. Second Reading Book . an to lickher jaws and said to the mouse, Now you aredry, come out of your hole and let me eat you. I will not go out and let you eat me, saidthe mouse. But, answered the cat, w^hen you were inthe vat and about to drown you promised that youwould. True, said the mouse, I did promise, but/ was in liquor the 11 5. Many a rash promise is made when a manis in liquor which he does not escape from soeasily as did the mouse. If boys and men never have anything to dowith intoxicating liquors they will never be ledinto danger by them. due ; proper. intoxicating liquors ; rash pr
. Second Reading Book . an to lickher jaws and said to the mouse, Now you aredry, come out of your hole and let me eat you. I will not go out and let you eat me, saidthe mouse. But, answered the cat, w^hen you were inthe vat and about to drown you promised that youwould. True, said the mouse, I did promise, but/ was in liquor the 11 5. Many a rash promise is made when a manis in liquor which he does not escape from soeasily as did the mouse. If boys and men never have anything to dowith intoxicating liquors they will never be ledinto danger by them. due ; proper. intoxicating liquors ; rash promise ; promise made drinks that will make one hastily and without thought. ; agree. Make sentences from the following groups of words We, careful, never, be, promises, should, rash, to,make. Many, health, character, in, liquors, and, by, intoxi-cating, ruined, thousands, are, property. Write a statement about yourself and your teacher, andanother about yourself and your playmate. I SECOND READIXG BOOK. 123. :f3\T IX.—MICE. Pronounce distinctly :— tini id cup boards (cubbords)mows foto as in cow) di rec tionyel low ishwhit ish plait eden trancewind ing r. P)Oys and girls all know what mice are timid, but pretty little creatures. The common mouse—that is, the one thatlives in our houses, and L^ets intc^ our cupboardsand cellars, and nibbles our bread and cheese andcakes—is found in all parts of the W(Mld. 124 ROYAL CANADIAN SERIES. 2. Besides visiting our houses, these micesometimes take up their abode in a barn. Herethey do a great deal of mischief. They Hvein the mows, through which they make runs inevery direction, and they multiply so fast thathundreds of mice have been taken from one logbarn. 3. The Long-tailed Field-mouse—sometimescalled the Wood-mouse—is a pretty little animal,somewhat larcjer than the mouse we see in ourhouses. It measures about four inches in length,and its tail is about as long as its body. Its coloris yellowish-brown
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