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READER FIVE
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·LONGMANS NEW METHOD READERS The Readers. Reades iA (Primer). Exercises and Stories teaching the Alphabet rod 222 words. The Short Primer, Reader 1A slightly modified for children who already know the English alpbabet. Reader 1B. Stories, teaching a further a36 worde. Reader 2. Stories, Informative Articles Lod Poetry, teaching 315 words. Reader 3. Stories, Informative Artida and Poetry, laching 311 words, Reader 4 Stories, Informative Artides and Poetry, teaching 343 words, Reader 5. Stories, Artides and Poetry, teaching 364 worda. Reader 6 Adding sou words. Reader 7. The Vicer of Wakefield (Abridgedl) The Companions. A Companion is supplied for each Reader in order to fæciliato home study. The Companion supplies Questions on the stories. List of ul acw words introduced in each lesson with prom qunciation signs und vernacular meanings; also an Alphabetical Vocabulary of all words taught in the Reader which It accompanies, with meanings, and index aumbers showing la what lesson cach word made its firat appearance. (The Companions can be supplied in any vernacular us required, alno in a black edition with sptops for writing in the vernacular meanings.) The Suppicmentary Readers Each Reader is followed by a Supplementary Reader, con. bining stories and other housing matter written cntirely within the rocabulary caught thus fas. (Thus the Supplementary Readers contaia NO NEVY WORDS.) These books are intended for pleasure reading, and to give greates fraility to the use of the vocabulary acquired thu lw.

·The New Method Compositions. . The New Method Compositions teach the child to me la speech and writing those words which be has already coa countered in bis reading. Exercises are provided which cach the nei mands of a section; these arc followed by guide yords which help the child to give in English to account of the substance of the section. This stercish est frated within the Dacabulary already knout the only red word being that which is taught by the exercise. They are so easy that mistaka eri almost impossible. In order to prevent parrot repetition, A number of the exercises include certain amusing træpe, or catches, for the upwary. Thesc atches also amuse the childresa and keep the class very lively. The Socood Supplementary Readers When the child finishes his reading-book, he reads & Supplem mentary Reader in order to gain fluency in the reading of the vocabulary learnt so far. After finishing the Composition' based upon the Reader, he may seed another Supplementary Reader and re-rell is substance in English, in order to increixo lais facility in the speaking and writing of the vocabulary learnt thus far. The first Supplementary Readers are provided with questions as a test of reading; the first three of the Second Supplementary Readers contain guide words as a belp to be #tudent in re-telling the substance. For the last two the student i inteaded to devise guide words for himsell. The Handbook for Teachers. This book gives an account of the procedure which experience has shown to be simplest and most effective in teaching the above readino-books ·CONTENTS Numbrol Drurity Pan Noords to . 59 1 . 7 62 .. 19 61 29 49 3 60 63 Gareth ud Linet (Told from Idylls of the King "') 4. Pocon. The Death Artbor" (Terryson) 3. The Hels 4 Ulysses and the Cyclops (from The Odyssey) $. Poem-Ulysses (Tennyson) 6. Play, "The Cottage on the Border * (The Perse Play books) 7. Crossing the Desert" (from Kinglaks's "Bothen") 1. Rip van Winkle (Washing. ton Irving) Round the Year Ram and Sita (from the Ramayana) Pora: A Song of David UTow The Praire) 6: 46 31 60 63 .. .. 73 24 60 94 59 . 61 tog 11. 09 364 All the storley contained lo this book have becom rewritten 4. 10 copinin no ideas dlmcult or unfamiliar to foreign (tapecially Aos-European) chudrca. •The Aby w rucan word, dinded by the puber Bar Yonde

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·IMPORTANT 1. Do not change the order of the lessons : do not omit lessons. This book is so constructed that cach lesson assumes that the child knows the words which have been taught in tlic preceding lessons. 2. Begin with the first book. Each book of the series assures that the child knows all the words which have been taught in the preceding bocks. It is therefore necessary, in order to obtain the best results, that a chuld should study-or acquire the vocabulary of-the earlier books before going on to the later ones. T are carnestly advised - 1. To see that every child possesses a copy or the Companion (as otherwise much time will be lost in unnecessary blackboard-writing). 2. To follow the Lesson Plans set cut in The Teacher's Handbook, unless there is some definite reason for deviating from them. The divided sections, c.g. Di, D, on pages 53, 65 are divided only for purposes of Composition Work. (See New Method Composition 3.) They should be treated as singlc units in reading. THIS BOOK adds to the 773 words taught in Readers 1-A, -R and Il a further jur words, making a total of 1,084 words (including 930 ost of the 1,000 compitones! words in the English Language).

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·THE
NEW METHOD READERS
You now know 1415 words from
Readers 1-A, I-B, II, II and IV.
I. GARETH AND LINET
A
Assist
-body
Claim
Long long ago there lived in England
a great king called King Arthur. King
Arthur had a Round Table at which one
hundred and fifty knights could sit.
These knights of the Round Table
assisted the King in all things, and they
assisted also anybody who was
trouble and came to the King asking for
help. So anybody who was in trouble
used to go to King Arthur and claim
the belp of one of these knights; and
nobody went unassisted.
It was a great honour to be made
a Knight of the Round Table. Nobody
could claim a place at the table except
those of noble rank, of good chamaer.
and of great fame is men-af-ams.
Gareth was the son of King Lot and
Queen Belliceat. Oor day bc stood

·THE NEW METHOD READERS near his mother's chair and said, "O mother, I am no longer a child. Will you assist me to become one of King Arthur's knights?" She replied, "Before I can claim this Proof honour for you, I claim some proof that you arc worthy of it. As a Knight of the Round Table you will have to promise to love the King and to obey him. I claim a proof that you really know how to obey." "Claim & hard proof," answered Gareth ; " claim a hundred proofs, i! only I may go to King Arthur's court." His mother wered, “This shall be my proof. You must go to King Arthur's Royal royal palace dressed Place ... as a poor man secking somebody who wishes to hire a servant. You must become a hired servant in the kitchen of the palace, and serve among the hired men there for twelve months.' Gareth replied, "Those hired in body may be free in soul. You are my mother, and I obey you. So I will go and become a hired scrvant in King Anthur's royal palace." ang- PALACE B On the next day Gareth arose dann, and dressed himself as a servant. Soon be was making his way acrow the ·3 MIST sea. READER Y/1 plain towards the royal city of Camelot, where King Arthur's palace was. Mist. ... The mist of moming lay thick around him. A misty curtain hid the town so that not even the roofs nor Tower .. highest towers could TOWERbe seen. The sun grew stronger, colouring the mista with rose and gold. The tower of King Arthur's palace appeared as a high rock up-standing in the misty Then, is day came in its strength, the mists were rolled away, and royal Camciotwith glimmering towers and shining roofs, stood clear before him. Main Gareth entered the main gate and found himself in the main street of the cown. Knights passed him wearing full armour. Pages hurried by, running to serve their masters. Fair ladics looked Uppo) down from the upper windows watching the busy hurry below. At last he reached the royal palace, and entered Arch the main hall. Great arches arose above him and becarne lost to sight in the upper darkness, Beneath these gigantic arches was gathered the court of King Arthus. And, fx over the beads of the people in that arched ball WICK ·THE NEW METHOD READERS Gareth; near his mother's chair and said, “O mother, I am no longer a child. Will you assist me to become one of King , Arthur's knights ? " She replied, "Before I can claim this Proof honour for you, I claim some proof that you are worthy of it. As a Knight of the Round Table you will have to promise to love the King and to obey him. I claim a proof that you really know how to obey." "Claim a hard proof,". angwered claim a hundred proofs, if only I may go to King Arthur's court." His mother wered, " This shall be my proof. You must go to King Arthur's Royal royal palace dressed Palaco ... ILALACE 89 a poor man seeking somebody who wishes to hire a servant. You must become a hired servant in the kitchen of the palace, and serve among the hired men there for twelve months. Gareth replied, " Those hired in body may be free in soul. You are my mother, and I obey you. So I will go and become a hired servant in King Arthur's royal palace." ans- 1 B On the next day Gareth arosc '* dawn, and dressed himself as a servant. Soon be was making his way across the ·READER 1 3 MIST plain towards the royal city of Camelot, where King Arthur's palace was. Milat The mist of morning lay thick around him. A misty curtain hid the town 80 that not even the roofs nor Torrer. highest towers could TÖWE bc seen. The sun gret stronger, colouring the mists with rose and gold. The tower of King Arthur's palace appeared as a high rock up-standing in the misty sea. Then, as day came in its strength, the mists were rolled away, and royal Camelot, with glimmering towers and shining roofs, stood clear before him Main Gareth entered the main gate and found himself in the main street of the town. Knights passed him wearing full armour. Pages hurried by, running to serve their masters. Fair ladies looked (Upper) down from the upper windows watching the busy hurry below. At last hc reached the royal palace, and entered Arch the main hall. Great archas arosc above him and became lost to sight in the upper darkness, Beneath these gigantic arches was gathered the court of King Arthur. And, far over the heads of the people in that arched hall. ARON ·+ THE NEW METHOD READERS Gareth saw the splendid form of Arthur himself, (Arch For some time he stood in a small way) PUSHY archway, for the crowd Push was pushing him and struggling all around, and he necded rest, When he had rested, he felt that he could push also. So, being big and strong and able to push harder than anybody, lie soon found himself at the front. C Many people pushed their way out from the crowd, making various claims against cach ouuer before the King, or praying the King to assist them in various ways. At last Gareth obtained his chance. He fell on his kinecs before the King, and said, "O King, I have but a simple thing 10 ask-man casy claim that you will lct mc work among the hired scrvants in your kitchen for one year." The King looked at him, and then rcplicd, "You seem to be a fine strong youth, and might have asked for something more. But, sincc that all, I Charge grant it. You will be in the charge of (Sir) Sir Kay,---for he has charge of the kitchen. So Garcth became a servant in the kitchen, ate his meals by the door, and slept where he could among the hired ·5 READER V/1 servants. But Sir Kay, who had charge of the kitchen, did not love Garcth, and treated him badly. He charged him with more work than anybody else. He gave him all the heaviest and dirtiest tasks. But Gareth obeyed without complaining. When just one year had passed, King Arthur one day sent for Garcth, and said, " Gareth, your mother has told me about you. You wish to become one of my knights. Remember that my knights Trial have suffered hard trials and they have to make hard promises. They promisc Utter to live lives of utter faithfulness and utter loyal-ty to me, their King. They promise to obey me utterly." Gareth replied, "O King, as for obeying utterly, only ask Sir Kay how I have obeyed him this long year. And, As for trials, only give me a trial." "You shall have a trial," said the King. D On that same evening there came into Maiden .. the main hall a maiden of high MALOru rank. The maiden was 80 beautiful that all Gazo gazed at her in wonder. "My nam," said the maiden, " is Linet. 1 come to ask you to send your bravest knight, Sir Lancelot, to to Us ·6 THE NEW METHOD READERS assist me. For my sister, Lyonors, is held Huge a prisoner by four huge knights. To reach her you must pass three huge rivers, and each river is guarded by a knight." They call themselves, Moming Star, Noon Sun, and Evening. But the fourth, who guards the gate, is said to be the most huge and terrible of all. He is called Night. He rides on a huge black horse, wearing black armour painted with the bones of a dead man. And that she ended, gazing at Sir Lancelot sitting in his place near the King," that is why i ask for Sir Lancelot," E Then Garcth cried, "O King, let me make this attempt." “Go then," said Arthur. The maiden gazed at Gareth. She Baw him as a servant of the kitchen. For a moment she turned licr gaze upon King Arthur, Then, Shamc " she cricd.. "I asked for Lancelot, and you have given mc a hired kitchen lad !" And she fied from the hall. Instant Just at this instant a page came to (Instantly) Gareth, and said, "The King has sent a horse and armour for you.' Gareth went our instantly. He put on his armour and instantly rcturacd to Farewell the hall to bid farcwell to King Arthur and the knights. He went also to say (0 ·MEADER V. Freewell to Sir Kay; but he could not find him. A few instants later he was riding away following the Lady Linet. And all the hired men of the Court, with whom he had served, waved his farewell from the walls. A few instants after Gareth rode our of the town, Sir Kay hastened after him. Sir Kay was wearing his armour. He was very angry that this kitchen lad, who had been in his charge, should be given trial as a knight. He thought, He is only a hired man and will not know how to fight. I will „go instantly and teach him a lesson ! Approach Sir Kay quickly approached Gareth as he rode over the plain. As he approached he shouted to him :- "Do you know me, kitchen lad ?" Gareth waited for him to approach yet “Do you knoty me, hired man?" shouted Sir Kay, again. " I know you," replied Garcth, seating himself more firmly in his saddle ; "I know Saddlo you as a most ungentie knight I" And at the (TO same instant he lowered lower) his spear and rodc fiercely at Sir Kay. pearer. SADDLE ·10 THE NEW METHOD READERS The two knights lowered their spears and rode at each otber. They rode up the two opposite sides of the bridge, and met in the centre. Their spears struck each other with such force that both were thrown from the saddles, Gareth LEAR was the first to Leap leap up and draw (Lcapt) his sword, but an instant later the other knight Icapt up alsa. A stroke, Garcth Icapt upon his foc and gave him such ROKE fierce strokes with his sword that he drove him backwards down the bridge. "Well fought " cried the maiden, "well fought, kitchen lad 1" Gareth's shield was cut in half by powerful stroke, but at the next stroke he laid his enemy on the ground. Do not take my life," cried the knight. "I yield." I will grant you pardon," replied Pardon ·READER VI Beg Birth Gareth, "if this lady begg me to pardon you. Do you beg me to pardon him? "Rude fellow," cried the lady, why should I beg you to pardon anybody Why should I beg anything of you." Then he shall die," said Gareth, lifting up his sword. "Ühen pardon him. I beg it of you. I beg you to pardon one who is of nobler birib than yourself." “ He is not of more noblc birth," said Gareth. "But, because you beg me to pardon him, and because it is my greatest pleasure to do all that you command, thercfore I spare his life.” They rode on. “I thought," said the Lady Linet, as I watched you fighting on the bridge, that perhaps the smell of your kitchen came to me a little faintcr. But, when you made me beg his lifc of you, the smell became a thousand times stronger than before." pang Midless It was midday. The fierce midkummer sun shone high in a cloudless sky. The plain was trec-less; there was no shade nor shadow anywhere. At last, through the pitiless (pitz-less) heat, they approached the second river. There was no bridge, for the water was not deep. The stream rushed with ccaseless whispering over a ston(e)y cousc.

