

to

pre

ced

e th

e F

irst

Rea

der

of

any

wel

l ar

ran

ged

seri

es.

Th

e m

eth

od

pu

rsu

ed i

s th

e sa

me

as t

hat

in

McG

uff

ey’s

Rev

ised

Rea

der

s, a

nd

th

e g

reat

est

po

ssib

le c

are

has

bee

nta

ken

to i

nsu

re a

gra

dat

ion s

uit

ed t

o t

he

younges

t ch

ildre

n.

On

ly a

bo

ut

six

new

wo

rds

are

to b

e m

aste

red

in

eac

hle

sson. T

hes

e new

word

s an

d t

he

new

ele

men

tary

sounds

are

alw

ays

to b

e fo

un

d i

n t

he

vo

cab

ula

ry o

f th

e le

sso

n i

nw

hic

h t

hey

are

fir

st u

sed

.T

he

pla

n o

f th

e b

oo

k e

nab

les

the

teac

her

to

pu

rsu

e th

eP

ho

nic

Met

ho

d, th

e W

ord

Met

ho

d, th

e A

lph

abet

Met

ho

d,

or

any

co

mb

inat

ion

of

thes

e m

eth

od

s.Il

lust

rati

ons

of

the

bes

t ch

arac

ter

hav

e bee

n f

reel

ysu

pp

lied

, an

d t

he

skil

led

tea

cher

wil

l b

e ab

le t

o u

se t

hem

to

gre

at a

dv

anta

ge.

Th

e sc

rip

t ex

erci

ses

thro

ug

ho

ut

the

bo

ok

an

d t

he

slat

eex

erci

ses

at t

he

clo

se, h

ave

bee

n s

pec

iall

y w

ritt

en a

nd

care

full

y e

ng

rav

ed f

or

this

Pri

mer

; th

ey m

ay b

e u

sed

to

teac

h t

he

read

ing

of

scri

pt,

an

d a

s ex

erci

ses

in l

earn

ing

to

wri

te.

In t

he

full

co

nfi

den

ce t

hat

th

e p

ub

lic

wil

l ap

pre

ciat

e a

chea

p a

nd

att

ract

ive

Pri

mer

of

this

ch

arac

ter,

th

e P

ub

lish

ers

hav

e sp

ared

no

ex

pen

se t

o m

ake

this

bo

ok

eq

ual

, in

ty

pe,

pap

er, an

d i

llust

rati

on

s, t

o a

ny

th

at h

ave

bee

n i

ssu

ed f

rom

thei

r P

ress

.(iii)

No

te:

T

he

McG

uff

ey

P

rim

er

islo

cate

d o

n t

he l

eft

sid

e o

f th

e p

ag

e.

New

h

an

dw

riti

ng

ex

erc

ises

hav

eb

een

ad

ded

to

th

e r

igh

t si

de o

f th

ep

ag

e.

Th

e cu

rsiv

e te

xt

all

ud

ed

to

in

th

eP

refa

ce

has

been

o

mit

ted

.

All

ex

erc

ises

are

in

man

usc

rip

t.

On

ly t

he f

irst

th

ree p

ages

are t

ob

e t

ra

ced

. A

ll o

ther w

rit

ing

is

tob

e

don

e

on

th

e

bla

nk

li

nes

un

dern

ea

th t

he w

rit

ing m

od

els

.

So

me

sen

ten

ces

hav

e

been

mo

dif

ied

sli

gh

tly

, to

sh

ort

en

th

em

.

Th

is a

cco

mp

lish

es

two

th

ing

sth

em

od

els

st

ay

sh

ort

in

si

ze,

fitt

ing

wit

h

the

tex

t b

ox

, an

d

the

co

py

ex

erc

ises

are

m

ore

m

an

ag

eab

le to

the b

eg

inn

ing

wri

ter.

4E

CL

EC

TIC

SE

RIE

S.

TH

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5E

CL

EC

TIC

SE

RIE

S.

TH

E A

LP

HA

BE

T.

ab

cd

ef

gh

Ij

kl

mn

op

qr

st

uv

wx

yz

a a

b b

c c

dd

e e

f f

g g

h h

i i j

j k

kl l m

m n

n o

o p

p q

q r

rs

s t

t u

uv

v w

w x

x y

y z

z

My nam

e is

________.

My nam

e is

________.

Trace and w

rite your name

on the line provided.

7E

CL

EC

TIC

SE

RIE

S.

a r

at

a c

at

A c

at

A r

at

A c

at

an

d a

rat.

A r

at

an

d a

cat.

A c

at a

nd

a ra

t.

A r

at a

nd

a ca

t.

