4. But as they went along, the wolf spied a bare place round the neck of the dog, where the hair had been worn off by the chain. “ Oh, sir, what do I see here? your I neck is quite bare!" 5. “Why, to tell you the truth," said the dog, “ it is the mark of a chain, which my good master puts on me in the daytime, that I may not bite those who come to see him." 6. “Indeed!” said the wolf; “why, then, I tell you what, if this is the case, you may keep your good master, and your warm kennel, and your nice fare, and your long chạin to yourself for me. 19. “I would rather go where I please, 7. and be lean and thin, than be a slave all my life for the sake of good eating." And with that off he sprung, and did not so much as stop 10 say, Good bye to the dog. 8. From this fable we may learn, that to be free is one of the best gifts of heaven, if we do not make a bad use of our freedom. Select Sentences. The way to gain a good reputation, is to endeavour to be what you desire to appear. More persons seek to live long than to live well. Honesty is the best policy. If a man has a right to be proud of any thing, it is of a good action. FABLE III. The Country Maid and her Milk Pail. A country maid, as she was walking along with a pail of milk upon her head, began to study how she could make her fortune. 6 I will sell this milk," said she, “for a good price, and the money I shall get for the milk will enable me to increase my stock of eggs to three hundred. These eggs, allowing for what may be addled and broken, will produce me at least two hundred and fifty chickens. The chickens I will fatten, and carry to market about Christmas, when poultry always bears a good price; and then I cannot fail of having money enough to buy me a new gown. Let me consider what color I will have? Green-yes green suits my complexion best, and green it shall be. In this dress I will go to the ball, where all the young fellows will strive to have me for a partner ; but I shall perhaps refuse every one of them, and with an air of disdain, toss from them." So saying she could not help acting what was thus passing in her mind; and giving her head a toss, down came the pail of milk, and with it all her fine schemes of happiness. act or TABLE 31.-XXXI. be hold' be hold'er dream dream er di rect di rect or hear hear er dis turb dis turb er play play er de fend de fend er speak speak er en chant en chant er read read er op pressop press or When the primitive word ends with the vowel e, and the syllable add. ed to form the derivative word, begins with a vowel tho e is gone ally omitted. Bake fade prate chide write bak' ing a wake a wak'ing fad ed be lieve be liev er prat er de scribe de scribing chid ing be come be com ing writ ing dis pose dis pos er pud dle coup le TABLE 33. XXXIII. Words in which the final e after 1 is silent. A' ble bat' tle jum' ble rattle sa ble bus tle ruf fie fee ble dim ple'rid dle rip ple bi dle bot tle sic kle b. ble buc kle cra dle fid dle cat tle crip ple thim ble la dle this tle trou ble ha zle whistle ma ple frec kle muf fle wrin kle tri fle tic kle title han dle nee dle bun dle peo ple rab ble whit tle sup ple spin dle stop ple ga ble pes tle grid dle tur tle can dle mus cle net tle pur ple tat tle spar kle ap ple a Ca' pa ble can ti cle cred i ble cul pa ble drink a ble а af fa ble pal pa ble par a ble ob sta cle pli a ble mu ta ble so cia ble suit a ble du ra ble leg' i ble a com pat' i ble im pos si ble in fal li ble de du ci ble de fin a ble de plor a ble de sir a ble re ceiv a ble in del i blc per cep ti ble in flex i ble per cep ti ble in cred i ble re mark a ble |
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