brought them to Saul. When Saul saw David, he loved him very much. Perhaps Saul loved him because he had a sweet look, and could play well on the harp; but God loved him because he wished to please him.

Saul liked David so much that he wished David to stay with him a long while, and to be always near him. So Saul sent a message to Jesse, to say that he wished to keep him.

David very often played to Saul upon the harp, and when David played he grew better, and at last he grew quite well.

At last David went away from Saul, and fed his father's sheep, as he used to do.

I think David liked taking care of the sheep better than living with Saul: for Saul was wicked, and many of his servants were wicked.

David was very happy when he was alone, thinking about God. Did you ever hear any of David's psalms? In one of his psalms he calls God his shepherd. David took great care of his sheep, and led them to places where green fresh grass grew, and to smooth

and clear water: and he made them lie down on the softest grass in cool places by the river's side. While David was taking so much care of his sheep, he thought that God took still more care of him; and he said, "The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want. He maketh me to lie down in green pastures and beside the still waters." What are pastures? Grass. And what are still waters? Smooth waters.

Have you a shepherd, my dear children? I hope that the Lord is your shepherd too, and that you are his dear little lambs. Jesus is the good shepherd, who died to save you. He loves you very much, and wishes to make you happy. Do you wish to be his little lambs?

Jesus will be so kind to you, he will keep you from Satan, and he will put his Spirit in you, and he will comfort you, when you are unhappy, and at last he will take you to heaven.

How happy those little children are who love Jesus!

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You remember who the Philistines were. They were wicked people, who lived in some of the cities of Canaan. They often fought against the Israelites.

One day a great number of Philistines came, and placed their tents on the top of a hill in Canaan. When Saul heard it, he

came with a great number of Israelites, and they placed their tents on another hill. The Philistines and the Israelites could see each other in their tents; and they intended to fight against each other: but they did not choose to fight immediately.

There was one man among the Philistines, whose name was Goliath. He was called a giant, because he was very tall indeed. He was ten feet high.*

He was very strong and big, and he could fight well. He wore armour. What is ar mour? Clothes made of iron, and brass; people used to wear armour, that arrows, and swords, and spears, might not hurt them easily.

* The teacher can easily show the child a room of this height, or some other object.

He wore a cap of brass upon his head, and he wore a coat of iron: his legs were covered with brass. He held a great spear in his hand, and he had a great sword in a sheath by his side: and a man went before him with a shield. What is a shield? It is a great piece of iron, or brass, like a large tray, which men used to hold before their faces in battle to prevent the arrows hurting their faces.

This giant Goliath thought that no one could kill him. Every day he used to call out with a loud voice, "Will one of the Israelites come and fight with me? If he be able to kill me, then all the Philistines will mind the King of Israel; but if I kill him, then the Israelites must mind the Philistines. Is there any man that will fight with me?"

Would any of the Israelites fight with the giant?

No, not one. When Saul heard the Philistine giant, he was frightened, and all the Israelites were frightened. They all thought they should be killed, if one of them fought