8E

CL

EC

TIC

SE

RIE

S.

LE

SS

ON

II.

Th

e c

at

the ra

t

Th

e c

at h

as a

rat.

Th

e ra

t ran

at A

nn

.

An

n h

as a

cat.

Th

e c

at ra

n a

t the ra

t.

The cat has

a rat. The

rat ran at

Ann.

9M

cG

UF

FE

Y’S

PR

IME

R.

LE

SS

ON

III.

a f

an

a h

at

An

n

an

d

Nat.

An

n

has

a

fan

.

Nat

has

a

hat.

An

n

can

fa

n

Nat.

Ann

has

a fa

n. A

nn

can

fan

Nat

.

10

EC

LE

CT

IC R

EA

DE

R

LE

SS

ON

IV.

1

m

p

s

a c

ap

th

e la

d

A m

an

an

d a

lad

.

Th

e m

an

sat; th

e la

d ra

n.

Th

e m

an

has a

hat.

Th

e la

d h

as a

cap

.

The m

an

has a hat.

The lad

has a cap.

11

McG

UF

FE

Y’S

PR

IME

R.

LE

SS

ON

V.-

RE

VIE

W.

Th

e c

at

an

d t

he r

at

ran

.

An

n s

at,

an

d N

at

ran

.

A r

at

ran

at

Nat.

Can

An

n f

an

th

e l

ad

?

Th

e m

an

an

d t

he l

ad

.

Th

e m

an

has

a c

ap

.

Th

e l

ad

has

a f

an

.

Has

An

n a

hat?

An

n h

as

a h

at

an

d a

fan

.

Can

Ann

fan

the

lad?

Has

Ann

a ha

t?

12

EC

LE

CT

IC R

EA

DE

R

LE

SS

ON

VI.

Nat’s c

ap

a fa

t do

g

Has th

e la

d a

do

g?

Th

e la

d h

as a

fat d

og

.

Th

e d

og

has N

at’s c

ap

.

Nat a

nd

Rab

ran

.

Rab

ran

at a

cat.

The lad has

a fat dog.

Nat and

Rab ran.

13

McG

UF

FE

Y’S

PR

IME

R.

LE

SS

ON

VII.

a l

og

t

he f

rog

See t

he f

rog

on

a l

og

.

Rab

sees

the f

rog

.

Can

th

e f

rog

see R

ab

?

Th

e f

rog

can

see t

he d

og

.

Rab

ran

at

the f

rog

.

Rab

see

s

the

frog

.

Rab

ran

at

the

frog

.

14

EC

LE

CT

IC S

ER

IES

.

LE

SS

ON

VIII.

a m

at

the sta

nd

See th

e la

mp

! It is on

a m

at.

Th

e m

at is o

n th

e sta

nd

.

Th

e la

mp

is Nat’s, a

nd

the m

at is A

nn

’s.

See the

lamp! T

he

mat is on

the stand.

15

McG

UF

FE

Y’S

PR

IME

R,

LE

SS

ON

IX

.

See t

he n

ag

! It

is

To

m’s

nag

.

Can

To

m c

atc

h h

is n

ag

?

He c

an

no

t catc

h h

im.

Th

e d

og

ran

at

the n

ag

, an

d t

he n

ag

ran

.

It is

Tom

’s

nag!

C

an

Tom

cat

ch

his

nag?

16

EC

LE

CT

IC S

ER

IES

.

LE

SS

ON

X.-R

EV

IEW

.

To

m’s n

ag

is fat; h

is do

g is n

ot fa

t.

Nat is o

n T

om

’s nag

.

Nat’s d

og

, Rab

, can

no

t catc

h th

e ra

t.

See th

e fro

g o

n th

e lo

g.

A la

d se

es th

e fro

g.

Th

e la

d c

an

no

t catc

h it.

A c

at is o

n th

e m

at; th

e c

at se

es a

rat.

An

n’s fa

n is o

n th

e sta

nd

.

Th

e m

an

has a

lam

p.

A d

og

ran

at th

e m

an

.

An

n sa

t on

a lo

g.

A lad sees

the frog.

The lad can

not catch it.

17

McG

UF

FE

Y’S

PR

IME

R.

LE

SS

ON

XI

the b

ox

a n

est

Th

is i

s a f

at

hen

.

Th

e h

en

has

a n

est

in

th

e b

ox

.

Sh

e h

as

eg

gs

in t

he n

est

.

A c

at

sees

the n

est

, an

d c

an

get

the e

gg

s.

Thi

s is

a f

at

hen.

The

hen

has

a ne

st

in t

he b

ox.