·THE NEW METHOD READERS Blazo On the opposite band, huge on a huge red horse and all in mizil, sat Midday Sun. His bright armour blazed in the sunlight. Upon his shield was painted a picture of the blazing midday sun. From across the stream he shouted, " Who are you? What are you doing bere?” Lady Linct replice, " This is a kitchen lad from King Arthur's court. He has conquered your brother, and be hopes to do the same to you, The knight's face blazed with anger. "Ho I" he cried, as be pushed his horse across the stream, "he hopes much." Garcth rode forward and mot hina mid-way. There was no room to use Bpcars. They fought with swords in mid-stream. Gareth gave him four fierce strokes, and the fourth sent Midday Sun down, and his horse also, into the water. Weary POARY к " It was not your stroke which threw him down," said Lady Linet; "his horse fall under him." Garoth was weary of the lady's rude words, and made no reply. They went on. The sunlight faded from the blaze of midday to the gentle gold of afternoon, Afternoon faded to evening, and the flowers, faded with the heat of the Fado - ·READER V/1 3 day, hung, down their weary heads. They climbed a great hill, their long shadows struggling wearily beside them on the grass. From the hill-top they looked down upon a broad plain and a (A-mid) wide river, flowing half hidden amid the mists of evening. L As they approached, Garcth saw upon the bank of the rirer a man scatod upon Still a horse. He sat there yery still and quiet, casting a gigantic shadow upon the still water of the river. So still ho sat, as if he were a lifeless thing cut out of stone. He wore no armour; indeed his body seemed to be completely bare. “Is he mad ?" said Garcth. Why does he sit there with bare skin ?" "His skin is not barc," replied Linet : Leather "be is covered with leather. The leather is so hard that no sword can cut it. And the suit of leather fits him like his own skin." The knight, Evening, mistook Gareth for his own brother, and shouted, “Ho, Midday Sun, why have you descried your place? "This is not your brother," answered Linct : " It is a lad who has come from King Anhur's court, and has brought ruin upon your two brothers. Will be conquered also by this youth? Arm me," cricd Evening. Then from an old and faded tent, you 41 ·THE NEW METHOD READERS therc came forth a wrinkled, bon(e)s old woman. She brought to him old and faded armour, red with decay. On his shield was painted in faiat colours the Evening Star. M Dagb The two knights dasbed at cach other. Evening was pushed from his saddle and dashed to the ground by the force of Gareth's spear. Lcaping up Ero instantly he dashed forward again cro Gareth bad had time to draw his sword. But, erc he struck onc blow, Gareth was ready. They fought long and fiercely. Often Gareth dashed him to the ground with his powerful strokes ; but, cre Gareth could stand over hith and end him, Evening had Icapt up ready to fight again. Gareth became weary. He feared that his strength might fade ere the other knight was conquered. Thea- Urgo Linct began to urge him, crying “ Strikchard 1 Strike harder I His armour is old and worn. He also is weary." Then, at her urging, Gareth's might rcturned. Ilis sword began To tcar.. tear great picces from (Torc, the knight's amour. Torn) Still Linct urged him with fierce words. Ho torc the aloulder-armour from the shoulder. He tort the arm-picco to TO TEAR ·READER V/1 13 from the arm. The next great stroke had torn the breast-piece away, and his Blade ... Bude blade began to strike the leather covering. But the leather was so hard that he could not cut or tear it, "Strike harder," urged Linct. (Use-less) But it was useless, for his blade beat uselessly upon the leather skin and could not tear it. N Evening laughed. He lifted his blade for a great stroke. But the blade struck Gareth's blade, Fire flew out, and the blade of Evening's sword was broken off in his hand, Then Evening dashed at Gareth, seized him in his arns, and tried to tcar with his fingers at Gareth's neck. But Gareth seized him round the body, raised him from the ground and dashed him from the bridge down onto the stones below. And he lay still and lifeless. "Lead, and I follow," said Gareth. "Show me where the fourth knight is." No," answered Linci, you shall ride at my side, for you are a very true Sorry knight, and I am sorry that I have spoken to you so rudely. I beg you to Forgive forgive me. * Indeed, Lady," answered Sir Gareth, there is nothing that you should be sorry for, aod nothing for me ·16 THE NEW METHOD READERS Behave Worse (Worst) to forgive. It is I rather who should be sorry, and ask you to forgive, if I have in any way caused you shame." "What sort of man are you?" said the Lady. "For never did maiden behaye worse than I; yet, even when I have behaved worst, you have always bem baved very gently to me. No one could behave so gently unless he were of noble or of royal birth." Do not speak any more of being sorry or of forgiving," anstrered Gareth; for, if you spoke hard words, those made my blow's harder. Speak now your hardest words so that I may be able to conquer Night, that last and worst of these four knights." O 16 Night is indeed the worst of the four," answered the maiden, For it is said that he h29 the strength of 100 men. Let us first rest and cal, before you go further to this worst trial of all." They rode up the hill-side in the gathering darkness, and maine to a little are. Linet lit a firc, and brought food and wine which she had carried at lier saddle. And they are, sitting side by side, looking down upon the plain lying so still and quiet in ite fading ligiit. The moon rose up into the sky, and they set forth again upon their pilgrim. - ege.

·READER V/1 17 CASTLE Baw At last Lady Linet raised her arm and pointed. “There Castlo is the castlc," she said. Gareth castle towering up huge against thic moon-lit sky. High in the castic's highest tower shone a faint light : from that window Lady Lyonors was gazing down. The gate of the castle was shut. In front of it stood a black tent. Near the door of the tent hung the Horn ... HORN horn of some gigantic beast ; and beside it was written, (Would) would SHOULD blow THIS HORN." HE WH10 DEATH MEET WITH TO BLOW (To blow) Garcth seized the hom and blew it. A sound like Thunder thunder issued Issue forth into the midnight air. It thundered among the arches of the castle. A light appeared in the black tent. Again the thunder issued from Gareth's lips. Lights leapt up in the windows of the castle. Yet again the thunder sounded. Then, from the door of the tent, Figura slowly issued forth a terriblc figure, The figure rode upon a black horse, black as midnight. His black as midnight also ; painted the figure of a 12 ·8 TRO & THE NEW METTTOD KEADERS the face should have been, were wide white teeth set in a death-like smaile, and sightless gazing cyes 1 P To utter Linet uttered a cry of Terror terror. The figure issued forth into the moon-light, without uttering a sound. "Fool" cried Garcih. *They say you have the strength of ten : cari you not trust your strength? Why do you prefer to make yourself a figure of terror with these foolish things? Still Night uttered no word nor sound. Garcth rode forward. Liner closed her cyes in tcrror. When she opened her cyes again, she 67ty Gareth's spcar dashing Night upon the ground. Onc stroke of Garethi's sword tore the (Halves) iron head-picce in tiro balvcs. And out of it issued the bright face of a boy, fresh as a flower. The boy cried out in tcrror. Knight, forgive me I beg you I Pardon me ! Do not take my life. My brothers made me do it, so that nobody might dare to come to the castle because of the tcrror of me." Rejoico Linet rejoiced to see Garcth kafe. Lyonors rejoiced because she had gaincd her freedom. There were great rejoicings in the castic for cight days. "Ob ·READER V/? 19 After all these rejoicings were ended, Gareth said farewell to the Lady Linct and to Lady Lyonors, and went back to Arthur's court. Some people, who tell this story, say that Gareth married the Lady Lyonors. But I have heard that he married Lady Linet. (Told from Temmysor's "Idylls of the King") You now know 1474 words P POEM.THE DEATH OF ARTHUR A King Arthur had to go on a journey out of England, and he left Sir Modred to rule for him while hc was array. Sir Modred told the people that Arthur was dead, and tried to make himself King. Arthur hastened back to England, and fought a great battle against Sir Modred and his army. Sir Modred was beaten; but all the knights of the Round Table were killed, except twa, Sir Lucius and Sir Bedivere. At the last moment, in killing Sir Modred, King Arthur tas wounded. Knowing that he was going to dic, Arthur ordered the two knights to carry him down to the edge of the lake. He told Sir Bedivere to throw the ·THE NEW METHOD READERS wonderful sword, Excalibur, into the water. Sir Bedivere did this; and a hand rose up from the water, seized it and carried it down. A black ship came to the shore of the Lake where Arthur was lying. In it were threc queens, dressed in black, weeping. Arthur was placed on the ship. Sir Bedivcre knew that all his fellowknights had been killed, and that his King also was naar death. And he said, Where shall I go Dow? * For Dom I see the truc old time are dead; And I, the lost, go forth compunionlesk The days grow dark around mead the yean. Among Bow Doeh, strange faces, orher minds." 36 B (Onder) Fulfil Arthur replied, * The old order of things changech (changes), and a new order takes its place; for God has many different ways of fulfilling His wishes. A custom may be very good; but cven the best custom should not continue for ever : the best custom, if continued too long, till corrupt men. Comfort yourself. It is usclesg, to comfort me, for I am dying. May God make pure the deeds which I have donc in my lifc. Corrupt ·READER Y a OUTH a 29 SON Wrought Pray for me. More things are wrought (done) by prayer than people ever imagine. Therefore Ict Your voice be like Fountain fountain, rising in prayer by day and by night $hccp and Goat ... goats do not know of God, and do not pray: men know of God, and should pray for themselves and for their friends. Il men do not pry to God, they are no better than sheep or goats. Thus the prayers of men are like Chain anwww golden chains. For by those golden chains of Bound prayer men are bound to the feet of God." POEM " THE DEATH OF ARTHUR." BY LORD ALFRED TENNYSON And slowly ansered Arthur *The old order changeth, yielding place to ned, And God fulfils himself in many ways. Lest one good custom should corrupt the world.

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Comfort thyself : what comfort is in me?
I have lived my life, and that which I have done
May he within himself make pure l-But thou,
If thou shouldest acver see my face again,
Pray for my soul. More things are wrought by
pnyer.
Than this world dreams of. Therefore let thy voice
Rise like a fountain for me night and day.
For what are men better than sheep or goats,
If, knowing God, they lift not hands of prayer
Both for themselves and those that call them friend?
For so the whole round world is every way
Bound by gold chains about the feet of God."
You now know 148r words
3. THE HAIR
À
Fino
Examine the skin carefully almost
anywhere on your body, and you will
sce that it is covered with very fino
hairs. There arc, of course, some places
Example where there are no hairs, for examplo
the under-side of the feel, and the inside
of the hands and arms : but there is hair
almost everywbere else.

·READER V/3 23 Fur . . . . -ion (Indicata ion) Most animals are covered thickly with hair, or fur. The fine hair, which we see all over our bodies, is an indication of our past history. It indicates that the earliest men on the carth were probably covered all over with hair, like animals.--The carliest men lived many many thousands of years ago. They lived in forests and in caves. They were almost animals. We are descended from them, although we have changed much since then. B WOOL (Protect Hair is a protection to the body. It lon) is a protection against the cold. With men clothes have taken the place of the animals' fur. The earliest form of clothing was very simplc: it was merely the skins of dead animals with the fur on them. (Perfect Since then clothes have reached greater ton) perfection. We cut off the hair, or fur, Wool ... or wool, of the animal and make it into cloth. For example, wool is the hair of a shecp : 50 when we put on a coat made of wool, we are wearing a sheep's hair. Some very finc wool is made of the hair of a special kind of goat. Nearly all warm clothing is made of tool. Mian has nerer beca able to find anything better than wool for keeping himself warm.

·THE NEW METHOD READERS 16 Sense Now if you have any sease.oy (Common common sensc"you will be able to sense) guess the answer to this question. The answer is not a matter of knowledge, but just of common sense. Commor (Judge sense means judgement and power of meat) thinking clearly. The question for your common sense is, "Why is it more important for an animal to know of movements opposite to the natural direction of his hair, than to know of movements in the same direction 13 the hair?" E HAIR Tiay Some people put oil on their hair to (Arrange- make it look nice. This is not really ment) nccessary, for the hair has its own Constant arrangement for getting a constant supply of oil. Just where each hair is planted in the skin there is a tiny bag. This tiny bag contains oil, and it pours out a constant stream of oil onto the liair. The stream of oil dows more rapidly when we are hot. Also any movement of the hair causes it to flow more quick. lys when you brush your hair. This oil keeps the hair soft and healthy. Hcoco Henco you learn thar brushing is very The most bo pisama of the Companion. ..

·READER V/3 good for your hair. The mere act of brushing your hair gives it the oil which (Improve- it needs. This is an improvement on ment) buying hair-oil in a shop, isn't it? This oil costs nothing, and it is the best oil, for it is the hair's own natural oil. Lack Hence, even if you lack money, you need never lack the best hair-oil | F To block This oil is the hair's natural food; hence it is important to make sure that it may not lack a constant supply. If you do not keep your skin clean, the tiny pipes of the oil bags will be To mora blocked. If the pipe is blocked, the oil cinnot come out. Hence the hair, lacking its natural food, dies. If you wash your skin with hot water, these tiny pipes will not get blocked. It is dirt that blocks them. We know that the sceda of discaso live in dirt. If your skin is dirty, the eccds of disease will find their way down in the little oil-bags, and will from there. Thco there will be a big swelling all round the root of the hair. Such 3 swelling is called . "boil", Boils are Disease A boil ·23 THE NEW METHOD READERS always formed at the root of hair; they come when the seeds of disease passo down into the root and oil-bag of a hair, Frequent The cause of boils is most frcqucat. ly lack of washing. If you wash your skin frequently, you wash away the seeds of disease which cause boils. Boils are also less frequentlycaused merely by lack of strcagth and bealth in your blood. Howeves frequently you wash, there are always a few seeds of disease left on the skin. If there is no strength in your blood, it cannot deal with even these few; but they grow and causc boils. (Pain-lai) Boils are very painful, and they make you feel very ill and uncomfortable. They are nature's painful lesson, tcach. ing you to keep your skin clean, and to keep your blood healthy. Advice Let us see what good advice we an collect from our study of the air, (To Our first piece of advice is this--you Advise) are advised to keep your skin and your hair clean. But I have some advice to add to this. I advise you not to wash the hair on your head too frequently Daily when the father is cold Daily washing in cold weather may make the hair too dry. For washing takes a stay all the natural oil and in one day the tiny oil-bags do not have time to form a ·READER 914 new supply. Hence the oil on the hair (weekly) daily, grows less and less. Weekly washing is enough when the weather is cold. In hot weather the oil is formed more quickly; so daily washing does no harm. The second piece of advice which we have to offer is this--you are advised to brush your hair very frequently, and to brush it hard ;-and to use a hard hair-brush. If you follow this advice, you will not lose your hair, as so many people do, when you are old. You now lonow 1503 words Final Means 4 ULYSSES AND THE CYCLOPS A For tesi years the Göcek armies lay before the city of Troy, and finally they took the town by means of a trick For Greek soldiers were brought secretly into the city by means of a large wooden horse,-hidden inside the horse. A final attack was made, both from within and from outside. And so, after ten years of war, Troy was finally destroyed, not by might in battle, but by foui mans. The Greeks began to depar. The great Captains went on board their ships and sailed away, one after another. And Foul ·THE NEW METHOD READERS are always formed at the root of hair ; they come when the seeds of disease pass down into the root and oil-bag of a hair. Frequent The cause of boils is most frequently lack of washing. If you wash your skin frequently, you wash away the seeds of disease which cause boils. Boils also less frequently, caused merely by lack of strength and health in your blood. However frequently you wash, there are always few seeds of disease left on the skin. If there is no strength in your blood, it cannot deal with even these few; but they grow and cause boils. (Pain-ful) Boils are very painful, and they make you feel very ill and uncomfortable, They are nature's painful lesson, teaching you to keep your skin clean, and to keep your blood bealthy. Advice Let us see what good advice we aan collect from our study of the hair. (To Our first piece of advice is this--you Advise) are advised to keep your skin and your hair clean, But I have some advice to add to this. I advise you not to wash the hair on your head too frequently Daily when the weather cold Daily washing in cold weather may make the bair too dry. For washing taka away. all the natural oil and in one day the tiny oil-bags do not have time to form a ·READER 14 new supply. Hence the oil on the hair (weekly) daily grows less and less. Weckly washing is enough when the weather is cold. In hot weather the oil is formed more quickly ; so daily washing does no harm. The second piece of advice which we have to offer is this you are advised brush your hair very frequently, and to brush it hard ;-and to use a hard hair-brush. If you follow this advice, you will not lose your hair, as so many people do, when you are old. to You now know 1503 words Final Means 4 ULYSSES AND THE CYCLOPS А For ten years the Greek armies lay before the city of Troy, and finally they took the town by means of a trick. For Greek soldiers were brought secretly into the city by means of a large wooden horse-hidden inside the horse. A final attack was made, both from within and from outside. And so, after ten years of war, Troy was finally destroyed, not by might in battle, but by foui The Greeks begin to depart. The great Captains went on board their ships and sailed away, one after another. And Foal dens.

