"Alec Yeaton's Son," T. B. Aldrich. R.L.S. No. 124. Houghton Mifflin Co.

"George Nidiver," Anonymous; quoted in Emerson's "Courage," Society and Solitude. Houghton Mifflin Co. "The Pied Piper," Browning. R.L.S. No. 115. Houghton Mifflin Co.

"The Fairies of the Caldon Low," Mary Howitt. Book of Famous Verse. Houghton Mifflin Co.

"Mabel on Midsummer Day," Mary Howitt. Poetry for Home and School. G. P. Putnam's Sons.

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"The Tree," Björnstjerne Björnson. R.L.S. No. CC. Houghton Mifflin Co.

"A Year's Windfalls," Christina Rosetti. Poems. The Macmillan Co.

Fables and Folk-Stories, H. E. Scudder. Houghton Mifflin Co.

The Happy Prince, Oscar Wilde. G. P. Putnam's Sons. Nature Myths and Stories for Little Children, Flora J. Cooke. Flanagan, Chicago.

Book of Nature Myths, Florence Holbrook. Houghton Mifflin Co.

The Golden Windows, Laura E. Richards. Little, Brown & Co.

"The Star Dollars," "The Shower of Gold," Grimms' Fairy Tales. R.L.S. No. 107. Houghton Mifflin Co.

A LEGEND OF THE NORTHLAND 1

PHOEBE CARY

Away, away in the Northland,

Where the hours of the day are few,
And the nights are so long in winter,

They cannot sleep them through;

1 From the Poetical Works of Alice and Phabe Cary. Houghton Mifflin Co.

Where they harness the swift reindeer
To the sledges, when it snows;

And the children look like bear's cubs
In their funny, furry clothes:

They tell them a curious story-
I don't believe 't is true;
And yet you may learn a lesson
If I tell the tale to you.

Once, when the good Saint Peter
Lived in the world below,
And walked about it, preaching,
Just as he did, you know;

He came to the door of a cottage,
In traveling round the earth,
Where a little woman was making cakes,
And baking them on the hearth;

And being faint with fasting,

For the day was almost done,

He asked her, from her store of cakes,
To give him a single one.

So she made a very little cake,

But as it baking lay

She looked at it, and thought it seemed

Too large to give away.

Therefore she kneaded another,

And still a smaller one;

But it looked when she turned it over,
As large as the first had done.

Then she took a tiny scrap of dough,
And rolled and rolled it flat;

For she said, "My cakes that seem too small
When I eat of them myself,

Are yet too large to give away."
So she put them on the shelf.

Then good Saint Peter grew angry,
For he was hungry and faint;
And surely such a woman

Was enough to provoke a saint.

And he said, "You are far too selfish
To dwell in a human form,
To have both food and shelter,
And fire to keep you warm:

"Now you shall build as the birds do,
And shall get your scanty food
By boring, and boring, and boring,
All day in the hard, dry wood."

Then up she went through the chimney,
Never speaking a word,

And out of the top flew a woodpecker,
For she was changed to a bird.

She had a scarlet cap on her head,

And that was left the same,

But all the rest of her clothes were burned
Black as a coal in the flame.

And every country schoolboy

Has seen her in the wood;

Where she lives in the trees till this very day, Boring and boring for food.

And this is the lesson she teaches:
Live not for yourself alone,
Lest the needs you will not pity,
Shall one day be your own.

Give plenty of what is given to you,

Listen to pity's call;

Don't think the little you give is great,
And the much you get is small.

APRIL: KINDNESS SHOWN BY

GOOD MANNERS

For the Teacher:

SAINT MATTHEW 1

JOHN KEBLE

There are in this loud stunning tide
Of human care and crime,
With whom the melodies abide
Of th' everlasting chime;
Who carry music in their heart,

Through dusky lane and wrangling mart,
Plying their daily task with busier feet,
Because their secret souls a holy strain repeat.

For the Class:

Politeness is to do and say

The kindest thing in the kindest way.

Suggestions for morning talks

Read: "The Whole Duty of Children," in A Child's Garden of Verses, by Robert Louis Stevenson.

1 From The Christian Year.

Tell the story of "Purring When You're Pleased," in Parables from Nature, by Mrs. Alfred Gatty. Everyman's Library.

Since courtesy is only putting into use in church, at home, at school, in the street, in cars, the kind feelings we hold in our hearts towards others, many of the stories and poems in the previous lists may be used again in teaching the subject of Good Manners. For discussion:

How may a child practice good manners at home? Never interrupt a conversation between people older than you are.

Do not choose the best seat in the room.

Learn to say "Please" whenever you ask for anything. Learn to say "I thank you," not "Thanks," when any kindness has been shown you.

You must not sulk or answer back when reproved. Pass behind, not in front of people.

What are some of the ways of being well-mannered at school?

On your way to school, learn to say "Good-morning" to all whom you know. Never say "Hello" to grown people.

Say "Good morning" to your teacher on entering school.

Do not stare at visitors.

How may politeness be shown on the street?

If you are playing with a cart, hoop, or sled, look out not to run into any one.

Never block up the pathway of passers-by.

Touch your cap to all ladies whom you know.

Let us think of some ways we can show politeness while traveling.