isy while his master has been gone. e master returns. Tell me what you loud. What do you think Nero will

n what the master determines to do. Anna may read the shepherd's part log. Read aloud.

you learn what advice the wolf gives vhat you have read. Mary may read ; Sarah, the wolf's; Jane, the dog's; I's. Do you think the shepherd will

vhat Nero had to say when his master dly. Tell how this happened. Read

Tell me how it ended. Do you think is fate? Why? Why did the shepten times a greater villain than the

ding aid with words which are new or in both.

graph of (a). When we are under ts us from the storm we say that we rite word on blackboard.) Find the Read silently to find out what the what you read. Were you ever lost? who has been? Read aloud. the man offered the shepherd.

What the man will take it? Read aloud. n such a lonely place you would be come to see you. You would be glad npany. (Write.) Find the word. find why the shepherd was living loud.

t what do you think he would need ? I think he might want a guide. did as his master told him, or he

What is it? Dead

said of Nero? Read what the stranger said, John. Mary may be the shepherd and Arthur the dog. Read aloud. Read till you find out how much the shepherd thought of his dog. Tell me. Why did he say this? Read aloud by parts.

Nero teased the sheep for a while. Find the word that tells what he did to them. What is it? (Nipped.) Find what Nero did as soon as his master was out of sight. What did his master tell him? What did he do? Read aloud. Read till you learn where he spent the night. Tell me what he did. Read aloud.

The shepherd thought that he would take good care of the sheep so he called him - No, not trusty, but it means about the same. Yes, faithful. (Writes.) Find the word. Do you think that the shepherd will punish him? Read silently until you find out what he said to him. What did he say? Read what he said, James, while John reads what Nero said.

Read till you learn what Nero hoped. Tell me where the shepherd went and what Nero said to him. Read aloud. The shepherd shot at the wolf. Find out if he killed him. Did he? How do you know? Read aloud. The shepherd told how he knew that the wolf was the thief. Find out who told him. Tell me.

Did the shepherd get the wolf before he went home? Read silently to learn. Tell me. Do you think that he will watch Nero? Why? Read aloud.

The shepherd is going away again. Read till you find out at what time he will return. Do you think that Nero will be glad to see him? Why not? Read aloud.

Read silently till you learn what the master proposed to do with the dog. He knew that what the dog told him was not true, that it was He knew that it was false. (Write.) Find the word. Pronounce. What is the shepherd going to do? Read aloud.

Finish the story. Does the dog ever tell the truth? His master called him a villain. (Write.) What does that

Man Why do you livei n this lonely place? Shepherd I am a shepherd and must live where my flock. can find food.

Man I'm sorry that you are a shepherd.
Shepherd Why?

Wolf Ha, ha, ha! That is a good joke! Your dog told you that, did he? You'd better watch him. Shepherd Why should I watch him?

Man I wanted you to guide me on my way, but I know hat a shepherd, cannot leave his flock.

Wolf Never mind now. You're getting too close to me. You'll be shooting again and you may not miss again. Good-by. (Exit wolf.)

Shepherd I wonder why he wanted me to watch Nero? The honest, old fellow wouldn't harm one of the sheep. I'm sorry I didn't get the wolf, but it is getting late. I must go home.

Shepherd Oh, I often leave them for a short time! My log can take almost as good care of them as I can. Come ere, Nero. Tell the man what a good dog you are. (Nero omes.)

Man He must be a fine dog. Do you wish to sell him? Shepherd Oh, no! I should not know what to do withut Nero.

Man How tired I am! I must start early in the 1orning..

SCENE IV - Near the hut

(Nero at one side of the stage partly hidden by bushes. He is eating lamb. Enter shepherd talking to himself.)

Shepherd Perhaps we had better go to bed then. You ay sleep here and I will put my blanket down by the fire. SCENE II - Outside the hut

(Nero is burying something and talking to himself.)

Shepherd How glad I am that I did not have to stay long! Won't Nero be pleased to see me so soon? (Sees Nero eating lamb) What have you there? (Nero hangs his head.)

Shepherd (angrily) Why don't you answer me? now why the wolf told me to watch you.

I see

Nero I did not kill the lamb. The wolf killed it. I thought you would not care if I ate just a little of it. I was so hungry.

Nero There, master will not find that. What fine naps have had since he has been gone. There was no one to say, Here, Nero, go look after the sheep." Best of all was the ice, fat lamb I have had to eat. Ah, here comes the master ow! I didn't bury that lamb any too soon. I must go to eet him. (Goes, looking very sorrowful.)

Nero The wolves came last night. Before I could drive hem away one of them caught a lamb. Do not scold me. did the best I could.

Shepherd You are a liar as well as a thief. You are the one who has been killing my lambs. I am going to hang you.

Shepherd I'm sorry to lose the lamb, but I do not blame ɔu. If you had not been watching I should have lost any more. I must go out hunting wolves very soon.

SCENE III- In the forest

Nero Oh, don't do it, dear master! I never killed one before and I never will again. Spare me this time. Shepherd No. I shall hang you, you wicked dog. Nero Why not hang the wolf? He takes all the lambs he can get. I took only one. He does ten times the harm that I do.

Shepherd That may be true, but I have trusted you. I never trusted the wolf. You are ten times as great a villain. Come, here is a rope. We will go to the nearest tree. (Exit Shepherd, leading dog.)