·THE NET METHOD READERS HARHOUT OD finally Ulysses brought his men door Barborar.. to the harbour and went board. He had twelve ships lying in the harbour, and each ship carried fifty men. But the ships were foul from lying so long in barbour, and the men were weary As soon as they got outside the harbour, foul weather came and drove them far from their course. For many days they were driven about by wind and waves. Finally, when the sea Smooth became smooth again, they saw in front of them two islands, set like green jewels in the smooth blue sea. On the south side of the larger island was a fine barbour, in which smooth yellow sand came down to the water's edge. B The ships sailed into the harbour, and Ulysses ordered Drag... his men to drag them up onto the sand for fear of foul waarber. Eleven of the ship were dragged up; but be did not have his own ship dragged up, because he wished to go in it to visit the other island. The man had eaten no frab meat for V Dus ·READER V/4 33 mo CYCLOPS Dozen many days. So they set out in a dozen separate parties to sec what they could find for food. They found a number of Kid kids, and they brought two dozen of these kids down to the shore. There they killed them, cooked them and had a great feast. After the feast of kids' meat they slept on the smooth sand. As soon as day datvned, Ulysses chose four dozen men, who were most eager to sce new things and were not afraid. Descrip. Then he set out to visit the other island. tion For he had heard a description of an (Cyclops, Island of the Cyclopes, Cyclopes) and he thought from the description that this island must be it. The description was of a small island lying near another island; and in the centre of the island therc great Sinoc mountain, sloping down to the sca. On the north the slope was step and the ground rough; but on the south the slope was less stecp, and the ground was smooth Pasturc.. pasture-land. In the side of the hill, 20- cording to the des cription, there were caves, in which dwelt the Cyclopes, ASLON 135 2 Part ·THE NEW METHOD READERS The Cyclopes were describco 2 giants, having only one eye set in the Forehead middle of their foreheads, very terrible Behold to behold, As Ulysses came nearer to the shore of the island, he saw that it was even as the description had said : fine pastureland sloped gently down to the sea, and (Beheld) in the side of the hill he bebeld dark marks, which must be the entrances of caves. When the ship came in to the shore, Bold Ulysses chose a dozen of his boidesc men to go with him, and left the rest to guard the ship. Then he set off with his dozen bold companions to visit the Cyclopes. He had a sword at his side, and on his shoulder he carried a great (A skin) skin of wine, sweet-smelling and strong, with which he might win the hearts of any strange people dwelling in the place. He beheld one of the caves of the Cyclopes not far from the shore. He approached it boldly and looked in. It was huge and deep. It seemed to be the dwelling place of some rich shepherd, for Ulysses beheld Pen many pens for sheep, and other places in which goats were pen. ned. And he bcheld 1 ME ·READER 4 33 other separate pens for the kids, divided up into the smaller pens for kids of various ages. Along the walls he saw Pessci .. VESSEL vessels full of cheese, and other vessels for milk; and in the coolest part of the cave he found vessels full of fioc butter. The Cyclops himself was away at the pasture. The companions of Ulysses begged him to depart, taking with him as many of the kids and lambs from the pens as they could carry. But Ulysses would not go, for he wished to wait until the Cyclops himself returned from the pasturc, so that he might behold him and know what sort of man he was. Indeed he beheld him, but at a great cost ! D Evening drew near, and they beheld the Cyclops returning from the pasturc. He was twenty feet high, and had onc huge eye set in the middle of his forehead. On his shoulder he carried Log logs for his fire: thesc logs were huge trees torn up by the roots. The Cyclops threw down the logs with a great noise near the entrance of the cave. Then he drove the sheep and the goats into their pens; and, whea they were all in their pens, he blocked up the cotrance of the cave by means of LOO ·THE NEW METHOD READERS The Cyclopes were describra giants, having only one eye set in the Forehead middle of their foreheads, very terrible' Behold to behold. As Ulysses came nearer to the shore of the island, he saw that it was even as the description had said : fine pasture, land sloped gently down to the sea, and (Beheld) in the side of the hill be bebeld dark marks, which must be the entrances of caves. When the ship came in to the shore, Bold Ulysses chose a dozen of his boldest men to go with him, and left the rest to guard the ship. Then he set off with his dozen bold companions to visit the Cyclopes. He had a sword at his side, and on his shoulder he carried a great (A skin) skin of wine, sweet-smelling and strong, with which he might win the hearts of any strange people dwelling in the place. He beheld one of the caves of the Cyclopes not far from the shore. He approached it boldly and looked in. It was huge and deep. It seemed to be the dwelling place of some rich shepherd, for Ulysses beheld many pens for sheep, . and other places in which goats were pen. ned. And he beheld Pen.... NER ·READER 1/4 33 DUS Persei .. VOGEL other separate pens for the kids, divided up into the smaller pens for kids of variages. Along the walls be saw vessels full of cheese, and other vessels for milk; and in the coolest part of the cave he found vessels full of fine butter. The Cyclops himself was away at the pasture. The companions of Ulysses begged him to depart, taking with him as many of the kids and lambs from the pens as they could carry. But Ulysses would not go, for he wished to wait until the Cyclops himself returned from the pasture, so that he might behold him and know what sort of man hc was.--Indeed he beheld him, but at a great cost 1 D Evening drew near, and they beheld the Cyclops returning from the pasturc. He was twenty feet high, and had one huge cye set in the middle of his forc. head. On his shoulder he carried logs for his fire: . were huge trecs i the roots. The Cyclops threw with a great noise near, thc cave. Then he and the goats into their all in ynce of Log LOO ·THE NEW METHOD READERS TOUR JO 1 PLAME a great rock which fifty men could not have pushed away. (To milk) Then he milked the sheep and the goats, and poured half of Bowl ... the milk into bowis ready for cheese-making, and half into a great bowi to drink it with his supper, 'He set the bowl of cheesc-milk beside the wall, and the bowl of supper-milk in the middle of the cave. Then he lit a fire of logs. Flamo The flames leaps up from the dry logs almost to the roof of the cave, and by the light of the flames the Cyclops beheld Ulysses and his companions. Who are you?" demanded the Cyclops in a terrible voice. thieves or traders ? " "Behold us," replied the bold Ulysses, and you will see that we are no thieves. We are Greck soldiers returoing from the war at Troy. We are Guest your guests, and you are our host ; and Host we beg you to treat us as guests should be treated. We ask this in the name of the God Zeus. For it is a law of our God, Zeus, that a host should be faith ful to his guests, and the guests should be faithful to their host." "I know nothing of host or guests, nor of your God, Zeus," replied the Cyclops. "We Cyclopes consider " Are you ·READER V/4 35 left ve JOEL GENCE ourselves better and mightier than your Gods, Zeus and all the rest Where have you (Pessel).. ictis your vessel ? Ulysses understood (Intentthe intention of the ion) Cyclops in asking where their vessel had been left,- for his intention was to break it so that they might not escape. Therefore he answered, “We have no vessel; for our vessel was destroyed in the foul weather, and only these dozen bold men have escaped." E Limb .... UMA The Cyclops answered nothing, but he caught up two of the men and dashed them to the ground. Then he tore them limb from limb and ate them, swallow. ing great bowls of milk between. When Ulysses beheld Dreadful this dreadful decd, seeing his mea torn limb from limb, he could only weep and pray to Zeus that he might find out Way to kill this dreadful craturc. The Cyclops finished his dreadlul Stretch mcal; then he stretched himself out on a sough bed among the sheep, and slope. As Ulysses belield him sleeping there, he stretched out his hand to kill him. But, being very siss, he remembered ·THE NEW METHOD READERS A LOCK that, if he were to kill him, they would all die a dreadful death;- for by what mcans could they move away the grear tock which blocked the entrance of the cave ? So Ulysses and his mon stretched out their weary limbs on the floor of the cave, and slept uill morning. When morning, came the Cyclops awoke. He first milked his Flock .. flocks; then he stretched out his hand, and seized one more man, and are him for breakfast. Then he drove out his focks to the pasture, and pur back the great rock on the entrance of the cave, even as a man would put the cover on a little box. All that day the wise Ulysses was considering what he could do to save himself and his companions from their dreadful fate. Finally he thought of a plan. Now there was a long Polo POLE pole in the cave, which the Cyclops had brought meaning to use it for walking. But the wood of the polc (Straight- was green, so the Cyclops had put the en) pole in the cave to dry it and straighten en it.

·READER V14 37 06 Ulysses took this pole and cut a piece (Short-en) of it to shorten it.' Then he took his (Sharp-en) axe and began to sharpen the end. Then be dragged it to the fire, and put (Hard-en) the sharp point in the flames to harden it. In the evening the Cyclops came back from the pasture. He drove the flocks into their pens, and blocked up the entrance of the cave with the great rock. (To flame) Then he sat down by the flaming fire and ate two of the men for his supper. As he was finishing his foul feast, Ulysses came forward bringing the skin of wine, and said, Accept Accept this, O Cyclops, and behold what precious things we had in our ship. No one will in the future come to you with such good things, you do not accept them as your guests, and behave to them as a good host should do." The Cyclops accepted the gift : he held out his bowl, and Ulysses poured wine into it until it was full and flow. ing over. He drank and was greatly pleased. "I will accept more of that gift," he said;" and you may tell me your name; for I will give you such a present as a host should give to his guests. And gladly will you accept my gift. This is indeed a noble tinc such as the Gods might accept in heaven" Thea Ulysses filled the bowl again, ·38 THE NEW METHOD READERS strong wine, and the Cyclops drank it, for he did not Effect know what would be the effect of this Three times Ulysses filled the bowl, and three times the Cyclops drank it, not knowing what the effect would be. But Ulysses knew what would be the effect, and therefore he gave the Cyclops more and more wine. Soon the effect of the wine begao to show itself. For the great eye in the Cyclops' forehead began to close in sicep, Then Ulysses said, "O Cyclops, you asked my name. Behold, my name is (Now No Man; and now that you know that.) my name, you should give me the gift which you promised." Then the Cyclops answered, "My gift is this, that I will eat you last of all your company." And, so saying, be fell back asleep. 1 To cheer Then Ulysses began to chcer his companions, saying, “Be of good cheer, for the time has now come when you will be delivered." Checred by his words they stood (Cheerſul) round him and cheerfully prepared to fulfil his orders. The flames of the fire had died down Glory and the bumt logs were glowing red. They took thc pole and pushed the Tip tip of it into the fire where the burning ·READER V/4 39 roar. At last the tip of the pole also began to glow and burn. Then they carried the pole and pushed the glowing tip into the eye of the Cyclops-for he had but one eye, and that was in the middle of his forehead. The Cyclops leapt up with a dreadful Roar He tore the pole from his eye. He roared aloud so that all thc Cyclopes on the mountain-side heard him and came hurrying to his cave. " What has happened to you?" they shouted from outside. “Why do you make this dreadful roaring in the still night, driving away sleep? Is 20ybody stealing your flocks, or your young lambs, or your kids ? Is some trying Murder .. murder you or to do you harm?" The Cyclops answered, 'No Man is doing me harm. No Man is murdering one to HURDER me 1" nor any Then," ans. wered they, "is man is murdering you, doing you harm, cannot help you. The Gods send Punish illness to punish us and we must (Punish- accept that punishment cheria ment) fully. You should pray to the Gods US ·40 THE NEW METHOD READERS for help to bear your punishment more cheerfully and more quietly." So saying, they departed Ulysses was pleased at the success of his trick when he said that his name was No Man; and he was delighted because he had punished the Cyclops so success fully for the murder of his companions. (Doorway) DOONWAY Prevent When day dawned the Cyclops took away the great rock from the doorway of the cave. Then he sat down in the doorway stretching out his hands to prevent the men within the cave from escaping; for he feared that they might attempt to go out among the flocks of sheep and goats. When the men saw the Cyclops thus preventing them from leaving the cave, they began to feel less cheerful. For hory could they escape with the Cyclops sitting in the doorway, preventiog them from going out ? Then Ulysses began consider what could be done: and at last he made a plan.--Some of the goats of the Cyclops were very large The Cyclops' bed was made of thick string, to STRING and strong. String, ·READER V/4 Now Ulysses' plan Bind was to bind his men under the goats with the string from the Cyclops' bed. Then the Cyclops would feel the backs of the goals, but he would not know that the men were bound under them with string. So Ulysses chose eight of the largest and strongest goats, and proceeded to Under bind his men underneath them, using acath the string from the Cyclops' bed. Then he bound himself underneath the largest goat of all, the leader of the flock. Morning had now come and the goats rushed forth to the pasture, carrying a man bound underneath each of them. The Cyclops sat the doorway Anxious anxiously Iccling the back of each animal as it passed, but he did not think of ſecling underneath. Last of all came the largest of the goats, underneath which Ulysses himself was bound. The Cyclops said anxiously, " You are the leader of the flock; why is it that you come last of all through the door. way? Are you anxious about your master, because No Man has destroyed his cye? I wish you could speak and tell me where he is hiding." While the Cyclops was saying this, Ulysses felt very anxious; but at last ·THE NEW METHOD READERS Loose the Cyclops let the goat loose from his (Loosen) hands and it ran through the doorway, Ulysses quickly loosencd himself, and then went and let loose his companions.' As soon as all had been loosened, they hastened to the ship, driving the goats before them. 1 The men guarding the vessel had been very anxious. They were delighted to sce their companions safe; but, when they heard what had liappened to the Moan others, they began to moan ind weep for their lost companions, Then Ulysses said, "Why do you make this noise of moaning and weeping i I think it to be their good Fortune fortune that they have died still seeking new things. Would you have it your fortune that you should dic in your beds, dcsiring no longer to live > I Fortunate consider those fortunate who are cut off when the thirst of living is not yet satisfied. Let this be my fortune, rather than to go out from life as a late guest who has wearied his lost by his long staying. Cease therefore this moaning: For if the Cyclops hears it he will follow us, and we shall indeed be fortunate if we escape him." Then they climbed into the ship, ·READER V/4 To row.. TO HOW Beach and sat in their places and began to row. When they had rowed about a bundred yards from the beach, Ulysscs stood Berat up in the ship and shouted, "Well did you deserre your punishment, Cyclops, for having foully murdered my companions. Nor was that all the punishment which you deserve for so dreadful a murder. May the God give you all that you have descrved." Deservo Curso J Then the Cyclops cursed them aloud. And he broke off a great piccc of rock and threw it in the direction from which hc had heard the voice. It fell in front of the ship and a great wave arosc and threw the vessel back onto the beach. Then Ulysses took a long pole and pushed off the vessel from the beach. When they had rowed twice as far as before, Ulysses boldly stood up again and said, "If you wish to know whom you should curse, I will tell you. I am Ulysses, the son of Laertes, dwelling in Ithaca." out ·THE NEW METHOD READERS 1 Sacrifice, ARIME Then the Cyclops cursed him saying, "May you never see your home in Ithaca again." And he threw another great rock, which almost fell upon the ship. Then the men sowed hard and came to the other island, and they found the other ships and their companions waiting there. Then Ulysses made a great sacrifice, sacrificing, one goat to the gods for each of the men whose lives had been saved. And the largest of the goats, which had carried him out of the cave, he sacri. ficed for himself. Then they feasted. And after the fcast they lay upon the beach and slept. You now know 1552 words 5. POEM"ULYSSES" EXPLANATION Ulysses is old. He is reary of sitting by the fire-side in Ithaca. He feels the "wander-thirst and cannot rest from travel, It is evening. He calls bis men 11 ·READER VIS together and speaks to them alling upon them to set forth on a royage with him again : "The day is fading towards evening : Twinkle the lights of the houses twinkle on the rocks. The moon is rising into the sky. The deep (sca) moans round about us with the voices of many waves. Come my friends; we are not too old to ('Tis) set forth again : 'tis (it is) not too late for Strive us to strive once more to discover nem lands. Push off the ship from the shore. Sit in your places and row. My purpose (my intention) is fixed. I intend to sail beyond the sunset, beyond the place on the horizon where the stars seem to go down into the sca, as into a bath. I sball sail on and on until I die. Much of the strength of our youth 18 gone from us ; but much of our strength Abide abides with us still. We are you see us ---reakened by time, but strong Will in will. We are determined to seck, to strive, and never yield.” Bath THE POEM-"ULYSSES ” DY LORD ALFRED TEYNYSON The lights begin to itinkle from the rocks : The loog day fades: the slow moon climbs : the deep Moans round with many voices--Come, my friends *Tis not too late to acck a newer world.