18

EC

LE

CT

IC S

ER

IES

.

LE

SS

ON

XII.

Can

this o

ld fo

x c

atc

h th

e h

en

?

Th

e fo

x c

an

catc

h th

e h

en

, an

d g

et th

e e

gg

s inth

e n

est.

Ru

n, R

ab

, an

d c

atc

h th

e fo

x.

Can this old

fox catch

the hen?

19

McG

UF

FE

Y’S

PR

IME

R

LE

SS

ON

XII

I.

Nell

is

by

th

e p

on

d.

I se

e d

uck

s o

n t

he p

on

d.

Nell

sees

the d

uck

s, a

nd

wil

l fe

ed

th

em

.

Sh

e c

an

no

t g

et

the d

uck

s.

Nel

l is

by

the

pond

.

I se

e du

cks

on t

he p

ond.

20

EC

LE

CT

IC S

ER

IES

.

LE

SS

ON

XIV

.

Th

is old

man

can

no

t see.

He is b

lind

.

Mary

ho

lds h

im b

y th

e h

an

d.

Sh

e is k

ind

to th

e o

ld b

lind

man

.

LE

SS

ON

XV

.-RE

VIE

W.

I see d

uck

s on

the p

on

d; T

om

will fe

ed

them

.

The old m

an

can not see.

He is blind.

21

McG

UF

FE

Y’S

PR

IME

R

To

m i

s b

lin

d;

he h

old

s a b

ox

in

his

han

d.

Nell

is

kin

d t

o h

im.

Th

is o

ld h

en

has

a n

est

.

Mary

wil

l ru

n a

nd

get

the e

gg

s.

LE

SS

ON

XV

I.

Su

e h

as

a d

oll

.

It h

as

a n

ew

dre

ss.

Nel

l is

kin

d

to h

im. T

he

old

hen

has

a ne

st.

22

E

CL

EC

TIC

SE

RIE

S.

Sh

e w

ill let A

nn

ho

ld th

e d

oll in

her h

an

ds,

an

d A

nn

will fa

n it.

Su

e is k

ind

to A

nn

.LE

SS

ON

XV

II.

A b

ird is in

the tre

e. It h

as a

nest th

ere

.

Th

e n

est h

as fiv

e e

gg

s in it.

A bird is in

the tree. It

has a nest

there.

23

McG

UF

FE

Y’S

PR

IME

R.

Do

no

t ro

b t

he n

est

.

Wil

l th

e b

ird

let

the c

at

get

her

fiv

e e

gg

s?

LE

SS

ON

XV

III.

Th

is i

s a p

et

bir

d.

It l

ives

in a

new

cag

e.

It w

ill

stan

d o

n S

ue’s

han

d,

an

d s

ing

.

Su

e l

ov

es

her

pet

bir

d.

So

do

I l

ov

e i

t .

Do

not

rob

the

nest

.

Thi

s is

a

pet

bird

.

24

E

CL

EC

TIC

SE

RIE

S.

LE

SS

ON

XIX

.

Do

yo

u se

e th

e b

oy

s at p

lay

?

Yes, I se

e th

em

; there

are

five o

f them

.

To

m is to

o fa

t to ru

n fa

st.

Nat c

an

catc

h h

im.

I like to

see b

oy

s pla

y.

Do you see

the boys?

I like to see

boys play.

25

McG

UF

FE

Y’S

PR

IME

R.

LE

SS

ON

XX

.-R

EV

IEW

.

Su

e h

as

a d

oll

an

d a

pet

bir

d.

Her

do

ll h

as

a n

ew

dre

ss a

nd

a c

ap

.

Su

e l

ov

es

Mary

, an

d w

ill

let

her

ho

ld

the d

oll

.

Th

e p

et

bir

d l

ives

in a

cag

e.

Su

e a

nd

Mary

wil

l st

an

d b

y t

he c

ag

e,

an

d t

he

bir

d w

ill

sin

g.

Th

ere

are

bir

ds

in t

he t

ree b

y t

he

po

nd

. C

an

yo

u s

ee t

hem

?

Yes;

th

ere

are

fiv

e o

f th

em

in

a n

est

.

To

m w

ill

no

t ro

b a

bir

d’s

nest

. H

e i

s

too

kin

d t

o d

o s

o.

The

re a

re

bird

s in

the

tree

by

the

pond

.

26

EC

LE

CT

IC S

ER

IES

.

LE

SS

ON

XX

I.

Wh

at b

ird is th

is? It is a

n o

wl.

Wh

at b

ig e

yes it h

as!

Yes, b

ut it c

an

no

t see w

ell b

y d

ay

.

