Little Robin came again,
And what did Pussy say?
Pussy cat said, "Mew, mew."
And Robin flew away.

sing

crow

We saw a crow.
Can a crow sing?
The crow can not sing.
A fox can not sing,

but he can run fast.

A crow is not a pretty bird. · A fox saw a crow.

He said to the crow,

You are a pretty bird,"

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"I want to hear you sing." But the crow could not sing. The fox ran away.

cheese

it

piece

I have a cheese.

What is it?

It is a piece of cheese.
A crow got a piece of cheese.
The crow flew away with it,
to a tree.

The crow wanted to eat the cheese.

The fox wanted the cheese.
Is the fox pretty ?

He has a pretty tail.
The crow flew to a tree,
with the cheese.

The fox saw the cheese, and wanted it.

Could the fox get the cheese? He could not catch the crow. The crow would not let him have the cheese.

So he could not get it.

she

opened

her

The crow took the cheese.
She flew away with it.
It was in her mouth.
She opened her mouth.
The cheese fell.

So the crow let the fox get the cheese.

mouth

What did the fox want?
He wanted the cheese.
He said he wanted

to have the crow sing. He said,

"Please will you sing to me?" So the crow opened her mouth to sing.

Then the fox ran away with the cheese.

Did you see the fox?
The crow saw the little fox.

THE FOX AND THE CROW.

A crow took a piece of cheese,
and flew away with it.

She sat in a tree to eat the cheese.
A fox saw the crow.

He wanted the cheese.

He came under the tree, and said,
Crow, you are a pretty bird."
"Can you sing?"
"Will you please sing to me?"
So the crow opened her mouth to
sing, and she let the cheese fall.
Then the fox ran away with the

cheese.

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like coat

I like little Pussy.
Do you like to play with
little Pussy?

warm

no

Oh, no; I do not play with her. Little Pussy is warm.

Her coat is so warm.

Her tail is pretty.
I like to see little Pussy play
with you.
Pussy ran after her tail.

She could not catch her tail.

Little Pussy wanted to catch a

mouse.

Did she catch the mouse?
No, but she saw the mouse.
So Pussy went to play.
She played with the rabbit.
The rabbit could not run
as fast as Pussy.