The New McGuffey First Reader. William Holmes McGuffey

do kite father gave

      Do you see this? It is my kite.

      My father gave it to me.

      Is it not a pretty one?

      He gave me this drum, too.

      You may go with me and see me fly my kite.

      You may take the drum with you.

      Are you not glad my father gave it to me?

      i I like high kite i

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      how far as jump John

      Frank and John are in the field.

      They have come here to play.

      How high can you jump, Frank?

      Can you jump as high as this?

      I can not jump high, John, but

      I can jump far.

      See! I can jump as far as to the big apple tree.

      Now, John, let me see you jump.

      j John jump j

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      does her kitten kind

      Here is May with her kitten.

      Her mother gave the kitten to her.

      She is kind to the pretty kitten.

      She likes to see it jump and play.

      See it run with May's ball!

      It does not run far with it.

      If May can get the ball she will not take it.

      She will give it to the kitten to play with.

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      all love away Lucy him fast

      This is little Lucy.

      Her home is far away.

      She has come to see Frank and May.

      All the little girls love Lucy.

      They are kind and good to her, and she loves them.

      Frank will let her ride with him in the big wagon.

      He will give her the whip, and the horse will go fast.

      The horse will go fast and far, but he will not run away.

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      keep think morning look many

      Look, Frank! See my pretty flowers.

      Mother gave them to me.

      She gave them to me this morning.

      Do you not think they are pretty?

      How many flowers have I?

      Here are three my mother gave me.

      My father gave me two red ones.

      How many are three and two?

      I will keep the red flower.

      I will give all my yellow flowers to Lucy. She will like them.