Th

e o

wl c

an

see b

est a

t nig

ht.

Nat P

on

d h

as a

pet o

wl.

It is an owl.

What big

eyes it

has!

27

McG

UF

FE

Y’S

PR

IME

R.

LE

SS

ON

XX

II.

Th

e d

ay

is

ho

t.

Th

e c

ow

s are

in

th

e s

had

e o

f t

he b

ig t

ree.

Th

ey

feed

on

th

e n

ew

gra

ss.

Ou

r co

ws

do

no

t ru

n o

ff.

At

nig

ht

they

co

me t

o t

he b

arn

.

The

day

is

hot.

O

ur

cow

s do

not

run

off.

28

EC

LE

CT

IC S

ER

IES

.

LE

SS

ON

XX

III.

Th

e su

n w

ill soo

n se

t.

Th

e c

ow

s are

on

their w

ay

to th

e b

arn

.

On

e o

ld c

ow

has a

bell o

n h

er n

eck

. Sh

e

sees o

ur d

og

, bu

t she w

ill no

t run

.

Ou

r do

g is k

ind

to th

e c

ow

s.

She sees

our dog, but

she will not

run.

29

McG

UF

FE

Y’S

PR

IME

R.

LE

SS

ON

XX

IV.

Th

e s

hip

has

run

on

a r

ock

.

Fiv

e m

en

are

on

th

e s

hip

.

If t

he b

oat

can

no

t g

et

to t

hem

, th

ey

wil

l

dro

wn

.

Th

e b

oat

has

bra

ve m

en

in

it.

Th

ey

wil

l

sav

e t

he f

ive m

en

.

The

boa

t

has

brav

e

men

in

it.

30

E

CL

EC

TIC

SE

RIE

S.

LE

SS

ON

XX

V.--R

EV

IEW

.

Co

me, b

oy

s, an

d fe

ed

the c

ow

s. Th

e su

n h

as

set, a

nd

they

are

at th

e b

arn

.

Su

e h

as a

bell o

n th

e n

eck

of h

er p

et c

at.

On

e h

ot d

ay

An

n a

nd

Nell sa

t on

the g

rass

in th

e sh

ad

e o

f a b

ig tre

e. T

hey

like to

rock

their d

olls, a

nd

sing

to th

em

.

Th

e b

rav

e m

en

in o

ur b

oat a

re o

n th

eir w

ay

to th

e sh

ip. T

hey

will sa

ve th

e m

en

in th

e sh

ip,

if they

can

. Th

ey

will n

ot le

t them

dro

wn

.

Wh

at b

ird h

as b

ig e

yes?

Th

e o

wl h

as b

ig

ey

es. C

an

an

ow

l see a

t nig

ht?

Yes, a

n o

wl

can

see b

est a

t nig

ht.

The sun has

set, and they

are at the

barn.

31

McG

UF

FE

Y’S

PR

IME

R.

LE

SS

ON

XX

VI.

Th

e b

oy

s are

on

th

e i

ce w

ith

th

eir

sk

ate

s.

Th

ere

is

a s

ton

e o

n t

he i

ce.

On

e b

oy

did

no

t se

e i

t, a

nd

has

had

a f

all

.

Bu

t h

e i

s a b

rav

e b

oy

, an

d w

ill

no

t cry

.

The

boy

s

are

on t

he

ice

wit

h

thei

r sk

ates

.

32

EC

LE

CT

IC S

ER

IES

.A

cat and

a rat

A rat and

a cat

33

M

cG

UF

FE

Y’S

PR

IME

R.

LE

SS

ON

XX

VII.

Lo

ok

! T

here

are

Jo

hn

an

d S

ue b

y t

he

mil

lpo

nd

.

Th

ey

lik

e t

o s

ee t

he b

ig w

heel

go

ro

un

d.

Th

ey

hav

e c

om

e t

o p

lay

on

th

e l

og

s an

d

in t

he b

oat.

Joh

n a

nd

Su

e w

ill

pla

y h

ere

all

day

.

Loo

k! T

here

are

Joh

n

and

Sue

by

the

mill

pond

.

34

EC

LE

CT

IC S

ER

IES

.

LE

SS

ON

XX

VIII.

Here

are

som

e g

irls with

skate

s; bu

t they

are

no

t on

the ic

e.

Th

eir sk

ate

s roll o

n th

e flo

or. W

hic

h w

ay

do

yo

u lik

e to

skate

on

the ic

e, o

r on

the

floo

r?

Th

e g

irl with

the n

ew

bla

ck

dre

ss is Jan

e

Bell.

Their skates

roll on the

floor.