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·READER V/5 45 together and speaks to them calling upon them to set forth on a voyage with him again : "The day is fading towards evening: Twinkle the lights of the houses twinkle on the rocks. The moon is rising into the sky. The deep (sea) moans round about us with the voices of many waves. Come my friends; we are not too old to ('Tis) set forth again : 'tis (it is) not too late for Strive us to strive once more to discover neer lands. Push off the ship from the shore. Sit in your places and row. My purpose (my intention) is fixed. I intend to sail beyond the sunset, beyond the place on the horizon where the stars seem to go Bath down into the sca, as into a bath. I shall sail on and on until I die. Much of the strength of our youth 13 gone from us ; but much of our strength Abide abides with us still. We are, 29 you see us, weakened by time, but strong Will in will. We are determined to seck, to strive, and never yield." THE POEM--"ULYSSES" BY LORD ALFRED TENNYSON The lights begin to twinkle from the rocks : The loog day fades: the slow moon climbs : the deep Moans round with many voices-Come, my fricada Tis not too late to seek a newer world.

·THE NEW METHOD READERS SACRIFICE Then the Cyclops cursed him saying, "May you never see your home in Ithaca again." And he threw another srcat rock, which almost fell upon the ship. Then the men rowed hard and came to the other island, and they found the other ships and their companions svaiting there. Then Ulysses made Sacrifice.. a great sacrifice, sacrificiog, one goat to the gods for each of the men whose lives had been saved. And the largest of the goats, which had carried him out of the cave, he sacri.. ficed for himself. Then they feasted. And after the (cast they lay upon the beach and slept. You now know 1552 words 5. POEM-“ULYSSES" EXPLANATION Ulysses is old. He is weary of sitting by the firc-side in Ithaca: 'He feels the wander-thirst and cannot rest from travel It is evening. He calls his mico + !

·READER VIS 45 together and speaks to them calling upon them to set forth on a voyage with him again 'The day is fading towards evening : Twinkle the lights of the houses twinkle on the rocks. The moon is rising into the sky. The deep (sea) moans round about us with the voices of many waves. Come my friends; we are not too old to ('Tis) get forth again : 'tis (it is) not too late for Strive us to strive once more to discover nem lands. Push off the ship from the shore. Sit in your places and row. My purpose (my intention) is fixed. I intend to sail beyond the sunset, beyond the place on the horizon where the stars seem to go Bath down into the sca, as into a bath. I shall sail on and on until I die. Much of the strength of our youth 13 gone from us ; but much of our strength Abide abides with us still. Wc arc, -as you sce us, --seakened by time, but strong Will in will. We are determined to scek, to strivc, and never yield." THE POEM-" ULYSSES" BY LORD ALFRED TENNYSON The lights begin to ttvinkle from the rocks : The long day fades : the slow moon climbs : the deep Moans round with many voices-Comc, my friends "Tis not too late to seek a newer world, ·THE NEW METHOD READERS Push off, and, sitting well in order, strike The sounding waters; for my purpose holds To sail beyond the sunset, and the baths Of all the western stars, until I die Though much is taken, much abides ; and though We are not now that strength which in old days Moved earth and heaven; that which weare, we are Made weak by time and fate, but strong in will To strive, to seck, to find, and not to yield. 4 + Nau Origlas) lide 2, Wien ; s. Smite; 6, Furrowi. You now know 1557 words Cottage .. Border 6. ON THE Cottage THE Border A A PLAY IN ONE Sceno Sceno The scene is the inside Home of a cottage. The cattage stands in England, near the border betweco England and Scotland. FRILANO The date is May zz in the Doa 1 year 1660, 24

·READER V/6
The country is in a state of war.
The Roundheads? killed the former
King, Charles the First, and since then
have been ruling England themselves.
The people nowy desire to have their
King back again. Charles the Second
(son of Charles the First) is expected to
arrive in Scotland within a few days.
The King's soldiers are gathering on
Scotch the Scotch (Scottish) side of the borderi
(Scottish) the Roundhead soldiers are collecting on
the English side of the border with the
intention of preventing Charles from
crossing the border,
SCUELA COTTACE OX TIE SCOTTI&It Donder
The time is evening. The window is
open, and the wild country of the
! Roundheil'*n name riten to the enerelty of King Curl
because they always bad that buit cut short

·THE NEW METHOD READERS CANDLE Scottish border is seen faintly outside. On thic table in the centre of the room there are two Candle .. candles; one candie is burning; the other candle has not been lit. The table is ready for supper. From outside is heard the sound of somcone cutting wood. PERSONS IN THE PLAY An Old Man. The Boy; -his grandson, An Officer of the King's army, Tro Roundhead soldiers. .... B The boy-ſeating a piece of bread near the table). Are you coming, Grandfather?' I'm getting hungry. Grandfather--(from outside). Is sup per ready yet? Boy.--Yes, it has been ready for hours and hours. I'm so hungry. (All right) GT-All right ; I'm coming (The old mon enters carrying an axe and some small logs for the fire). Well, what have you got for my supper tonight. (The boy brings in Dish ... dish and ihen lights the other candlc.) My leg is very bad again with all this syalking (ple drates the dish fotcards him, loker d ·49 READER V/6 and ABOO Spoon TO HELP 1 spoon (To help, gites ihe boy a À helping) helping.) Gr.What have you been doing all day? Did you go out at all while I was away? (The old man takes his spoon and helps himself from the dish.). Boy. Yes, I went to the top of the hill. Gr.-Tell me, did you see anything ? Boy.Yes, I did. I saw some horsemen very far away. Gr. Which way? Where did you see (Over them? there) Boy.. Over there. (He points over Iris shoulder with his spoon.) G1.-(Quickly, with his spoon half say 10 his mouth.) Which way were they going? Tell me! Boy.--I don't know. I only saw them for a moment against the sky. I wonder what they were doing over Odd there. It is rathef odd. Don't you think it odd ? Gr.-No, it's not odd. I know who they are; they're Roundheads. I went over the border to-day. They are saying in Applebic that the Round. heads are somewhere ncar. shepherd sat some in the hills last night, sitting round their amp firc.---But it's odd that they should comc so scar the border, with the ·sc THE NEW METHOD READERS Drill... TO PRIL King's men drilling in Applebic. It's odd-very odd. Boy..But that's odd, to that the King's men should be drilling in Applcbic. Why are they drilling there? Gr.-(carefully). On they are making ready.. Who knows what odd things may happen in a weck'a time? Boy: -I wish I could see them drilling, (He modes towards the door.). Gr.-(arxiously). Where are you going? Boy. I'm only going outside. Gr.-No, no. Not to-night..-Who will fetch me anything I may need? My leg is bad co-night. Fetch me a light for my pipe, will you? Boy. Oh, all riglie. (He fetches a piece of paper from the side-table, lighus it in the candle, and gives it to the old man.) Gr. I don't want the Roundheads to. get you too. Bay. I wasn't meaning to go far, Grandfather, fetch $ A Lock To lock tro Gri-Is the door locked Boy. No, haven't locked up the house yet. LOCK ·READER V/6 5! atay? on G.Lock it. (The boy locks the door, and shuts the windoro.) Now come here-Would you like to be told a Nod great secret ? (The boy nods.) Do you remember when the King went (He nods again.) You remember that I told you that, some day, he would come back ? Well, I was right. Why do you think the soldiers are drilling in Applebic ? Boy..Oh, I know now I The King is coming back ! Isn't he? Gr.(nod). Yes. Before a weck is over, the King will have (To land) TO UND landed the Excite Scottish shore. (Excited) Boy:-(excited). Will there be a fight? What will you do, Grandfather Gr.-Now, don't get crcited. People who get excited aren't of any use in a fight. Boy-trying to hide his excitement). think they'll here? Gr.---No, I don't think they'll come so near the border. But if they do. we'll be ready for them, you and 1,--that is, if you'll keep alm and not get ercited. Now just help me. Farch the swords and the pistol, Do you COMIC Mag and get • • • • • some Tag. Wc ·53 THE NEW METHOD READERS To polish TO POLLEN must polish them. (The boy fetches the porords and the pistol and a piece of rag. The old man tears of a bit of rag and begins to clean and polish the pistol.) You take a bit of this rag and polish the sword-blades. Boy:-(takes the rag and begins to polish.) Did you cver anyone with that pistol, Grandfather? Bill D Gr.--Ah yes, This pistol brings Memory memorics back to me. Yes, I killed a man once with it. Boy.-\Vas that when my father was killed? (The G1.-Yes; that was a day I (Old times memory) coine back to his memory. Ar he speaks he becomes more and more excited by his memories and talks to himself. The boy has heard this tale Scarce many times before, and scarcely (Scarcely) listens.) It was only a small party, for men were scarco in those days of the war, Your father was commanding them. They were riding Range over that range of hulls over there to look for Roundheads. They came on a large RANCE OF WILL ·READER V/6 heads Chase (To give chase). . TO CHASE party of Roundsuddenly. They fled, because the Roundheads were too many for them. The Roundheads gave chase. And a fine chase it was, all over the range. Up and down the hills they rode, with the Roundheads chasing them. They came down that slope there, with the Roundheads still in chase very near now. I saw their horses slipping on the loose stones. Your father stopped a moment to tell us to lock the door and stay inside. Scarcely had hc mounted his horse again, when heard a shot. I saw him slip from the saddle and fall. I unlocked the door and ran out. A Roundhead was standing with a smoking pistol. He was just within range. seized the pistol from your father's hand. The Roundhead turned off the road to chase the others. He was now almost out of range. I aimed steadily, and fired. Z TO BUP To slip 1 Range lic Steady ·THIE NEW METHOD READERS slipped from the saddic, but his foor was mught, and the horse dragged him. E Boy.--Do show me how to load , pistol properly, (Very Gr.-Very well, bring me the powder wel) and shot. It is carcfui loading that (Shot) gives you good range. Boy-No, let me do it. "You're doing it all yourself. Gr.Very well. (The boy tries to load Gr. If you take all night, the Roundheads 'll be here before you're ready. Boy.Now let me fire it. Gr.-No, some one night hear us. Boy.Then let mc aim it, to see if my hand is stcady. I'll aim at that dish. Gr.--Very well. (The boy puts the dish on the side To leta lable and leans it against the wall. He stands in front of hu Grandfather, leaning againsi his ance. The old man leons fortcard and steadies the boy's hand. A loud karocking is heard. The ou rian seizes å scord.) GyNow, steady. Don't get excited. (Ilc looks out of the windoo.) It's à sounded min, He's Icaajag against the wall outside. TO LEAN ·$$ ine no. to TO TAINT Te faiat READER V/6 Boy.tchispering.) Is it a Roundhead? Gr. Roundhead or no, I'm going to open the door. (He unlocks the door. The boy keeps the pistol steadily aimed at the door. 103. A King's Officer entets. He is troumded, and leans against the table.) Officer..God save King ! G1.Sicady Steady !--He's going faint. Quick 1 Lock thc door 1 (just as the boy locks the door, the Officer slips io the floor in a faint. They drag him to a chair and gide him water, lle begins to recover.) Gr.---Look, he's been shot in the shoulder. He's recovering now. This is the Roundhead's work: they must be some cherc near. F Officer.-(not get quite recovered). LA me go ! You haven't got me yct, curs you ! Let me go 1 G1.Steady, steady! We're King's men here. Officer.(beginning to recover his memory). Vhere am I I must have fainted. Gr.(A sudden fear strikes lam.) Were you been coming here? Recover ·THE NEY METHOD READERS Conceal I To bolt Control Officet.—They must have seen me; it was bright moonlight. Boy.Then we must conceal him. Gr.--Conccal him? How can we con. ccal him? No, we must fight for it! Officer.They must be near now. must go on. I must reach the border, I've lost my pistol ! (He attempts to stand.) My shoulder 1.. My memory is coming back i now. When I got to the top of that range of hills, the moon ame from behind a cloud. Some Roundheads, conccalcd in the bushes, must have seen me. I heard two shots, and felt a pain in my shoulder. Then my horse bolted. I could not control it at all. Asay I went on the bolting horse right over the hill, till I saw this cottage below me, Then I began to get some control over the horse. I controlled it enough to bring it somewhere near your cottage; then suddenly it slipped, and fell: and I dragged myself to your door. Bur hurry: they will be here any moment. Gr.-taking control). Now you, boy, slip outside and conceal yourself among bushes. Vaich them coming down the slops, and warn us, The farning shall bea whistle. (Slip) the Warn whistle ·READER V/6 $7 nov. Whistle once to warn us when you first sce them, and whistic tsvicc when they pass the big stone. Then we'll be warned, and be ready for them. Office7..-No, wait. I don't want you to get into any danger. Let me go GT..You would scarcely get any distance before you fainted again. Boy. May I come back and use the pistol? G1.No. After you have whistled and given us the waming, go as quickly as you can and get into safety. Go to Applebie. You'll be safest'there, Run along, and don't get caught. (He kisses the boy.) You'll see the soldiers drilling in Applebic. Peep... TO IP Boy..peeping out of the door). It's all quiet over there. Are you coming soon, Grandfather ? Gs. ---Perhaps. (The Officer goes to kiss ihc boy, icho holds bock ; so he shakes hands instead, smiling.) Oficer.-Goodbyem-and good fortunc. (The boy' peeps out of the door again ; then slips out quietly into the dark.) Officcr.Vc had better bolt that door. (Ile examines the doors.). That is a To bolt 6 ·THE NEW METHOD READERS A SOT IM were. (A bolt) good strong bolt thcrc: that will hold. There is no bolt, on this door here, but the lock is good; Oat will stop them for a time. (The old man brings the swords. (To hand) He hands one to the Officer. He takes the pistol himself and calls about the room, The Oficer sits (To face) facing the tindoro. The old man turns anriously' and faces the tcindow also.) Gr.--I wonder if the moon is shining: the boy might be seen, as you (Blow out) to Low our I'll blow out the candles, and just peep out to see if there is a moon. (lle hands the pistol to the Officer: Then he lurns down the lamp, Hlors (Dark-ca) out the condles, and darkens the room. Then he imbolts the icinders and opens it. The Officer hands liim back the pistol.) Hush Gr.-Hush. (He perps out.) There is a bright moon shining. Every shadow looks like a man. He inust bc nearly there now. ... There's hush outside, so quict, as if something was going to happen. Risk Offices.- Shut that window. It's 100 (Risk-y) risky. We are not out of range of the hill. With that noon shining there is a risk that they might get in a shot nt long range. It is not ·59 . and yet Was READER V/6 worth risking thai. (The Officer shuts and bolts the window : then he lights one candle.) H Gr. I don't think there is much risk In spite of of that, in spite of the moon. Thar is why I sent the boy. (His fear increases in spite of himsels.) And yet...: do you think . No, there can't be any risk. That boy knows every path. He could get through in spite of twenty moons, Officer. What? Gr. His father shot by the Roundheads, out there on the road. And, ever since then, I've been afraid-afraid in spite of my judg. Do you think I could risk the son being killed too? (He sits doren and bores his head in his hands.) I couldn't risk his being killed in this little house like a rat in a trap. mir Officer.-Rats in a trap. Yes, that's just what we are here; we shall be trapped like rats if they come. You were right not to let the boy risk it.-But, ... the worst happens, wc might draw them onto us. We might them see us, and come here,, then he would get away safe! ment. AT Rat Trap ·09 THE NEW METHOD READERS ? Gr.-Oh, I'm sure he'll be safe. Ho ca hide in those bushes like a rat in the corn, so that I an't find him myself. Officer. Then don't let us think of it any more.\Vhy, they may not (10 track) have trackcd me at all. (The Officer lights the other candle. A thisíle is heard.) Gr.-Hush ! Pauso (After a moment's pause there is a shot.) Gr.-What's that? _(He goes to the door at the back. The Officer stands in Ins anys) Let me alone: 1 must go to him. Im-possible Office --No, that's impossible : you can't go there. It's impossible to go through that door now without being scen. GT. What do I care for possible or impossible ? I must go ! (He Fast struggles 10 unfastca the door.) (Fastco) This door is shut fast. It is in. possible to unfastca it. Officer..(helping him to unfasten the door.) You've forgotten this. (He hands him the pistol.) (What Gr.-{pausing for a moment.) What about) about you? Officer. Oh, the founded rat in a trap fights with his teeth I - ·READER V/6 61 G. I can't take the pistol, and leave you here. It's impossible. Officer.--Hurry: what about the boy ? Gr.-Goodbye. (He goes out. The Officer fastens the door ; then, feeling faint, he sits down.) Officer.- 1 should have gonc. (He tries to rise, but falls back toith a moan.) It's impossible. (Pause.) He must have found the boy by now ... . But what about that moon? They might be caught before they reach the border. I must just peep out. (He blocos out the candles and umfastons the window.) Ah, that's bad : there's the moon. 'He'll be seen C (Pause.) What's that flashing there? There ! Another flash! It's the moonlight flashing on a gun. They are coming this way. (A shout is heard.) The Roundhcads bave stopped. They havc scen him. (He runs totcards the door, nearly falls from reakness, but recovers himself.) I can't do it. Another minute, and they'll bc caught. Flash J (A sudden thought comes to him. He lights the candles and turns up the flame of the lamp. Then he umfasirns the tcindoor, and leans oui, with the light on his face. There is a flash on Die hill-side, and a shot breaks the ·62 THE NEW METHOD READERS Throat Murmur murmet Kick ID CR tindoro. He puts his hand to this throat. There is a pause i then a murmur of coices. He shirts !!! toindoro. The MU1 i heard again, louder. He tries to drag the table in front of the door. Then, slowly, he slips to the floor. The is louder. Someone kicks at the door The door is kicked docon, ard rero Round. heads enter.) ist R. Here he is. Bring the lamp. What was the fool doing at the window? 2nd R.You would think he wanted to get himself shot i and R.-examining the body.) Derd. Shot in the thirost. ist R.-It is a pity that we missed the other two, 2nd R.-Thcy'll be over the border by novy. Yes, it's a pity. Ist R.- (kicking the body.) Let himn wait till King Charles comes. (They go out louzking. The role Mio . (A pity chat) Curtain. - (Re-rold from the Past Play books, y Permission of Mfr. Calhou cool and the Hoodsair of the Pre Schrex. Cambridge.)

