MOUSE, what shuts up; a small ani- APE, quick; a four-handed animal, mal which lives in houses. Did the mouse eat the cheese? SEVENTY-FIRST STUDY. WATER ANIMALS. THE water on the surface of the earth teems with living creatures. "And God created great whales, and every living creature that moveth, which the waters brought forth abundantly after their kind.” FISH, lively; an animal with scales and fins. Does the fish live in water? HERRING, army; a fish much used for food. Has the herring many bones? TROUT, sharper; a fine fish, living in fresh and salt water. Is the trout sweet? ROACH, red; a fish with shiny scales. Does the roach live in fresh water? SEAL, set or placed; an animal having a head like a dog. BIBLE. Does oil come from the whale ? CRAB, Scraping; a small animal having a crust-like shell. Does the crab live in water? LOBSTER, husky one; an animal like a crab. Has the lobster many claws? CLAM, binding; a shell-fish used for food. Has the clam a hard shell? FIN, firm shoot; a limb of a fish used for swimming, Is the fin very sharp? Is the seal found in cold coun- SCALE, a shell; a small crust which tries? WHALE, the roller; a large animal, covers fish. Are scales shiny? partly fish. SEVENTY-SECOND STUDY. REPTILES. THE snake is loathed more than any thing on the earth. The memory of the fall of man, as written in the Bible, seems to live on from age to age. "All turned with disgust from the scene; The worms they crept in, and the worms they crept out, SNAKE, creeping; a serpent of any Are snakes poisonous? ADDER, poison serpent; a poisonous serpent of the viper class. Is the bite of the adder poisonous? SNAIL, crawling; a slimy, slow-creeping animal. Is a snail black? WORM, winding; a ringed animal, without feet. Does the worm crawl? LEWIS. LEECH, seizing; an animal like a Does the frog live in water? Does the todpole become a frog? Roving for ever from flower to flower, And kissing all buds that are pretty and sweet." T. H. BAYLEY. BEE, a small winged insect which BEETLE, mallet; an insect with hard makes honey. Does the bee hum? WASP, an insect like the bee. Does the wasp sting? HORNET, a kind of wasp. Will the hornet build his nest? FLY, moving by wings; a winged in sect of various kinds. Will the fly eat sugar? wings. Has the beetle wings? MIDGE, a kind of gnat. Will the midge bite? MOTH, what cuts; a winged insect which destroys cloth. Does the moth eat cloth? FLEA, a fly; a small black insect. Is the flea red? GNAT, pointed insect; a small insect LOUSE, an insect that lives on the whose bite is sharp. bodies of men. Do gnats bite in summer? Is the louse a parasite? MITE, small; a very small insect which lives in cheese. Is the mite very small? EMMET, a small insect, as the ant. Have you ever seen an emmet? WEEVIL, a small insect of the beetle tribe. Does the weevil injure grain? SEVENTY-FOURTH STUDY. BIRDS. BIRDS teach us much that is wise and good. "The hen, who from the chilly air HAWK, a bird with crooked beak and feet. Does the hawk live on flesh? OWL, howling; a strange bird that flies at night. Can the owl see in the dark? KITE, a kind of hawk, swift in motion. Does the kite move quickly? RAVEN, the plunderer; a bird that lives on flesh. Is the raven black? CROW, the croaker; a large black bird. Does the crow eat flesh? GAY. BIRD, what is brought forth; a winged animal. Can a bird fly? BLACKBIRD, a kind of singing thrush. Is the blackbird caught in nets? SWALLOW, roof-bird; a small bird of passage. Does the swallow fly quickly? DOVE, Cooing; a kind of pigeon. Does the dove mourn? CUCKOO, a wandering bird which sings well. Is the cuckoo named from its note? SWAN, white; a bird like the goose, with an arched neck. Rook, a bird like the crow that feeds BILL, a beak, or shoot; the beak of a on insects. Is the rook like the crow? bird. Is the bill of a bird white? LARK, the singer; a bird noted for WING, side; the limb of a bird used its song. Does the lark sing well? THRUSH, the throat? a fine singing bird. Is the thrush brown? BLACK, pale; a pale or sallow color. Is black the color of night? for flight. CLAW, a foot-cleft; the sharp nail of a bird. Is the claw of a bird sharp? FINCH, fine, or gay; a singing bird. Is the finch a small bird? SEVENTY-FIFTH STUDY. DOMESTIC BIRDS. THE barn-yard has something to please and instruct us. THE song of the bird is the sweetest thing that animals give to man. "The robin warbled from his full clear note MILK, what is got by stroking; a Is milk good for children? BUTTER, what is made from carrying milk in skin-bottles; an oily substance made from milk. Is butter made by churning? MEAT, what feeds; the flesh of animals. Is meat good for food? BRYANT. EGG, a body formed in female fowl. WOOL, Soft; the soft hair of sheep. OIL, what kindles; a greasy substance. Is the hair a vegetable body? SEVENTY-SEVENTH STUDY. BODIES IN THE HEAVENS. THE sweet moon and the silent stars early please the PLACE and time are learned as we think of objects and events. "Art is long, and time is fleeting, And our hearts, though stout and brave, Still like muffled drums are beating Funeral marches to the grave." LONGFELLOW. SEVENTY-EIGHTH STUDY. PLACES ON THE EARTH AND IN THE HEAVENS. THERE is a place for every thing that God has made; and every thing is in its place. |