35

McG

UF

FE

Y’S

PR

IME

R.

LE

SS

ON

XX

IX.

Lo

ok

ou

t fo

r th

e c

ars

!

Ho

w f

ast

th

ey

co

me!

No

ho

rse c

an

go

as

fast

as

the c

ars

.

I w

ill

no

t tr

y t

o c

atc

h t

hem

, fo

r I

sho

uld

fall

an

d b

e h

urt

.

See t

he h

ors

e l

oo

k a

t th

e c

ars

.

Wil

l h

e n

ot

run

?

Loo

k ou

t fo

r

the

cars

!

How

fas

t

they

com

e!

36

EC

LE

CT

IC S

ER

IES

.

LE

SS

ON

XX

X.-R

EV

IEW

.

Th

ere

is ice o

n th

e p

on

d, a

nd

the m

ill

wh

eel c

an

no

t go

rou

nd

.

Th

e b

oy

s are

all o

ut o

n th

e ic

e w

ith

their sk

ate

s.

I will le

t yo

u a

nd

To

m try

to sk

ate

;

bu

t do

no

t fall, fo

r yo

u w

ill be h

urt.

Lo

ok

! Here

co

me th

e c

ars.

Joh

n a

nd

Nat try

to sk

ate

as fa

st as th

e

cars g

o, b

ut th

ey

can

no

t. Joh

n h

as h

ad

a

fall.T

he g

irls are

no

t on

the p

on

d; b

ut

som

e o

f them

hav

e sk

ate

s wh

ich

roll o

n

the flo

or.

The boys

are all out

on the ice

with skates.

37

McG

UF

FE

Y’S

PR

IME

R.

LE

SS

ON

XX

XI.

Ned

an

d J

oh

n a

re h

ard

at

wo

rk.

Joh

n h

as

a

saw

, an

d N

ed

has

an

ax

.

Th

ey

wil

l tr

y t

o c

ut

all

of

the w

oo

d,

wh

ich

yo

u s

ee i

n t

he p

ile.

Do

yo

u t

hin

k t

hey

can

do

th

is i

n o

ne d

ay

?

Joh

n ha

s a

saw

, and

Ned

has

an

ax.

38

EC

LE

CT

IC S

ER

IES

.

LE

SS

ON

XX

XII.

Tw

o g

irls hav

e g

on

e o

ut fo

r a w

alk

.

It is May

, an

d th

e a

ir is co

ol. T

hey

hear th

e b

irds sin

g in

the tre

es, a

nd

they

hear th

e n

oise

of th

e fro

gs in

the p

on

d.

Th

ey

see m

en

at w

ork

an

d b

oy

s at

pla

y.

They see

men at w

ork

and boys at

play.

39

McG

UF

FE

Y’S

PR

IME

R.

LE

SS

ON

XX

XII

I.

Bess

has

a c

art

an

d t

wo

go

ats

.

Sh

e l

ikes

to r

ide i

n h

er

cart

.

See h

ow

th

e g

oats

pu

ll!

Bess

is

so b

ig;

I th

ink

sh

e s

ho

uld

walk

up

the h

ill.

Th

e g

oats

lo

ve B

ess

, fo

r sh

e f

eed

s th

em

,

an

d i

s k

ind

to

th

em

.

Bes

s ha

s

a ca

rt a

nd

two

goat

s.

40

EC

LE

CT

IC S

ER

IES

.

LE

SS

ON

XX

XIV

,

Th

is ho

use

is on

fire.

Lo

ok

! Th

e ro

of is in

a b

laze.

Ru

n, b

oy

s, an

d rin

g th

e b

ell. C

all so

me

men

to p

ut o

ut th

e fire

.

We m

ay

yet sa

ve th

e h

ou

se, if w

e w

ork

hard

.

We m

ay yet

save the

house, if we

work hard.

41

McG

UF

FE

Y’S

PR

IME

R.

LE

SS

ON

XX

XV

.-R

EV

IEW

.

Bess

, d

o y

ou

hear

a n

ois

e?

Yes,

To

m;

wh

at

is i

t?

It i

s th

e m

ill

by

ou

r h

ou

se;

log

s are

cu

t

there

.

Ho

w d

o t

hey

cu

t th

e l

og

s, T

om

wit

h a

n

ax

? No

t w

ith

an

ax

, B

ess

; it

is

too

hard

wo

rk;

they

cu

t th

em

wit

h a

saw

.

May

we n

ot

go

an

d s

ee t

he m

ill

at

wo

rk,

To

m?

Yes,

I t

hin

k s

o.

Th

e a

ir i

s co

ol,

an

d w

e c

an

walk

in

th

e s

had

e.

