Should a marble rest on a line, tally for it the number in the largest
circle adjoining.
TOMMY'S THREE HORSES.
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The first is a pony without any head;
'Tis a wonder, indeed, how the creature is fed.
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The second, you see, is a steady old chair;
Very gentle is he, and he needs little care.
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And here is another--the third one, of course;
But the driver's Tom's brother, and Tom's his own horse.
THE CHICKENS THAT WOULD NOT BE TAME.
In a small village there lived an old woman who kept poultry. One day
this old woman went to see a little girl, who had some chickens which
were so tame that they would eat corn and crumbs out of her hand.
"That's nice," said the old woman; "I shall teach my chickens to do
that."
So she went home, and got some corn and some crumbs, and went out into
the yard and called the chickens; but they would not come to her. They
were afraid of her, because she used to shout at them, and throw sticks
at them, every time they came into the garden, or near the house.
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When she saw that her chickens would not eat out of her hand, this old
woman was very angry, indeed.
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