·READER VI You now know 1601 Words bg 7. CROSSING THE DESERT А Port. A MORT 80 Camel .. the 15 The CAMIL Gaza stands on the edge of the desert. As a port is to the sea, is Gaze to the de sert; it port of the de sert. camel is the ship o! the desert; at Port Gaza you hire your ship (your camel); a" Port Gaza you col. lect your stores of food for the voyage. In a couple of days I was ready to start. My agreement with the men who owned the camels was that I should reach Cairo within ten dayı. I hired four camels, one los my goods, a couple for my servants, and one for mysel!. Four men, the owners of the camels, came with me on foo:. I took a small tent, a couple of sacks of dried bread, A couple (Agreerient) TO OW A sack .. SACK ·Tin NEW VIXIOD READERS * APACX 70 PA a couple of bottles of ming a couple of goat-skins full of syater, also tos, sugar, some mat and a jar of butter. There was also a sack of coal, for there is no wood to be had in the desert. B The came goes down on A pack .. her knees when her pack is being put on to her. For a time she (To pack). will allow the pack ing to go on. Nut when she begins to ima gine that her owner in packing morc than is just onto her poor back, she turns round her long neck, and guzes sadly at the increa.om Sigh ing size of her pack,mand sighe. If siglis do not move her omnes to pity, she can wecp. And if a camel's sighs and tors cannot snove you, you must have e heart of stone, for her sighs and her tcars are as gentle and ead as those of a wiſc.--You soon Icarn to pity, and then to love the camel for her womanlike ways. The camel has a strange and uncom- Srriag fortable manner of walking. She atings fonrard both the legs on one side. Then she swings round her shoulder. Then she kivings forward the two legs on the (Swurs) other side. The rider is first swung one way; then he is swung the other way, It is an odd and rather unpleansat ·READER V17 65 Madon movement: but one gets used in it in time. For several miles beyond Gaza the (Fresh-en) land, freshened by the rains of last sveck, was covered with grass Meadow like a meadow, thickly jewelled with mcadow-flowers. I began to fear that this journey the Burning Sands would be no more than a ride through meadows. But, as I advanced, the meadows ceased. By evening I was pleased to see sand all around me, except (Blade of for a few blades of gr258 grass and the small desert-plants whicb are the accustomed food of the camel. 2 cros9 VaR O GRASS 11 Arab (To co-camp) AM ANAS 125 Before sunset I came to a camp of the Arabs, and I decided to cncamp there. My ten! set among thcirs. I was now among the real people of the descri. The Arabs arc finc fellows, but they are very thin. They have large solemn cycs, and their faces show painful thought and long suffering. Their manner of walking is strangely royal ; they march along with ·THE NEL SETHOD READERS a couple of bottles of wins, a couple of goat-skins full of water, also tea, sugar, come meat and a jar of buries. There was also a sack of coal, for there is no wood to be had : in the desert. 1 PACK TO DALK The camel goes doxn on A pack .. her knees when her pack is being put on to her. For & time she (To pack). till allow the packing to go on. But when she begins to ima. ginc that her owner is packing more than is just onto her poor back, she turns round her long neck, and gazes sadly at the increasa Sigb ing size of her pack and sighs. If sighs' do not move her ownes to pity, she can weep. And if a camel's sighs and tears cannot more you, you must have a heart of stone, for her sighs and her tears arc as gende and sad to those of a silc.You soon learn to pity, and then to love the cmei for her womanlike ways. The camel has a strange and uncom. Sving fortable manner of walking. She swings forward both the legs on onc ride. Then she kwings round her shoulder. Then she strings fontard the two legs on the (Swung) other side. The rider is first SHUDK one way; then he is swung the other way, It is an odd and rather upplausni ·READER V!7 65 . MEADO movement: but one gets used to it in time. For several miles beyond Geza the (Fresh-en) land, freshened by the rains of last weck, was covered with grasg Meadow like a meadow, thickly jewelled evith meadow-flowers. I began to fear that this journey across the Burning Sands" would be no more than a ride through meadows. But, as I advanced, the mcadows ceased. By evening I was pleased to see sand all around me, except (Blade of for a few blades of grass grass and the small desert-plants which are the accustomed food of the camcl. 11 PLADE O ZMO с Arab (To co-camp) AN ANAS Before sunset I came to a camp of the Arabs, and I decided to cacamp there. My tent was set among theirs. I was nou among the real people of the desert. The Arabs are fine fellows, but they are very thin. They have large solcmn cycs, and their faces show painful thought and long suffering. Their manner of walking is strangely royal ; they march along with ·THE NEW METHOD READERS their simple cloth as if they were wear. ing royal garments. În passing through the desert you will find your Arabs wanting to start and to rest at all sorts of odd times. They like to start off at one o'clock in the morning and to rest during the *hole of the afternoon. I tried this plan once, and found it very unplcasant ; for it is easier to bear the heat of the afternoon sun on the height of your amel than biding in a blazing hot tent. Assuro My Arabs had assured me that they would bring all the food which : Terms needed for themselves. These hall Bargaio been the terms of our bargain. When we cacamped the first night, the other Arabs gave them food. On the evening of the second day they came to my servant, Demetri, and assurcd him that they had brought no food at all, and that they depended entirely on. Share sharing my supplics. I had brought po more food than was necessary for my couple of servants. I believed that the Arabs had really mistaken the terms of the bargain. I did not want them to suffer, so I told Demetri to assure then that my bread would be cqually shared Hmongst) amongst all. Demetri did not like the idea of giving the Arabs a share of his food : he assured me that the Arab: thoroughly understood the bargain; and, if they had not brought food, they had done so for the purpose of improving ·READER V/7 07 their bargain by saving the cost of their own supplies. This made me look at the matter in a new way. So I ordered Demetri to tell them that they would get no share of my bread, To lay 66 We stopped, and encamped for the night. The Arabs came to me and prayed loudly for bread. I refused them Then we shall lay ourselves down and die," said they. God's will be done," I replied. They talked a great deal. They looked hard upon my face, but they found no hope there. So at last they went away-to lay themselves down and dic-as they protended.) They did not la y themselves down to die : foin about ten minutes from thi: time I found that they were busily baking their bread. They had assured me that they had brought nc flour ; but this was untrue, for they had a large sack of flour hidden away under other goods on one of the camels. Bake... Flour ·70 THE NEW METHOD READERS skin glows. All that you can see is the net of the silk which veils your event from the blazing glory of the outer light. On you toil, and on. At last the descending sun softly touches your right arm, and throws your long shadow over the sand. Then again you can look upon the face of the sun, for his glory is veiled in his beauty; tho redness of fames has become the rcdncas of roses. Now begins your time of rest. The world about you is all your own. You Choice may make your choice and set your tent where you please. There is no living thing to stand against your choice.--I make my choice: an Arab touches my camel and utters a curious Sink sound, which is an order to her to sink to the ground. The beast instantly understands and sinks down. As soon (Has sunk)as the best has sunk to the ground, I get down gladly enough. (The other (Sank) camcls sank down at the same moment and their packs are already being un- Quantity loaded.) A small quantity of food is given to the camels from my stores: but, if there is any quantity of thosc desert bushes which they car, they are merely turned loose to find what ther.Can.

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My servants busy themselves getting
ready the tent and lighting a fire.
walk away, east or west according to my
choice, using the print of my foot as a
guide for my return.
(Has When I reach the camp again, I find
sprung) that a home has sprung up for me in the
Midst midst of the desert. My servants bring
me tea and a small quantity of bread.
The Arabs are busy baking.
Scatter
Day dawns, cold and grey. Clothes,
sacks, bags, and all the hundred things
which were scattered on the ground
about me, are taken away. The scatter.
ed camels come together, and their loads
are packed onto them. Last of all my
tent is struck. I give back to the desert
the little spot of ground in its mast
which for one night has glowed with the
cheerfulness of a home. All that
remains is the mark of my London
made shoes and the scattered coats
of the fire in the midst of the unending
Bands.
G
After the fifth day of my journey I no
longer travelled over hills, but came

·THE NEW METHOD READERS just as it had been in Holland. They Brick. even wanted the bricks of their cottages to be the mur samnc: they brought bricks from Holland to build the houses in American their Americas village. So the cota tages in this American village were built of Dutch bricks, and they were made just on the plan of Dutch cottages. Indeed the whole village was just in every 12y a Dutch village set down on American soil. Many years went by. The snow's of many winters and the heats of many summers left their mark on the pretty Dutch bricks. The cottages did not look as new as they had donc. In the oldest-looking cottage of all, which (lo fact) in fact was almost a ruin, dwelt Rip van Yinkic, -ly (Friend- Rip was one of thosc very friendly ly) people who are never too busy to listen io other people's troubles. He was onc (Kind-ly) of chase kindly people, always ready zo help any one in a difficulty. In fact he (Neigb was a very neighbourly man, for his bour-ly) ncighbour's business interested him quite as much as his owo-or more so. B Parent All the children loved Rip; and so did their parents. The parents loved him because he was always rcady to listen and always to help.

·READER V/8 75 Toyo toys AWITCH But the children loved him most Pecallar of all, for he made most peculiar Toy ... for them, nicer toys than their own parents could make or even buy. And he told them most exciting stories about fairies and Witch witches and all sorts of nice things. If ever a child was ill, there would come a knock at the door, and in would come Rip with some peculiar toy of his own making; and there he would sit, telling tales about wizards with long beards, and witches flying through the air-that peculiar sort of story which is terrible and yet rather nice! Now it is a peculiar thing that the only person who did not seem to love Rip van Winkle was Mrs. van Winkle. When Rip came home and told her how Repair he had been repairiog Farmer Gipin's Damage damaged wall, she would say, “fVhy don't you repair your own damaged fence" When he repaired the roof of an old woman's cottage which had been damaged by the wind, Mrs. van Winkle said, “Why do you trouble with that old witchi's house, when your own home has been damaged far more ?"

·THE NEW METHOD READERS C A PIN In fact Mrs. van Winkle had a bad Temper tcmper ; and the hard work she dich, (Look looking after the children and looking after) after the house, made her tenper Forsc. She looked after the children's food well and she kept the house clean, but she never repaired the children's clothes. They were the most peculiar sight, all (Cast-on) dressed up in the cast off clothes of their parents, and all covered with Pin... pins. Young Rip van Winlile, the eldest con of Mr. Rip van Winkle, wore his father's cast-off coat hold up off the ground at the back with pins. The others wore various rage held together in various places with pins. And whenever they tore their clothes, Mrs. ran Winklc put in more pins. In fact onc began to wonder whether in time they would come to be dressed cntirely in pins and nothing cisel Yet they were all very happy and good-tempercd. Perhaps the happiest member of the family was Wolf, Rip's dog. When Mrs. van Winkle's temper 29 more than usual, Rip used to take his gun, and go off with Walf for whold day in the Catskill mountains ....

