The fox may say; I am sly.
I had an old fat hen. A man saw me.
A dog saw me. I ran and hid.
I am so sly, a man can not get me.
A dog can not get me, if I run.

The cat may say; I do not sip, I lap.
I can run. See, I can get a rat.
I can get a fly, if it is not far off.
I can mew, and I can lie in the sun.
I can lie on a rug, or on the hay.

LESSON XXX.

use

far lay

lay ten jar say hen man car may pen egg

bar play wen eggs The hen may say; I can run. I can fly, but not far up in the air. I can lay eggs, and am of use to man. The fox and the rat may get me. But if I see the fox or rat, I run off.

rose

bee toy

see joy

joy tea
toy kill

dose fleecoy dew hose

glee boy new The bee may say; I fly in the air. 1 sip, but I do not get in the tea-cup. I sip the dew on the rose, and fly off. Boy, do not try to kill me; For I am of use to man.

Sly rat call

you

fed tell fox see will

COW Ann bell dog big him with Tom well Do you see Ann and Tom? The dog is with Tom and Ann. It is Sly. Sly is a big dog. Do you see Sly, the big dog ? He is fed by Tom and Ann. He will run, if Ann and Tom call him. He will do as Ann and Tom tell him. He will run at a pig or a cow. He will run at a fox or an ox. He will run at a hen or a rat.

LESSON XXXII.

get try but eel did use you

feel can saw low heel mud now

may peel
I saw an eel in the mud.
I did try to get it, but did not get it.
May I try now ? No, it is of no use.
It is low in the mud. You can see it.
But you can not get it if you try.

Let the cat be; she has a kit.
Do not go to her now.
Why may I not go to her now?
Do not ask why, but do as you are bid.
I will do as I am bid.

eat free

who
lest

sing egg seat tree why

best ring eggs heat trees what

what nest ding bird neat spree when nests king birds

What is in the tree? A nest.
A nest is in the tree.

What are in the nest ? Eggs.
Eggs are in the nest.
The nest is in the tree.

What are in the eggs? Birds.
Birds are in the eggs.
The eggs are in the nest.
The nest is in the tree.

SPELLING is of the utmost importance in securing the progress of the young learner in reading.