LESSON I.

NEW WORDS.

Jŏh⃥n sĕt jŭst wĕnt

Dĭc⃥k hōle⃥ trăp quĭc⃥k

VOWEL EXERCISE.

ă ăn ănd hănd stănd

ăt răt c̵ăt c̵ătch hăt

John and his cat Dick do not like rats. They catch all they can. One time, John set a trap to catch some, and then went away and hid with Dick.

Pretty soon a big rat came out of its hole and went to the trap.

Dick saw the rat, and made a start to get away from John. But John said, "Hold on, Dick, let us see if it will go into the trap."

But the rat did not go in, and as it was going to run away, John let Dick go, and said, "Catch it, Dick. Run quick, quick!" and they ran very fast to catch the rat.

But the rat was too quick for them. It went into its hole just as Dick was very near it.

SCRIPT EXERCISE.