We s

ho

uld

go

so

on

, B

ess

,

or

the p

ile o

f w

oo

d w

ill

be g

on

e.

Ou

r tw

o g

oats

an

d t

he c

art

are

here

, T

om

;

we c

an

rid

e t

o t

he m

ill.

It

is n

ot

up

hil

l, a

nd

the g

oats

can

pu

ll u

s fa

st.

The

air

is

cool

, and

we

can

wal

k in

the

shad

e.

42

EC

LE

CT

IC S

ER

IES

.

LE

SS

ON

XX

XV

I.

Th

e g

irls an

d b

oy

s all lo

ve M

iss May

; she

is so k

ind

to th

em

.

Miss M

ay

tells th

em

there

is a ru

le th

at sh

e

wan

ts them

to k

eep

. It is, “Do

to e

ach

on

e a

s

yo

u w

ou

ld lik

e e

ach

on

e to

do

to y

ou

.”

Miss M

ay

tells them

there is a

rule to keep.

43

McG

UF

FE

Y’S

PR

IME

R.

Th

is i

s a g

oo

d r

ule

, an

d a

ll b

oy

s an

d g

irls

sho

uld

keep

it.

LE

SS

ON

XX

XV

II.

Wh

at

kin

d o

f h

ou

se i

s th

is?

Do

yo

u t

hin

k i

t is

a s

ch

oo

lho

use

, o

r a

ch

urc

h?

It l

oo

ks

lik

e a

ch

urc

h,

bu

t I

thin

k i

t is

a

sch

oo

lho

use

.

Wha

t ki

nd

of h

ouse

is

this

? I

t is

a

scho

olho

use.

44

EC

LE

CT

IC S

ER

IES

.

I see th

e b

oy

s an

d g

irls with

their b

oo

ks

an

d sla

tes.

Wh

en

the b

ell rin

gs, th

ey

will g

o in

.

A g

oo

d c

hild

likes to

go

to sc

ho

ol.

LE

SS

ON

XX

XV

III.

“Jo

hn

! Co

me h

ere

. Be q

uic

k, a

nd

tell m

e

wh

at k

ind

of b

ird th

is is.”

“D

o y

ou

no

t kn

ow

, Hen

ry?”

When the

bell rings,

they will go

in.

45

McG

UF

FE

Y’S

PR

IME

R.

“O

h,

no

! w

hat

is i

t?”

“It

is a

qu

ail

.”

“It

is

the f

irst

qu

ail

I h

av

e s

een

. Is

it

go

od

to e

at?

“Y

es;

bu

t I

sho

uld

no

t li

ke t

o k

ill

it.”

LE

SS

ON

XX

XIX

.

Is n

ot

this

a d

ear

bab

y i

n t

he c

rib

?

“Oh, n

o!

Wha

t is

it?

“It

is a

quai

l.”

46

EC

LE

CT

IC S

ER

IES

Her n

am

e is K

ate

, an

d sh

e h

as b

ig, b

lue

ey

es. Y

ou

can

no

t see h

er e

yes, fo

r they

are

shu

t.

Kate

is a g

oo

d b

ab

y; b

ut sh

e w

ill cry

if she

is hu

rt, or if sh

e is n

ot w

ell.

Bess lik

es to

sit near th

e b

ab

y, a

nd

to ro

ck

her in

the c

rib.L

ES

SO

N X

L.-R

EV

IEW

.

Hen

ry B

lack

an

d N

ed

Bell liv

e n

ear o

ur

ho

use

. Th

ey

go

to sc

ho

ol, a

nd

I see th

em

go

by

each

day

with

their b

oo

ks a

nd

slate

s.

Miss M

ay

tells th

e g

irls an

d b

oy

s that th

ey

sho

uld

be a

t the sc

ho

olh

ou

se w

hen

the b

ell

ring

s. So

Hen

ry w

alk

s fast, a

nd

is first at

sch

oo

l. He is a

go

od

bo

y,

Her nam

e

is Kate, and

she has big,

blue eyes.

47

McG

UF

FE

Y’S

PR

IME

R.

an

d w

an

ts t

o k

eep

th

e r

ule

of

the s

ch

oo

l.

Ned

is

no

t a g

oo

d b

oy

. I

do

no

t th

ink

he

lik

es

to g

o t

o s

ch

oo

l o

r to

ch

urc

h.

I sa

w h

im t

ry t

o k

ill

a q

uail

wit

h a

sto

ne.