·READER V/8 97 D Autumn It was autumn. The morning mas fine and golden as only an autumn torning, can be. Autumn gold was in the sunlight, and autumn gold coloured the trees. Mrs. van Winkle's temper was particularly bad that morning. So Rip took his guin, whistled to Wolf, and went of for a day on the mountains. He wandered about for many hours. At last, as night began to draw near, he sat down at the top of a cliff, and watched the beautiful autumn cvening closing in over the vallcy beneath. At last hc sighed, knowing that it was time to return and (Malte the make the best of Mrs. van Winklc's best of) bad temper. Just as he rose to his feet he heard some one call, “Rip van Winkle !" Hc looked round, but saw nothing. He thought that his ears must have deceived him. At the same instant Wolf began to To bark. bark, -and it was not his uzual bart, which was a friendly sort of greeting: this was a peculiar bark. It was a bark of fear, and Wolf's hair stood up on end as if he were in the Presence presence of some dreadful thing. Howl And then Wolf began to howi. Rip turned. The call came a second time," Rip van Winkle!” Wolf howled TO APK ·76 THE NEW METHOD READERS с A PIN In fact Mrs. van Winkle had a bad Temper temper; and the hard work ehe did. (Look looking after the children and looking after) after the house, made her temper Forsc. She looked after the children's food well and she kept the house clean, but she never repaired the children's clothes. They were the most peculiar sight, all (Cast-ofr) dressed up in the cast-off clothes of their parents, and all covered with Pin pins. Young, Rip van Winkle, the eldest son of Mr. Rip van Winkle, wore his father's cast-off cost held up off the ground at the back with pins. The others wore various rags held together in various places with pins. And whenever they tore their clothes, Mrs. van Winkle put in more pins. In fact one began to wonder whether in time they would come to be dressed cotirely in pins and nothing else! Yet they were all very happy and good-tempered. Perhaps the happicst member of the family was Wolf, Ripa dog. When Mrs. van Winkle's temper was Forse than usual, Rip used to take his gun, and go off with Wolf for a whole day in the Catskill mountains ·READER V/6 77 Autumn It was autumn. The morning wms fine and golden as only an autumn morning can be. Autumn gold was in the sunlight, and autumn gold coloured the trees. Mrs. van Winkle's temper was particularly bad that morning. So Rip took his grin, whistled to Wolf, and went of for a day on the mountains. He wandered about for many hours. At last, as night began to draw near, he sat down at the top of a cliff, and watched the beautiful autumn evening closing in over the valley beneath. At last hc sighed, kootving that it was time to return and (Make tho make the best of Mrs. van Winkle'a best of) bad temper. Just as he rose to his feet he heard some one call, “ Rip van Winkle 1" Hc looked round, but saw nothing. He thought that his ears have deceived him. At the samc instant Wolf began to To bark. bark,-and it was not his usual bark, which was a friendly sort of greeting this was a peculiar bark. It was a bark of fear, and Wolf's hair stood up on end as if he were in the Presence presence of some dreadful thing, Howi And then Wolf began to hovi. Rip turned. The call came a second time," Rip via Winkle I" Wolf bowled 1 must TO WK ·THE NEW METHOD READERS even more loudly, as he sometimpa howled in the presence of Mrs. van Winkle when she was very angry: Rip began to feel just a little afraid himself, as if he were in the presence of some peculiar and rather terrible thing that was not a man,-not alive! E Wolf had ceased howling norr. His eyes were fixed on some rucks ncar by. Then Rip saw a shadowy figure toiling towards him among the rock.' It was carrying some very heavy object on its back. "Poor old fellow," said Rip, "I had better go and help him." So he started off. But, when he came near to the stranger, he stopped in surprise ; for he had never seen any onc, so peculiar-looking. It was a little dwarf dressed as the Dutch people used to dress over two hundred years ago. The dwarf had a short coat coming down to his waist, and round his waist was a broad leather waist-band, On his shoulder he carried a barrel. The barrel was 29 big as the little fellow hirpself. Dwarf DUAR Waist MUUT Barrel MARXA ·READER V/8 79 Bend .. TO BEND (Bent) "Let me take that barrel," said Rip bending down to the little dwarf for, if the little man had stood up straight, his head would hardly have reached Rip's waist : but not his back was bent with the weight of the barrel, and he stood no higher than Rip's knee. Rip bent down and took one end of the barrel in his hands, and the drvarf took the other end on his shoulder. In this way they climbed up along the dry bed of a mountain stream. As they climbed, thunder rolled about them; the rolling thunder did not seem to issue from the sky, but from a narrow crack in the rocks in front of them where the bed of the stream ended. (Bed of stream) (Roll) Hollow WALS 90 Passing through the crack in the rock, Rip found himself in a hollow place shut in by steep mountains. This hollow covered in by trees that it would be completely concealed from anyone walking on the mountains. The sun was setting and its bright beams of golden light lit up the mountain tops; yet so thick were the branches above the hollow Beam.. light) ·THE NEW METHOD READERS that no beam of light could enter there. The hollop was lit by the red beams of light proceeding from a great fire of logs burning in its centre. Rip found himself in the presence of a number of dwarfs, about a dozen and a half, or two dozen. They all wore short coats bound about the waist with leather waist-bands, and they had shoes with very high heels. They had long beards and largc noscs. The dwarf who appeared to Los sool_umbes be the leader had a high lat with a red feather and sliocs with very high red heels. Rip wondered hovy they could climb the rough mountain paths with such high heels. Nige- The dwarfs were playing ninepins, pino) cilently and without a smile. Bleol... Julee 1. To TLAY NINEN When Rip entered, with the dwarf close at his heels, they all turned and gazed at him. They did not bid him Welcome welcome. In fact Rip did not feel that he was very welcome. They just looked at him-such a peculiar look as Rip liad never seen on the face of any living person. He felt his blood run coid. hope," said Ráp, that 10 ·READER V/8 Courago I am not unwelcome here ;-but this gentleman brought me . The dwarf signed to him to be silent. He pointed him to some large drinkingpots standing near the fire, and Rip understood that he was to fill them up from the barrel. The dwarfs came and emptied the pots as soon as they had been filled. Then they went back to their game of ninepins seeming just as solemn and sad as before. Rip's courage had completely departed when the dwarfs gazed at him in that peculiar way; but, when they went back to their game, some of his courage began to return to him. He thought that perhaps it mnight further increase his courage if he helped himself to a drink from the barrel. He filled a large drinking pot, and drank it off. As soon as he had dons 80, his eyes became very heavy. He fell to the ground sunk in a deep sleep. G It was early morning. Bright dewe Glitter draps glittered on the grass, like the diamonds glittering upon a queen's garment. Every flower and leaf jewelled with glittering drops. A light mist lay in soft A curl ... were curls over the valley below. The (To curl) cottage-roofs glittered in ibe suo tears Was ·THE NEW METHOD KRADERS 17 and from their chimncys smoke curled lazily into the bright still air. Rip awoke, He had been lying curled upon the grass near the spot where he first met the dwarf. " Have I really slept here all night? he murmured. “What a temper my wifc will be in " He sat up. He began to remember ---the dwarfs with their high heeled shocs playing nine-pins, the barrel, and the drink which he had swallotved. " It was that drink which put me to sleep," he said. He stood up and began to look for his gun. In place of the well-polish- Taapon ed weapon with Barrel.. S** its shining barrel, he (of gun) Baw a usclesg old scapon, its barrel red with decay. • Thoge dwarfs have played a trick on me I" he cried. They have taken maz, may, gun and left this old weapon in its placed He looked round him. * Where's Wolf ?" he said. He whisted; but there came no answering, barko, Very well," said Rip; he'll come back later. I'll just go and get my own gun." As he began to walk he Joiat .., Luchthave found that his joints Hesc WLAMOWE IMPULAN > ·Stiff READER V/8 83 very painful and stiff. Indeed he was so stiff in the joints that he could hardly move; he was so stiff that he had the greatest difficulty in making his way over the rocks. * Sleeping out in the open seems to be bad for the joints," he said: "I'm 50 stiff that I can hardly move my limbs." & H Alter Vanish With many moans and curses at his stiffness he went up the hill. But the place seemed to have altered. Everything was altered; the dry bed of the stream had vanished; there was not a great mass of water dashing over the rocks. The crack through which he had passed had vanished also, and the whole scene was completely altered ; for now hc saw & great waterfall curling over thc the rock, and falling with Constant thunder in a cloud of glittering mist Surely this was the place," he "but the path is altered, and (Waterfall). AWATIR PALA top of . said;

·11 THE NEW METHOD READERS the crack has vanished; ar! Wolf hag vanished. I don't understand I shall go home." As he drets Acar to the village he met several people, but he was surprised to Recognize find that he could not recognize any of them, "Where an they have come from?' he said. "I did not think that there were three people for miles sound whom I should not recognize. Can it be that some ship has Wreck.. been wrecked op the coast? Perhaps these 116 Foreiga.. foreign people who were on that streck, and they have up here for help.---But why should there be a wreck when there was no storm in the (Foreign- night? And yet they must be foreign- OF) ers, for their clothes have a peculiar forcign look." The foreignery kept fazing at Rip and strok- Chcek ing their cheeks. They scem to think me as foreiga as I think them," said Rip. "Why do they all stroke their checks, or point to their cheeks, when they look at me? Jx (The mat- there anything the matter with my ter with) checks? He put up his hand to his cheek to discover what was the matter, Indced come ·READER V/8 85 Serious there was something very seriously the matter,--for he had grown a beard a foot long. 1 A GROUP When Rip entered the village street a Group group of children were soon at his e DD beels. He could not recognize any of them, but his eyes lost their serious and frightened look. Whenever Rip went down the village street he was always welcomed by a group of children, and he loved their bright cheeks and happy faces. But this group of children seemed altered. Instead of the smiles and shouts of joy which welcomed him formerly, these children shouted rudely and pointed at his beard. Then indeed Rip's courage began to fail. What was the matter with every- Familiar thing? Why had all the familiar things altered much in one night? Even the village itself, no longer seemed familiar :-it was bigger ; familiar fields SO ·THE NEW METHOD READERS saw were now full of houses ; familiar houses had vanished and new ones had sprung up in their place. He tried to find the way to his own house, but the road no longer seemed familiar. At last he came to a path which be recognized. He stopped, Bcold expecting to hear his wife scolding, scolding the children, or scolding the servant, or scolding somebody; and he knew that he was going to get a good scolding himself for being out all night. But there was silence. As he drew Bhock nearer he received a terrible shock, for he that the house (la ruias) in ruins. The pretty oak Beam. beams on the front of the house were white with age; the beams 11 of the roof had al roof itself had decayed, and the fallen down, The glass of the window's was broken. The walls were a hollow shell. A dog, was wandering round among the fallen bricks and decaying beams. Rip whistled to it: it howled, and ran away, Was it Wolf ? Rip never knew. He shouted the names of his wife and children. There was silence. A terrible fear came over him. ELAM ·87 AN ION Inn ... PP DER V/8 "11 go to the inn," he said. " I'll get a drink at the inn to make me feel better after this shock; and perhaps my old friend, Nicholas Vedder, the innkeeper, will be able to tell me what's the matter with everybody and everything." Coment So he hastened to the village inn. But when he reached it, he had another shock; for the old inn building, with its fine oak beams and pretty (Diamond windows of diamond-shaped shape) glass, had vanished. In its place A sbed he saw a shed, a y wooden A SHED 'ind over Hotel ... HOTEL of the 1 painted, 'Inc Union Hotel The pretty old inn-building was changed into Iched, and the - was altered Inn tel". 10 ·THE NEW METHOD READERS A speech A. 6ESON (Speech) Mention After gazing at the hotel, Rip turned to the group of men who were standing in front of it. One very serious-looking fellow was making a specch, while the others were listening When she speech vas finished they all began to talk; but the manner of their speech was lv unfamiliar, ... ir speech was things of which Rip had never heard. Then Rip noticed people looking at him and talking about him. He heard one of them meation his beard ; another mentioned his clothes; another mentioned his gun. At last one of them turned to him and asked, “I am a poor man," answered Rip a quier, loyal man; and I have come to look for some friends who used to meet me every day at this inn," “Will you mention the name of any of them?” said the serious man who had been making the speech. 'Well," said Rip, there Nicholas Vedder, the innkeeper." "Nicholas Vedder! Why, he has been dead these eightcen years I " "And Brom Dutcher," continued Rip. " Who are you! 44 $$ 429 ·(School- Draster) . ROOLMAETIN Despair << READER V/8 89 "He went as a soldier during the war and never came back." And Van Arummel, the school. master," said Rip. He became an officer during the war, and now he's a great man in the city." K Rip uttered a cry of despair: Does nobody know Rip van Winkle ? "Rip van Winkle 1 answered two 01 three at once, Why, of course we do: there is Rip van Winkle, leaning against that tree.” Rip looked, and grew more despairing than ever. For what he saw himself, himself as he had been yesterday when he went up the mountain, - himself with the rags which he had worn with such gay heart then. "And what is your name?" asked the serious man. "God knows !” cried Rip in his despair. "I don't know who I am. I somebody else. That's yonder-that fellow looking so gay in spite of his rags. I was myself yesterday, gay, and cheerful as he is, but Í fell asleep on the Catskill mountains ; and they changed my gun, and every: thing is altered ; and i've changed. "I Was Gan am me ·THE NEW METHOD READERS To burst (Burst) 0 & Peer PER don't know what my name is or wbo I am." At this a loud murmur burst from the crowd, “He's mad," " He's got a gun," "He'N shoot us," No, if he fired that old weapon it would burst 1" He': not sate. They peered at him as if he were some strange animal. Several women burst through the crowd so as to peer at the mad. man with thic long beard. Among those was plcasant-faced woman carrying a baby. 'The baby was frightened by Rip's look of despair and burst out crying. Hush, Rip, hush," said the woman to her child. 3 <4 L 16 Rip pecrcd into her face : "What is Jaguire your name?" he enquired. Judith Gardiner,' " Who was your father ?" he enquired again. " Ah, poor man, he was Rip van Winkle. But he went away from home just twenty years ago yesterday, taking Accident his dog and his gun. But some accident must have happened to him. Perhaps be shot himself by accident, or met with some accident in climbing. His dog.

·READER V/8 9 Wolf, was found lying at the door the next morning I but we shall never know what happened to father." And your mother >> enquired * Rip: . TO 497 + don't you Oh, she got into such a temper onc day that she burst a blood-vessel." Rip threw bis arms round his daugh- To clasp ter and clasped her closely to him. “I am your father," he cried; know me? Does non body know old Rip van Winklc ? " An old woman approached and peered into Rip's face. “Why yes, she said at last," it is Rip van Winklo, Declaro I do declare. Welcome home ! Where have you been these twenty long Rip told his story. But the people declared that they could not believe that a man could sleep for twenty years, and think that it was only one night. Just then an old man was seen coming along the road. Here is Peter Vanderdonk," Exclaim exclaimed one of the crowd. the oldest person in the village. Let us ask him about it." “Yes," they all cried, "we'll ask him." years ?" " He is ·93 THE NETY MIETHOD READERS Peter approached. “Why, 'tis Rip van Winkle back again l" he exclaimed, clasping Rip's hand. I declare I never expected to meet you again, but right glad I am to see you." M MC CNIWA A hush fell upon the crowd. " Have you ever heard any strange story, Peter, about the Catskill mounyatand- tains ? " enquired one of the bystanders or) at last. "Oh yes," exclaimed Peter, of course I have. My grandfather told me of it. It was Henry Hudson who canc over from Holland over two hundred Crew years ago with a crew of eighteen men on the good ship'Half Moon'. Не discovered this river and gave it the name, --The Hudson River. My grandfather told me that Henry Hudson and his crew hold a feast every twenty years in the Catskill mountains; and the crew play ninepins there. My grandfather dcclared Actual that he actually saw Henry Hudson and his crew playing nincpins. I can't say that I ever actually saw them; but I declare I did actually hear the sound ·noon. cern READER V/8 of the balls rolling one autumn after- Of course anyone, who didn't know the story, might have thought it was only the rolling of thunder. But I know that it was actually Henry Hudson's crew playing ninepins." The bystanders began to depart, cach To copto go about his own concerns. Rip went with his daughter to her house. (Con Rip's son, whom he had seen leaning cerns) against a tree, was supposed to be employed on her farm ; but actually he did not concern himself much with his own work. Like his father he was much more concerned about other people's business than his own. (For you remember Rip was always more interested in other people's concerns.). (Concern- Concerning Rip there is little more ing) to tell. He soon slipped back into his former life. He gathered about him those of his old friends who were left. But now, 29 in old days, it was with the children that he was most concerned. And when they became tired of play, he would sit down and tell them the onc story of which they never grow weary-- the story concerning his night on the Catskill mountains (From IVashington Irving's "Sketch Book," and the version of Andret Lory " The Strange Story Book Longwant, Green Co, Lid.)

·THE NEW METHOD READERS You now know 1692 yorda 9. ROUND THE YEAR The Year There arc three hundred and sixty five days in one year. These 365 daga are divided into twelve months. Tho names of the months are: January 1. January 31 days February 2. February 28 March 3. March 31 April 4. April 30 (May) May 31 Juno June 30 July July 31 August 8. August 31 September 9. September 30 October 10. October 31 November 11. November 30 December 12. December 31 19 '. MOOO M W B Remember this poem :- Thirty days has September, April, June and November All the rest have thirty-oas, Except February alone February has twenty-cight days; but in every fourth year it is given one ·READER 1/9 day more. These fourth years are called (leap Leap years. The reason for this is year) that you have to leap over the other threo years to reach them.) In leap years February has Twenty-nine days. Why has the year 365 days? The Teason is that a year is the time taken by the earth to go once round the sun : and that time is about 365 days. I say about 365 days; for it is not exactly that figure. The correct figure is 365+ (three hundred and sixty-five and a quarter) days. In order to allow for this quarter of a day, we add one more day to February in every fourth year. In this way man's years are made just the same as real earth-years. C The Months A month is about the time taken by the moon to go once round the earth. The moon actually takes 29(twentynine and a half) days to go round the carth. So the moon-months are not exactly the same as our months. Some people used to measure time by moonmonths; and some still do so. But this is not an easy or comfortable way of measuring time, because twelve moonmonths do not make up a real earthyear. Twelve times twenty-nine and a balf (12 7.298) is three hundred and fifty-four : (12 x 294 – 354): that is, cleven days short of a proper year ·THE NEW METHOD READERS (365-354-11). So most people lo not trouble about the moon, but just divide the year into twelve parts. Tsvelvc does not divide into 365 exacuy. 12) 365 (30 360 There are five days left ; or, in a Icap yer (366 days), there are six days left So we ought to have, in leap years, six months of thirty days each, and siz months of thirty-one days each. He might berete But actually ry hacer This rangement. this arrangeant. Janizary. 31 February, :: 29 (98) March, April, 30 Muy. 31 ſuna, 30 July. 31 August, 30 September, 31 October, 30 ho crnber. Docetubes, 30 31 30 (29)* 31 D This arrangement (which we might have) is very much the same as the arrangement that was actually made it first. I will tell you the reason why s was changed. ---It was a very silly reason.

