"That is my house," said Polly. "It has It has a parlor, a bedroom, a

four rooms.

dining room, and a kitchen.”

"Where is the front door?" asked Peter. "I wish to ring the bell."

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Oh, I forgot the doors. I will make some now," said Polly. So she made the doors as you see.

Just then mother called to Polly and

Peter.

"It is supper time, children. Come and wash your faces and hands. faces and hands.

be ready for father."

We must

At supper Polly said, "I have a new house, father. I will show it to you. It is almost as nice as yours. It has a parlor, a bedroom, a dining room, and a kitchen."

"I must see your house to-morrow," said

father 66 Did you build it all to dov ("

"We must see about those things tomorrow," said mother. "No one can keep house without a bed and a stove and some lishes."

The next morning they all went to look at the new house. You never could guess what had happened.

The walls were out of place. The stones vere scattered about.

"Some one bad has been here and spoiled our house," said Peter.

vho it was, father?" Polly said nothing.

very sorry.

"Do you know

She looked very,

But she did not cry.

"It must have been the hens, or Wagvag," said Mr. Howe. "They did not nean to be bad. Never mind, chicks. I'll oring some bigger stones. vill last for a long time."

Then your house

The house was built again. It was better han before. Polly and Peter picked grass on the lawn. This they put into the bedIt was for the bed.

room.

In the kitchen they made a stove.

It was ust a flat stone laid across two other stones. In the dining room they made a table.

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"We must find a white stone for that table."

Can you guess why?

Mother gave

them some dishes. She
She gave

them two little cups and two little plates.

The children like to play in their house. Nearly every day they find something new for it.

Sometimes mother gives them a plate of bread and butter. The bread is cut into very small pieces. It has maple sugar on it.

Then they play housekeeping.

Mother said, "One must have food really to keep

house I should not like to try to keen

ON THE BRIDGE

Can you find the bridge on your map? he river is far below it. Steep banks lead own to the water.

Peter and Polly do not often climb down nere. Mother and father do not like to ave them.

But they watch the river from the bridge. he water looks brown. That is because he bottom is covered with brown stones. Sometimes the Story Lady watches the ater with them. She taught them to say nis verse:

Dark brown is the river,

Golden is the sand,

It flows along forever,

With trees on either hand.

Polly said, "Perhaps the man who made nat knew about our little river. It sounds ust like it."

bridge. Polly and Peter cannot.

It takes such a long line to reach the water. But they often watch the big boys.

The children like to look for things in the water. Lean over the rail with them, and see what you can find.

In the spring the river is high. The melting snows fill it. The spring rains fill it. It picks up logs and branches and boxes. It carries these along.

When the water crows lower these catch