Th

e q

uail

is

too

qu

ick

a b

ird

fo

r th

at,

an

d N

ed

did

no

t h

urt

it;

bu

t I

kn

ow

th

at

a g

oo

d c

hil

d

wo

uld

no

t tr

y t

o k

ill

a b

ird

.

I do

not

thin

k he

likes

to

go

to s

choo

l.

48

E

CL

EC

TIC

SE

RIE

S.

LE

SS

ON

XL

I.

Th

e ta

ll ho

use

, wh

ich

yo

u se

e o

n th

at

hig

h ro

ck

, is a lig

hth

ou

se. A

t nig

ht its

ligh

t is seen

far o

ut a

t sea, a

nd

the m

en

on

ship

s can

tell w

here

to g

o.

If it were

no

t for th

is, they

wo

uld

run

on

the ro

ck

s.

Ho

w w

ou

ld y

ou

like to

live in

a lig

ht-

ho

use

?

How

would

you like to

live in a

lighthouse?

49

McG

UF

FE

Y’S

PR

IME

R.

LE

SS

ON

XL

II.

Let

us

watc

h t

he s

heep

as

they

feed

on

the h

ills

. T

hey

lik

e t

o e

at

the n

ew

gra

ss.

Do

yo

u s

ee m

y t

wo

lam

bs?

I h

ad

tw

o

mo

re;

bu

t an

old

wo

lf t

oo

k t

hem

on

e

nig

ht.

I lo

ve m

y p

et

lam

bs.

It

wo

uld

be

wro

ng

to

hu

rt t

hem

.

The

y lik

e

to e

at t

he

new

gra

ss

on t

he h

ills.

50

E

CL

EC

TIC

SE

RIE

S.

LE

SS

ON

XL

III.

Th

e b

oy

s hav

e m

ad

e a

big

sno

wm

an

.

Th

ey

hav

e p

ut a

tall h

at o

n h

is head

,

an

d a

n o

ld p

ipe in

his m

ou

th.

Hear th

em

lau

gh

as th

ey

pla

y!

It is go

od

fun

for th

e b

oy

s.

Th

ey

wo

uld

like to

hav

e it sn

ow

all

day

an

d a

ll nig

ht.

Hear the

boys laugh

as they

play!

51

McG

UF

FE

Y’S

PR

IME

R.

LE

SS

ON

XL

IV,

“B

uzz!

Bu

zz!”

a b

ee s

aid

to

Mary

.

“W

hat

do

yo

u m

ean

?”

said

Mary

. “P

lease

tell

me o

nce m

ore

.”

“B

uzz!

Bu

zz!

Bu

zz!”

bu

t M

ary

co

uld

no

t

tell

its

wan

ts.

I th

ink

it

said

, “P

lease

let

me g

et

som

e

sweets

in

th

is v

ine.”

“Buz

z!

Buz

z!” a

bee

said

to

Mar

y.

52

E

CL

EC

TIC

SE

RIE

S.

LE

SS

ON

XL

V.-R

EV

IEW

.

On

e d

ay

Nat a

nd

I sat o

n th

e h

igh

hill

by

the se

a, w

here

the ta

ll ligh

tho

use

stan

ds. W

e c

ou

ld lo

ok

far o

ut, a

nd

co

uld

see th

e sh

ips a

t sea.

As w

e sa

t there

, we sa

w a

man

near

by

, with

som

e sh

eep

an

d la

mb

s. Th

e m

an

had

a p

ipe in

his m

ou

th. H

e sa

t with

us,

an

d le

t the sh

eep

eat th

e g

rass.

Wh

at fu

n it is to

see la

mb

s pla

y! It

mad

e u

s lau

gh

to se

e th

em

.

Th

e m

an

said

that o

nce, w

hen

the

sheep

an

d la

mb

s were

ou

t in th

e sn

ow

, an

old

wo

lf too

k o

ne o

f the la

mb

s, an

d ra

n

off w

ith it.

I thin

k th

at m

en

sho

uld

watc

h th

eir

sheep

, so th

at a

wo

lf can

no

t catc

h th

em

.

He sat w

ith

us, The

sheep ate

the grass

53

McG

UF

FE

Y’S

PR

IME

R.

LE

SS

ON

XL

VI.

wh

ile

mig

ht

tim

eth

ing

sd

on

eri

gh

t y

ou

r h

alv

es

Wo

rk w

hil

e y

ou

wo

rk,

Pla

y w

hil

e y

ou

pla

y;

On

e t

hin

g e

ach

tim

e,

Th

at

is t

he w

ay

All

th

at

yo

u d

o,

Do

wit

h y

ou

r m

igh

t,

Th

ing

s d

on

e b

y h

alv

es,

Are

no

t d

on

e r

igh

t.