·READER V/9 The Eaglish names of the months taken from the Roman Dames; for Julius Cæsar, the miler of Rome, conquered are Roman .. 4 RON fRome).. England. It was Julius Cæsar who arranged the year in six months of thirty-one days, and six of thirty. (Every Every other month had thirty days other) just as I have shown above. The fifth (Named month was named by Julius Cæsar after after) himself, and it still bears his name, July. For July is the same as Juli-us,- Julius' month Now the Roman ruler who followed after Julius Cæsar was called Augustus. He said, “One of the months is named after Julius; wby should not a month be named after me? The fifth month is named after him ; so I'll have the next, - the sixth-month named after me. So the sixth month called August, after Augustus. (They had merely been called "Fifth month and Sixth month before.) Then Augustus discovered that: Julius month bad thirty-one days, and was 13 ·98 THE NEW METHOD READERS bis month had only got thirty. So be stole a day from February and put it into his month, August. Hence February becime 28-29 days, and August got 31 days. Then the number of days in September, October, November and December was changed so 29 to try to get the 30-31 arrangement right again. In doing this Augustus undid all the nice, clear, simple arrangement which Julius had made. E The Seasons There are four scasons in the vers Winter, Spring Summer, Autumn. In England the Winter is in December, January and February. Spring is in March, April and May. Summer is in Jung, July and August Autumn is in September, October and Novcmber. December Junc Winter January Summer July February August Septem- March ber Spring April Autumn October May Novemin England the weather is very uncertain. Sometimes the spring Winter- is almost as cold and wintry a3 Dey) cember; sometimes winter days are ber ·as warn So you sons READER 1/9 99 as the spring. must not think of the English sca- Regular as fixed and regular like the seasons in India or in Africa. The word regular means "according to rule." The weather in India does seem to keep to rules. The great rains come regularly in south-west India at about the middle of June, and continue during July and part of August. In September the rains have ended and the weather is hot and unpleasant. Then regularly about October the weather begins to become cool, and remains cool till March. April and May are very hot. And regularly, June the rains come again. In other parts of India (Regular- the weather is slightly different, but in ity) all parts there is some regularity and one knows what to expect. But there is no such regularity about the weather in England. It will be hot for a few days, and then very cold. And you never know when it will min; the rain comes, on and off, all the year. F The English Winter (December, January, February) Frost There is frost at night, and the next morning everything is jewelled with (Frosted) ice. The trees and grass are frosted over and glitter like diamonds. The ·THE NEY METHOD READERS Shect... A SHTET and Cattle .. CATTLE Sholtes Jake is covered with a sheet of ice. When the sheet of ice is thick, men children are seen playing on it. Snow falls and the whole country is covered with a sheet of white. The branches of the trees are loaded with BNOW, and break with its weight. There are no cattle in the fields : they are all in shelter in the cattleshods. The air is so cold that men arc glad to get back to the shelter of their house and the warm fire, The snow melts. The sheet of ice on thc river breaks, and great picces of melting ice are carried away by the stream. The river is filled with the water of the melting snow. The incited snow has made thc roads wet and dirty. Every brook is running with svater and mclting snow and broken icc. G Spring (Mach, April, May) The days become wanner. The cattle come out from their shelier in the sheds Alelt ·READER V/9 101 and are seen in the meadows again. The voices of birds are heard in the woods, and flowers begin to peep up from the ground. The trees, made barc by the winter cold, put forth their leaves again. This is a busy time for the farmer; he goes out with his seed for the crops, which will grow in the summer, and be gathered in the autumn. The men are busy in the garden, planting the flowers. The weather is very uncertain: one minute it bright sunlight; and the next, one has to run for shelter from the rain. Crop Blossom H Summer (une, July, August) The sky is deep blue; the sun is blazing. The cattle seek the shade. The garden is full of blossoms. Green Crops are standing in the fields; the apple trees are covered with blogsom promising a rich crop of fruit in the autumn. All is blossom and promise. Autumn (September, October, November) Autumn is perhaps the best part of the year in England. It is the season of harvest. The crops stand Harrest ·1oz THE NET METHOD READERS Hay, ... Wagon. golden in tbe fields ready for harvesting, The appic trces are bolved with their harvest of fruit. In th c h a y fi cids a rich crop of hay stands ready for Along Cs toil Ivy bay In the meadows the labourers are cutting the bay and loading it onto the wagons. The corn is cut. The apples arc hasvested. All day the wagons are tosling homeward through the lanes bearing the treasure of the harvest to the farmer's The barns are fun. It bas been good harvest this year. Therc has been a fine crop. of COTT good hay crop; and the fruit has done well. It is not often that the harvest is so good that the farmer has Musc to wish that his barns were larger The year fadcs. The nights grow colder. 'Winter frosts begin again. Barn ABAH barns, g ·READER V/10 Ich You now know 1716 words 10. RAM AND SITA A Praise Atto sesrayan, Lord, all praisa ; Bruist to mist again. Queen of Cubex Praise to Valmiki, smertest part o alb ssball tou lot well and truly 10b. Stands a city great and fais By the Sarju zver's side; Royal palaces are there, Noble streets and gardena wido. And, thirty miles around, 2 wall (En-circle) Encircles and protects it all. On the banks of a great river lay the Capital country of Kosala. The capital of Kosala was the city Ayodhya; it was a Grand very great and grand city. Never did any country possess so grand a capital. There went about it a wall thirty miles long, and within the wall stood great towers and grand palaces and fina streets; and beside every man's door there was a garden. The ruler of this grand city was King Dasarath; and he was very happy in everything, except one thing, and that Narayan is une for the ladim God, Virxe, Bermuda Queen of Wisdom". Valmiki in the poet who motor fruen wbuch this story it okea.

·104 THE NEW METHOD READERS Lavite Holy was that he had no children, not even onc. So after many years he invited all the wisest and most holy mon of his kingdom to come to him. And when they came he invited them to help him ;' for he said, “I, who desire children, have no children, not even one." Then the wise men said, “You should make the holiest of all sacrifices, the Horse Bacrifice." Then the King made thc horse sacrifice; and he invited all the holy men to A great feast. Just as the sacrifice was Diviac finished a divine figure appeared in the fire of the sacrifice, holding in both hands a vessel containing divinc food, and gave it to the King. The King divided this divine food into three parts, and he gave a part to cach of his three qucens to cat. After some time the queens bore four sons. Ram was the son of the first quccn; Bharat was the son of the second queen; and the third queen had iwo sons, Lakshman and Satrughna. -hood Ram to loyhood quickly stew, (Boyhood) Brare and fair and strong and truc, Fair in icarning, fair in playing. Fair in laughing, fair in praying:- Even such a boy was he, As a litdc prince should be. Ram and luis brothers were thc ·even ag READER V/10 log Pugil ... pupils of a very wise and holy man Pupiry Damed Visvamitra. Never did any teacher have such a pupil 29 Ram, so quick in study, so eager to learn. And Ram's brothers were very good pupils also. Years went by and Ram grew from boyhood up to manhood, and in manhood he was he had been in childhood. He was Keen always keen. For his mind was keen as the edge of a sword to cut into the heart of a matter ; and his eye was keen to see what others missed. He was (Keen) keeo to learn, keen in playing, keen to serve others, Men said, “There was never such a Human prince. He is not buman but divinc." с Janak, the King of Videha, had a great bow. It was not made by human hands, but was a divine weapon ; and no human band had been able to bend it. King Janak had a beautiful daughter named Sita; and he said, "I will give my daughter, Sita, in marriage to any man who is able to bend the great bow." Many princes and kings had tried to bend the bow, but none had succeeded. At last the news of this came to Ram ; and he said, “Let me also go and try ·THE NEW METHOD READERS whether I can bend it." King Janak knew Visvamitra, and he Despect had great respect for him ; for he rest pected him for his wisdom and holincs. And he invited him to a great feast. which was being held in Mithila, which was the capital of Videha. And Vissa. mitra went. Ram and Lakshman were still pupils of Visvamitra, although they were grown men, beczuse they respected him sa much; and they went with Visvamitra to Mithila. King Janak ame forth in Carriage a royal carriage drawn by white horses, and greeted his friend Visvarnitra with the greatest respect and honour. Then he said, “Who arc these youths that are with you ?" Visvamitra answered, "These are two sons of Dasarath, and they have come to sec the great bow, and to try to bend it.” Then the great bow was brought on a special carriage which had been made for it, because it was too heavy for men to lift. The carriage had cight wheels. Then Ram put his left hand Handlo.. of the bort, and he clasped the handle Tight tightly. Then he lifted thc bow up out of its carriage, holding it tight by its handle, and held it high above his head for all to scc. Then lie took the suing of the bow in his rigtit band, holding' it between the two fingers zod the AAN upon thc handic ·TUM READER 7/10 107 thumb, and he drew it right with Thumb.. his thumb and two fingers. He drew it till his thumb touched his cheek. And he drew, and drew, till the bon (To crack) cracked across, and fell upon the ground in two pieces ; only the string was left hanging upon his thumb. Then Ram married Sita and there were grand shows and great rejoicings; and every one was invited to a grand feast. Sita had a sister and two Cousin beautiful cousins. Her cousins were the daughters of King Janak's brother. Lakshman married Sita's sister, and Bharat and Satrughoa married her cousias. Tender Now Sita was the gentlest and most tender maid that ever lived. Her skin was golden like the com in harvest ; and her cheeks were tender rose like the first sunlight on the mist at dawn. As she was tender and beautiful in herself, 80 also was she tender in her ways. Fair to see and fair to know, Softly doth she come and go, Making magic music sweet From the jewels on her feet. Charm is in her magic touch :- Never princess was there such: Fair in walking, fair is staying, Fair in serving, fair in playing Who could ever hate her much I Doth Magic Charm ·10 THE NEW METHOD READERS For indeed she cast her magic charm upon all who saw her. Ram loved her with all his heart, and King Dasarath 125 under her charm also. There was no one that did not love and respect lier, King Dasarath saw how wise and good Ram was, and he decided to give Titie him the title of " Jubaraj". This udlc mcans young king"; and all men know that the prince who bears the title Jubaraj will become their King when the old King is dead. E Many years ago, when King Dasarath was ill, Queen Kaikeyi To purse pursed him. Queen Kaikeyi was the mother of Bharat. The King beanc scriously ill, and the Queen oursed hiro very senderly, Watching by him uight (A curse) and day, and doing all that a nurso could do. It was her tender nursing that brought him back to life. For this reson the King owed her 2 Debt great debt-for indeed he owed her (Pay-meat) his life. As a payment of this debt Vory the King vowed that he would grant any two gifts to her. Hc vowed that, whatever she might ask, he would grant it. But she had not yet asked anything in payment of the King's debt according to his vow, ·$0 READER V/10 109 When Kaikeyi heard that the King had decided to give to Ram the title of Jubaraj ", she went to him and said, Did you not make a vow, because of the debt you owed me, that you would give me any two gifts which I might ask?" Then the King answered, “I did make such a row. The debt shall be paid." The Queen said, “I ask for my first gift thåt my son Bharat may be made Jubaraj. And I ask for the second gift that you should send Ram away to dwell in the forest for fourteen years. So shall the debt be fully paid." Then the King Dasarath cried out, "Oh cruel Queen I Ob Ram !" And he fell upon the floor as if he were dead. Peld Cruol F At first the King would not grant what this cruel woman had asked. But afterwards he said, "I vowed it, and a King may not break his pow." So the cruel order was passed. When Ram heard of it he was not angry nor sad, but he said, "I am content, for it is the duty of a son to see that the debts of his father are paid." Now the people of the city admired and respected Ram for his strength and his wisdom and his justice to all around Content (ed) Admire Justice ·TIO THE NEW METHOD READERS him. When they heard that he woula be Jubaraj they were contented; for they knew that, when he became King, he Fould give them justicc, peace, anu contenuinent. But when they heard that Ram was to be sent away into the foresi, they said, " What justice is there in that? What harm has he done, when all admire him for his goodness?" And they murmured and were very discontented. Lakshman had been the friend of Run cver since their childhood, for hc admired Ram as one boy admires another who is stronger and wiser than hs. Therefore he would not be content unless he was allowed to go with Ram into the forest, And Sita went with Ram also. So Ram put on the orangecoloured dress which is worn by holy mea in India, and he went forth ; and Lakshman and Sits went with him. Orango KRSAL CANOT ht re. TAK** ·I11 READER V/10 The Gamti river won they passed, And to Visala came at last. The holy Ganges they did see, And slept that night beneath a tree. They crossed the Jumna and did spy A mountain towering to the sky. They climbed the rocky mountain-side, dide And made a hon, and there did bide. G King Dasarath could not forgive the Base baseness of Kaikeyi, nor could be Action forget the base action to which she had forced him. He was ashamed of his action in driving away the son whom he admired so much. He admired Ram all the more for going so quietly, so contentedly, without any word of anger or (Com complaint. Nor would the people forplaint) give his action. Every day King Dasarath seemed to grow older, and sadder. Sad are old man's thoughts and long. Sad is the remembering Of each action weak or wrong. Of each base and ugly thing, of the things one might have donan III Of the things one did so ill ,- Thinking at the set of And at sunrise thinking stil. King Dasarath called his Queens to him and said, "I have done ill. I havc treated most ill those who loved me most, and I am full of sorrow. Sorrow has dried up my heart as the sun dries up little lake in summer. I am ready to die." Then he cried, “Cruel Kaikeyi | Oh, Ram ! Oh, Lakshman 1 " And he was dead. sun, Sorrow ·THE NEW DIETHOD READERS н Now Bharat and Satrughn were Absent absent from Ayodhya when all these cvents happened.. (Absencc) Because of their absence they had not heard that Ram had been sent away. Nor had the absent Bharat even hard Elect that he was clected Jubaraj. When King Dasarath dicd, a message was hastily sent to them to return. Bharat returned, and Kaikeyi told him that Ramn had bcea sent any, that he had been elected Jubaraj, and that he would now become king. Then Bharat answered, "Why wmu Corsent not my consent asked? I never consented to this. I never conscnted 20 being clected Jubaraj ; nor would I have consented to driving away Ram into the forest. I will never consent to become King. But, as 29 iny father's 6000 Funcral.. Perform funcral has heen performed, I shall go to Ram and call him back again."

·READER V/10 113 There was great sorrow in the kingdom because of the death of King Dasarath. A very grand funeral was performed, and the King's body was placed on a funeral fire on the river bank. Many holy men were invited to come to the funeral and to assist in performing all the sacrifices. As soon as the funeral had been performed, Bharat set forth to find Ram. He came to him where he was dwelling, dressed in the orange-coloured dress of a holy man, with Sita and Lakshman on the mountain side. And he said, "You must return to the capital at once, for you are now King." But Ram would not consent to this; for he said, “I shall not return until I have performed my father's order. I shall not return until I have lived in the forest for fourteen years." Bharat answered, " I will perform the duties of the King during your absence, but I will not sit upon the throne, nor will I take the title of King." Then he took Ram's shoes, and he said, "I shall put these shoes upon the throne, so that all may know that the throne is yours, and that I perform your duties only while you are absent." Throne .. A THRONG ·THR NETY METHOD READERS 1 The King of all the devils was called Ramn. He had a great friend (who was also a devil). The friend called Marich. Ravan lived at Lanka in Ceylon. Ile desired to carry off Sita to Ceylon, and to make her his wife. So (Ceylon) Appears anco A Da and hic put on an orange-coloured dress, llc gave to Marich the appear. Decr... ance of a decr. Then they went to the forest where Rain and Sita dicit. Sita save thc dcer, and asked Ram to atch it for her. Then Ram pursued the deer; but the deer ran very fast, and led Ram far away into the forest. At last, when he was far away, Ram x3w that it was not really o deer, but a devil which had taken that appearance. Then he dreir back an arrow herween the thumb and the tio fiaçers; and te rimed; and he shor the decr as it ran.