Spelling - (Third Grade)

LIST SELECTED FROM THE DRAMA (a) Guide, knock, shepherd, hungry, early, buried, caught, lose, watching, friend, pleased, answer, villain, trusted.

(b) Lamb, lambs, wolf, wolves, thief, thieves.

(c) I'm, I've, won't, you're, you'll, didn't, wouldn't. METHODS (a) Watch while I write this word. (Writes "guide.") What is the word? See if you can tell me why it is sometimes misspelled? Yes, the "u" is silent. Look at the word carefully and get a picture of it, then you will see the "u" standing by the "g." What other difficulty? Silent "e"? I believe we will all think of that after the long "i." Spell aloud as you look at the word. Turn. Look at your picture of the word. Spell it. Look again while I write it. Take your pens. Write. Look at the word on the board. Compare with your word. Is yours right? Write the word again. Study it for one minute in the way that helps you most. (The other words of this list may be studied in the same way, i. e., point out all difficulties first, then use eye, ear and muscle. Children will soon learn how to study the spelling lesson, but it is well to do the work, or at least a part of it, in class occasionally "lest we forget."

(b) Lamb may be studied as suggested in (a). If we wish to speak of more than one lamb what do we

Shepherd (to himself) Too bad that I missed him.

Wolf (from behind a rock) Why are you shooting at me, y friend?

Shepherd You know why, you thief. Do you think I

made? Wolf studied as in (a). If there is more than one wolf what word do we use? Look at the word as I write it. How has this word changed? (Study "thief.") Make this mean more than one. Write the word. What change in this word? What is the last letter in "thief'? In "wolf"? How changed to mean more than one?

Ticket Game with cards or slips of paper, for er stands at the end of a train of tickets. The passengers in turn I should like to see a very tall mountain, or any other wonderful to him). The ticket-seller must wn in which the wonder named is ard for New York!" (or Tacoma, of the place may be).

y he may change places with the come ticket-seller and must give cket-seller for answering the queseller fails to give the name of the nger must say, "Then give me a whatever the correct station may must give him a ticket. When t-seller, the player who has won › game.

irthday Game

yer is giving a birthday party the players are invited. As each he party he must bring something gift. After the guest has greeted is a present I brought you," preift. "It is a box of candy" (or a ing he wishes to say). Then the you! Where did it come from?" vhere the present originally came sks a second question, such as How did it get here?" The guest y two sensible questions that the resent. If he fails to answer cortions, he must return to his seat. nswers to both questions, he may it, who becomes an invited guest bring a present to the new host. › Questions

>m and the others agree upon the ite, or city, as, for instance, Holplayer returns, he asks any one on, "Which way is it?" and the ver, "North," "South," "East," y be. Then the returned player w do you get there?" and the nswer, "By boat," "By train,"

or whatever the correct answer er asks a third player, "What do third player addressed must tell ation or pastime of the dwellers : of Holland, he may say, "Skat;." The inquirer now may have ame of the place. He asks one guess is correct and if it is not, st tell why it is not correct by ut the place agreed upon which

I've spools of thread a-plenty

(Sing hey, ding-dong, sing hey, ding-dong), And needles, five-and-twenty In packages so new (ding-dong),

And pins in papers, too.

I've cloth for making dresses

(Sing hey, ding-dong, sing hey, ding-dong), And hairpins for your tresses, A hatpin for your hat (ding-dong), And notions such as that.

Here's ribbons, tapes and laces

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he study of wool, it is not at all hard is, to make your own chart showing carded, yarns, cloths, etc. In the lepartment stores have departments to show the processes of weaving and e interest of textiles and from these s may be gained that will carry you es, Persian rugs and other fascinating

tudy of wools that children may best nd for this reason it is well to start the th wool. The supply houses furnish am-o'-Shanter's, hammocks, and rugs, nly the technique of weaving.

he talks on linen it is time for the use he accompanying picture which shows land, and this held over until March ck's Day, which is always more or less ig of green wherever we go in this

chigan it is not impossible to find an he spinning-wheel, too, and a winder wheels may be compared, while the told about and the wonderful bleachwhere the sun does the work so much else can.

linens and the linen chest of Colleen Bawn saved from the time she was a wee girleen against her own wedding-day.

In the picture you see the little cabin made of pasteboard first and covered with a mixture of two parts salt, one part flour and enough water to make a paste, while to give the suggestion of age, some black water color was dropped into the water before mixing.

The roof is thatched with raffia cut into strips long enough to reach across the whole roof and caught down at intervals with another piece of raffia, on a pasteboard foundation.

The chimney was of the same as the house, the windows covered with thin tissue paper, the door of brownish colored pasteboard cut in halves like the doors of all Irish cabins, and over which the inmates are wont to lounge and discourse on the topics of the day with their passing neighbors.

Note the fence of gray construction paper with the stones left gray and the interstices filled in with black crayon; the grass, sawdust colored green with diamond dyes; the well made from the inside of a spool of floss and colored like the fence, with a raffia rope; the old cat leaning against the fence, also made of gray paper; the old brown jug in which to carry water to the peat bog where "himself is working the day"; the bit of porkers in the tiny field to the left; and the strips of linen bleaching in the field to the right, on the grass in the clothes yard where the grass is always kept green and nary a creature is allowed to go; the little path of white sand leading from the cottage door to the gate, out into the road and away to market whither the little old woman has already started on the way, the sweetbrier that hangs in a tangle over the old stone wall or grows up through the pile of stones; and finally, the long country (Continued on page 193)