But he fell short a foot or two.

again, but he did not reach it.

He tried

Then he

stepped back a little ways, and ran and jumped as high as ever he could. It was no use; he could not reach this bunch.

4. Then he tried another bunch that did not seem quite so high. On this he failed, too. Then he tried each one in turn. He could not jump high enough to reach any of them. By no means could he reach the grapes.

5. He became angry and fretful. He turned away, finding fault. "The old grapes are sour, anyhow," he said. He fell into the fault of belittling the things he could not get.

THE DOVE SAYS, "COO, COO"

The dove says, "Coo, coo, what shall I do? I can scarce maintain two."

"Pooh! pooh!" says the wren, "I have got

ten,

And keep them all like gentlemen."

tears

THE FAITHFUL KITTEN

äunt's

kitch'en Cou'şin

faith'ful ǎp-pear'ançe hurried dis-ǎp-point'ěd

play'māte per-hǎps' sev'er-al ǎs-ton'ished

PART ONE

1. One day Rob ran around the house to the front door. There, on the doorstep, sat a strange kitten.

2. Rob sat down by the kitten and looked

it over.

fur was soiled, a piece of his tail was gone, and there were tears in his eyes.

3. Rob took the kitten in his arms and carried it to the kitchen. He begged a saucer of milk from his mother, and gave it to the kitty. Then he got some warm water and gave it a bath.

4. After this the kitty was taken to the sitting-room and placed upon a soft, warm rug. He soon fell asleep.

5. Rob's mother spoke of the kitty while he slept. To Rob she said, "My son, you must not keep the kitten long. You have a dog and a pony, and we do not wish a cat. You may keep him to-day, and then you must take him over to your aunt's and give him to your cousin May. You know May wants a kitten, and perhaps she will take this one."

6. When the kitten waked up he felt very well indeed. He walked all over the house and looked in every room. Pretty soon he found Rob playing in the back yard. He

joined in Rob's play, and they had a great romp. He ran after the marbles Rob shot. He caught hold of the top Rob spun and When Rob tried to fly

burned his paws. his kite, kitty caught hold of the

tail with his claws

and was lifted

off the ground.
7. That night

Rob took kitty
to bed with him,

PART TWO

- Chag. Kept Owen

8. The next morning Rob's mother sent him with the kitty to May. May lived several blocks away, on another street. She was not very well pleased with kitty's appearance but, when Rob told of finding him on the doorstep and of his playful nature, she agreed to give him a home.