·Swift READER V/10 TIS But, as the deer died, it made its voice like the voice of Ram, and cried out, Help, Lakshman, help !" Lakshman thought that it was the voice of Ram, and ran to help him. So Sita was left alone. Then Ravan came swiftly to the door of the hut. Sita was deceived by his appearance and his orange garment. She invited him in, and treated him with great respect. As soon as he was inside, he became a devil again, Swiftly he seized Sita and held her tight. Then he carried her up into the air, and bore her swiftly away towards L a n ka. There he set her in park behind his palace. a Park ... blood-red eyes. Creep.. Sita in the park doth dwell, Walled and locked and guarded well. At the gate a devil lies, Watching her with Hairy formas about TO Greta Gazing at her in her sleep. Creeping things around her bide, Never moving from her side. Dreadful mouths are everywhere That laugh and laugh at her despair. her creep ·156 THE NEW METHOD KEADERS Load Ram and Lakshman fent in search of Sita. And they came to Sugriv, who was the brother of Bali, King of the Monkey 777 monkeys With him there were four very wise monkeys who were his advisera. The wiscsk of the four was Hanuman. Ram told Sugriy how Sita had been married away by the King of the devils, and sid, "And I do not know where he has taken her, nor which way she went. Then Sugriv drew forth a piece of yellow cloth. Now Skirt ... the skirt of Sio had bren of yellow cloth, and this cloth was the same as the skirt of Sita, Then Ram kney that Sila had tom off this piece of her skin 39 she was carried through the air, and had thrown it down as a sign: Sugriy's wife had been carried away by Bali, King of the monkeys, and Bali was ruling the monkest very ill, and there were many complaints against hin. So Ram went and killed Dali, Recover wd recovered Sugriy's wild, and made M ·onc room A GUARD READER V/10 117 Sugriv King. Then Sugriv vowed that he would help Ram to recover Sita; and he sent the very wise Hanuman to find out where Sita was hidden. Hanuman camc to (Crept) Lanka, and crept into the palace of Ravan. He crept into after another, looking for Sita. When night came he crept (A guard) past the guards into the park. And there he saw Sita : he knew that it was Sita because of the piece torn out of her skirt. He whispered to Sita, "Ram will come soon.' Then she took a ring from her finger, and gave it to him as a message. Hanuman returned to Sugriv and told him what he had seen. Then Sugriv Folk called all the monkey folk together. And the monkey folk came in thousands Million and millions. Millions of monkeys came hurrying from all parts of India. Monkeys, black, and brown, and yellow, Fine young lad and poor old fellow; Monkeys large and monkeys small, Fat and thin and short and tall; Walking, running, jumping, creeping, Swinging from their tails and Icaping, From the trees and bushes peeping. Each onc, hearing the alarm, ho Hurried forth to join the umy.

·116 THE NEW METHOD READERS J MONSIY Ram and Lakshman went in scarch of Sita. And they came to Sugriv, who was the brother of Bali, King of the Klonkey.. monkeys. With him there were four very wise monkeys who were his advisers. The wisest of the four was Hanuman. Ram told Sugriv how Sita had been carried away by the King of the devils, and said, " And I do not know where he has faken her, nor which way she went. Then Sugriv drew forth a piece of yellow cloth. Now Silst the skirt of Sita had been of yellow cloth, and this cloth was the same as the skirt of Sita. Then Ram knew that Sita had torn off this piece of her skirt as she was carried through the air, and had thrown it down as a sign. Sugriv's wife had been carried away by Bali, King of the monkeys, and Bals was ruling the monkeys very ill, and there were many complaints against him. So Ram went and killed Bali, Recover and recovered Sugriv's wife, and made SKIRT ·onc READER V/10 137 Sugriv King. Then Sugriv vowed that he would help Ram to recover Sita ; and he sent the very wise Hanuman to find out where Sita was hidden. Hanuman came to (Crept) Lanka, and crept into the palace of Ravan. He crept into room after another, looking for Sita. When night came he crept (A guard) GUARD past the guards into the park. And there he saw Sita : he knew that it was Sita because of the piccc torn out of her skirt. He whispered to Sita, “Ram will come soon.' Then she took a ring from her finger, and gave it to him as a message. Hanuman returned to Sugriv and told him what he had seen. Then Sugriv Folk called all the monkey folk together. And the monkey folk came in thousands Million and millions. Millions of monkeys came hurrying from all parts of India. Monkeys, black, and brown, and yellow, Fine young lad and poor old fellow; Monkeys large and monkeys small, Fat and thin and short and tall; Valking, running, jumping: secping, Swinging from their tsils and leaping, From the trees and bushes peeping... Fach one, hearing the alarm, ko Hurried forth to join the army.

·THE NEW METHOD READERS K Float 0 0 So the monkey folk gathered in their millions : and the army of Sugriv set forth; and Ram and Lakshman went with it. At last they came to the sea,--for Ceylon is an island in the sea, and they did not know how to cross the water to reach Lanka. Then Ram performed a sacrifice on the sea shoro. And the great God Varuna appeared, and said, "There is a monkey named Nala in the army of Sugriv. Tell him to build a bridge, and it shall float upon the water. Everything that is brought to Nala for his bridge shall float. Whatever wood or stone he touches, the water will support it." So all the monkeys gathered wood and stone and brought it to Nala, And Nala built a very strong bridge to support the army. Everything that he put upon the water floated on the water; and the bridge was supported by the sca as if it were built upon dry land. Then the army marched over Lanka, To support. TO SUPPORT great to ·READER V/10 119 on SHOWER out When they came to Lanka, the monkeys leapt upon the walls, or climbed up supported each other's backs. Then they threw down one stone after another, so Shower.. that there was a shower of stones falling. Very soon not a part of the wall was left standing. | The army of devils marched to battle. But the monkeys showered stones and Trunk ... mun trunks of trees upon them. tree. The devils also tore up treetrunks and cast them at the monkevs, and showered spears and arrows upon them. Then the monkeys, charged and attacked the devils with NAIL ( finger their teeth and nails they tore their skin with their nails, and bit their faces. The devils were torn by the monkeys' nails, bitten to pieces with their teeth, showered with stones and tree-trunks; and they began to give way. . Nail .. L Retire Ravan's soldiers began to retire. Now Ravan had retired to a hill behind the battle-field to watch the fight. When he saw that his army was retiring, ·THE NEW METHOD READERS A Boy's PRAYER (Spi-est) 1. O Lord, thou hast searched - out and known me: Thou knowest my down-sitting and mine up-rising : Thou understandest my thought long before. 2. Thou art about my path and about my bed, And spiest out all my ways. 3. There is not a word in my tongue, But Thou, O Lord, knowest it altogether. 4. Whither shall I go then from Thy Spirit ? Or whither shall go from Thy presence ? 5. If I take the wings of the morning And remain in the uttermost part of the sea, Even there shall Thy hand lead me, And Thy right hand shall cover Al together Whither Uttermost me. me. 6. If I say, 'Let the darkness hide Then shall my night be turned intu ding; for the darkness is no darkness with 'Thee;

·READER V/11 The night is as clear as the day.-- Darkness and light to Thee are Alike both alike. (Thine) 7. My body is thine : Thou didst cover me before I was bom. I will give thanks to Thee. For I am fearfully and wonderfully made. 8. My bones are not hid from Thee, Though I was made secretly. Thine eyes did see me (imperfect) When I was yet imperfect } 9. And in Thy book All my limbs are written. 10. Try me, O God, and seek the ground of my heart; (Prove) and examine my thoughts ; Look well if there be anything of evil in me, And lead me in the way right. Prove me, 01 You now know 1779 words ·REVISION EXERCISES. (These exercises introduce all the important per cords of Reader V. The Ausers wc to be given in the vernacular.) А This gentleman's suit 23 too tigbe He tried to stretch it; but, in so doing he tore it. What part of the suit in torn ? 2. What time is it by the clock at midnight? 3. The monkey is striving to reach tome thing which is hanging from the tip of the pole. What is be striving to rcach ? 4 When there is shower of min, what do you hold over your head in order that you may not get wet? Which of these three persons has made the baadle of the door so sticky?

·READER 125 B 1. It is mooth and cold. Large pieces of it block the river in winter. What is it? 2. This boy bas slipped off tho roof of the house: into What will he fall? 3. "More things are wrought by prager than this world dreams of." What does * wrought" mean? & 4. This is a magic picture ; for if you turn it upsidedown, it is quite altered. What do you see in the altered picture, when ir do upside down? 5. A shop-keeper has moda un agreement to buy i quantity of und castoff clothes. Accord ing to the terms of his agreement be will 1-rc. for each sack of rage and costoff clothes. He has bought three dozen racks. (A) Write in figures bor many sacks be has bought 0) How much will be here to pay?

·126 THE NEW METHOD READERS C put I. () What Egare han og matcrfan ? (6) On the bed of the stream? (c) Oa the little bed? (d) Oa the tower ? (c) On the ringe of hills ? On the cart? a. A man bought a million fogy and troc-trunks shillings hundred.–(a) How much money did be here to pag? He will sell them £10 e thousand (6) How much will he gain or lose? (c) Has he made a good barria 1– Ya. No. Doubtful. 3. This army hus encamped on the slope of a hill. What indication there that they will instantly have to striko their tents ? (s) Write my sound which you beartagularly are bour. (6) Write anything which heppere only ooce weekly (s) Write anything which you do dziły. (d) Write something whics you fod only in a leap year, (o) Write anything which goes on constantly all day and all night.

·READER V 127 S. A hatter was very for tunate in his COT certs and hc built this large housc. A he possessed a quan. tity of diamonds, he put some guards in change and told them to look after the diamonds, By what is thid entering the house to stcal? mcans & D Wazt docs a cat do when you stroke it? 1. (a) What in the usual sitic of a hired woman who loot after children? () What is the utle of a man who controls and guiden. ship? 3. These three children barc shared their of them bas got the worm share? toys. Which 4. What had Ulysses got in the skin which he took to the Cyclops' cavc? 2003 5. I once beheld a man chasing a thicf. Just 28 the thief paused before leaping over a stream, the man gave one stroke with his stick and broke the couef. knee-joint.- () What was the thief just going to do? (6) What was broken?

·318 THE NEW METHOD READERS E 1. This lady is pecting and her own clothes and her children's Dents into bor. What do you think i* trer intention in vo doing? 2. (a) Which of these faces has the most utterly foolish look? (O) Which of the fame is rather charraing in epite of the wound on the forchead? *) Which of the faces secms to show the most wall, and her the most determined look? 3. Where do you lay your pen when you have just finished writing? 4. This silken dress lacked a pretty bor. der. So the lady sent it to : sbor to have some pictures made on tha border. The result is rather peculiar. What figures does the border contain 5. Cruel Hortense ! Proud Hortense 1 She doesn't lack money But the docs Isck sense. Write the qumbers of the words which suit Hortense 11. Wealthy. 2. Wise. 3. Silly. 4. tour, ► ·READER V 139 F 1. In which of thost three houson would you pro MIL T TRU fer to live? 2, Write the pain of anyone who has e particularly good memory. From what part of your face does your voice issue? . Because of his vow the King ill-treated the son whom har loved most.Write the name of thc kon who was treated $. I am hollow and men beat me to make music. What am I? A barrel. A born. A drum. A box. ONE DIFFERENT. Duplaoation. In each set of five words there is one word which is different from the others : Bread Cake Fruit Meat Jewel * Bread', 'Cake', Fruit' and 'Meat' go together, for they are all food; but Jewel' is different Draw a line under Jewell: Bread Cake Fruit Meat Jewel Try this one: - CAI Apple Dog Mouse Rat* G 1. April 2 Des 3. Barrel + Thunder $ - Blaze Monday Frost Vessel Utter Gutter January Blossomn Bowl Murmur Darken December Mist Diab Silence Flash August Soow, Fountain Roar. Glow. 'All are care of anuale escepe Apple': draw. line under Apostos ·130 THE NEW METHOD READERS 2. 3. Palace Judgment Nurse Kindig Friendly Castle Arch Rag Merry Cruel Justice Curac Bam Brick Terror Punish Grateful Ancient Doorway Despair Deserve Fortuna Cottage. Beam. Murder. I 1. Flock Twinkle 3. Ron Curt 3. Pasture Folk Stok Sewing Bend Carriage Crew Blaze Nod Straight Meadow Group Grand. Flame Glory. Still Scatter. Encinde Arch. Sheep-pen Cardio ما Harbour Peculiar 3. Damage + Throat 5. Crop Port Beach Wonderful Strange Repair Polish Thumb Koce Wintry Hervest Tree Bay. Odd Familime. Straightco improve Candle Warst Hay Autumn K Host Fusten Retire Advise Inn Bind Bold Assist Rude Hotel Weapon Guest. Freedom Trap Clasp. Courage Accomplish Performa Friendly Cheer Preveal Royal Throne Sir 3. Title L Cousin Sorry Goat Serious Tiny Weight Cheid Camel Dcer Canteoted Painful Pin Dwarf Drag suring Bolt Kid. Risky. Huge. Wcary. Loosen. 3. Fine Light Toi! 3. Lock ·READER V M 4. Bart . Human 2. Declare Burst Husb Divine Exclaim Damage Peer Howi Holy Float Kick Gaze Moan Angel Assure Wreck Concea Sigh. God. Conscat Vessel Recognita Peep N 1. Eure & Cheek 3. Disease + Foul f Reclaim Skirt Fur Forehead Sense A boil To faint Corrupt Fade Wool Lirab Health Base Mention Vei. Nail. Funeral Dreadful Consent Gay Beg 0 1. Uttermost Least Greatest 2. Agree Brothers Alike Altogether None Whither? Whoever, Where? 8, 20, Very Same Entirely 3. Ai Most. Different Completely Who? 22. Why ? 16, PAIRS Explanation.-Draw & line under the word which makon the second pair Yellow Black Whito : Bad Grey Black White : Bad God Good Roar Dog Bark : Mao Speech Dog Bark : Man Sprache How! Thy this : Pupula Officer Saldien: Schoolmaster Boole Army Tas atver in Pupile, drew to, vodar Pupil'.

·THE NEW METHOD READERS P t. Peo Write: Spoos .. . Purt Palace : Garden 3. Love Hate: Forgive Play. Hit Eat. Cottage Blossom Road. Forget Admire. Punish Naked Angry. Tender. Welcome Friend Send awty- 4 Steady Excited: Calm S. Fetch Remove: Call u. L Wash White : Bathe . Some None: Somebody., Body. Clean. Dirty. Anyone. No once Nobody. Husband Chuldren. Home. Cow. Sheep. Final Keen. Unabla Eager. 2. Maiden Wiſc: Bay : # Horns Heel: First . & Poesible Impossible: Ado ·READER V 153 R "1. Witch Wizard. Queen . 1 Drill Soldiers : Teach Welcome Farewell : Birtt Croma Palace. King. Behave, Papuls. Fulfil. (Baby. Anxious. Funeral Sink. Water. Ship. Abide. Rejoice. Refuxo. • + Support Drop : Fout Ya No : Accept B 1. Ameria Amerian: Holland 2 King Pardon : Parent aa 3. Cuim Beg: Demand Romaa. Dutch Scotch Scold. Beat. Forgira. Ask. Shelter. Hope. Lean. Cursc. Sscnfa. Bystander. Invited Nativo. .. 4. Praise Blame : Blen .. . .$. Strange Familiar : Foren ·THE NEW METHOD READERS 1. Real Imagined : Actual.. Main road Lane: Capital Ceute Effoct : Heat Puid. In fact Suppoord Villagth King Elect Mely. Snow. Winter. Movement Absent Encamp. Meadow. White Melt, . + Appear Vanish: Prescat 5. Sacet Bed : SpOy . 1. Suff Bendins: Determined Blade Keep: Needle An orange Yellow : A rode Straight Uncertationem Hard. Clothes Diamond Sharp. Greca. Red. Leaf, Treas. Rais. Roar, Wonder. Enquiran Koor. .. 1 Bell Nipepio: Storm S. Gues Proof: Imagiac ..