Thi

ngs

done

by h

alve

s,

A

re n

ot

do

ne r

ight

.

54

EC

LE

CT

IC S

ER

IES

.

LE

SS

ON

XL

VII.

On

e d

ay

Joh

n w

en

t to th

e p

on

d to

fish. H

is

do

g, W

atc

h, w

en

t with

him

.

Joh

n sa

t on

a lo

g fo

r a tim

e, b

ut d

id n

ot

catc

h a

fish.

As h

e g

ot u

p to

go

, he fe

ll off th

e lo

g.

Watc

h sp

ran

g in

to sa

ve h

im. Jo

hn

pu

t his

arm

s rou

nd

the d

og

’s neck

, an

d w

as so

on

safe

One day

John w

ent

to the pond

to fish.

55

McG

UF

FE

Y’S

PR

IME

R.

on

th

e l

og

on

ce m

ore

.

“T

han

k y

ou

, m

y b

rav

e o

ld d

og

,” s

aid

Jo

hn

to W

atc

h.

LE

SS

ON

XL

VII

I.

Jam

es

has

been

to

th

e m

ill.

Th

e d

ay

is

warm

, an

d h

e l

ets

his

ho

rse s

tan

d

in t

he s

had

e.

Jam

es let

s

his

hors

e

stan

d in

the

shad

e.

56

E

CL

EC

TIC

SE

RIE

S.

A g

irl ask

s him

to sh

ow

her th

e w

ay

to

the to

wn

. He te

lls her th

e w

ay

, an

d th

en

driv

es o

n.

LE

SS

ON

XL

IX.

I lov

e m

y d

ear p

uss,

Her fu

r is so w

arm

;

An

d, if I d

on

’t hu

rt her,

Sh

e’ll d

o m

e n

o h

arm

.

I’ll pat m

y d

ear p

uss,

An

d th

en

she w

ill pu

rr,

An

d sh

ow

me h

er th

an

ks

Fo

r my

kin

d d

eed

s to h

er.

A girl asks

him to show

her the way

to the town.

57

McG

UF

FE

Y’S

PR

IME

R.

LE

SS

ON

L.

It i

s th

e f

irst

of

May

. T

he b

oy

s an

d g

irls

hav

e g

on

e t

o t

he w

oo

ds

to h

av

e a

go

od

tim

e.

See t

hem

at

their

pla

y.

Th

e g

irls

hav

e w

reath

s in

their

han

ds.

No

w t

hey

wil

l cro

wn

so

me o

ne

It is

the

firs

t of

May

. S

ee

them

pla

y.

58

E

CL

EC

TIC

SE

RIE

S.

Qu

een

of th

e M

ay

. Wh

o sh

all it b

e?

It sho

uld

be th

e b

est g

irl, an

d th

at is K

ate

.

LE

SS

ON

LI.

Do

yo

u se

e th

at ta

ll tree?

Lo

ng

ag

o it sp

ran

g u

p fro

m a

small n

ut.

Long ago it

sprang up

from a sm

all

nut.

59

McG

UF

FE

Y’S

PR

IME

R.

Do

yo

u k

no

w w

ho

mad

e i

t d

o s

o?

It w

as

Go

d,

my

ch

ild

. G

od

mad

e t

he w

orl

d

an

d a

ll t

hin

gs

in i

t. H

e m

ad

e t

he s

un

to

lig

ht

the d

ay

, an

d t

he m

oo

n t

o s

hin

e a

t n

igh

t.

Go

d s

ho

ws

that

he l

ov

es

us

by

all

th

at

he

has

do

ne f

or

us.

Sh

ou

ld w

e n

ot

then

lo

ve h

im?

LE

SS

ON

LII

.

Wh

en

th

e s

tars

, at

set

of

sun

,

W

atc

h y

ou

fro

m o

n h

igh

;

Wh

en

th

e l

igh

t o

f m

orn

has

co

me,

T

hin

k t

he L

ord

is

nig

h.

God

mad

e

the

wor

ld

and

all

thin

gs in

it.

60

E

CL

EC

TIC

SE

RIE

S.

All y

ou

do

, an

d a

ll yo

u sa

y,

He c

an

see a

nd

hear;

Wh

en

yo

u w

ork

an

d w

hen

yo

u p

lay

,

Th

ink

the L

ord

is near.

All y

ou

r joy

s an

d g

riefs h

e k

no

ws,

Sees e

ach

smile

an

d te

ar;

Wh

en

to h

im y

ou

tell y

ou

r wo

es,

Kn

ow

the L

ord

will h

ear.

All your

joys and

griefs he

knows,