07

HIDE AND SEEK

1. When the clean white cloth is laid,

And the cups are on the table,

When the tea and toast are made,

That's a happy time for Mabel.

Stealing to her mother's side,

In her ear she whispers low,

“When papa comes in I'll hide;

Do not tell him where I go,”

2. On her knees upon the floor

In below the sofa creeping;

When she hears him at the door,

She pretends that she is sleeping.

“Where is Mabel?” father cries,

Looking round and round about.

Then he murmurs in surprise ,

“Surely Mabel can't be out.”

3. First he looks behind his chair,

Then he peers beneath the table,

Seeking, searching everywhere

All in vain for little Mabel;

But at last he thinks he knows,

And he laughs and shakes his head,

Says to mother, “I suppose

Mabel has been put to bed.”

4. But when he sits down to tea,

From beneath the sofa creeping,

Mabel climbs upon his knee,

Claps her hands: “I was not sleeping.”

When he asks, “Where is my girl's

Very secret hiding-place?” Mabel only shakes her curls,

Laughing, smiling, in his face.

WORD SPELLING

WORD EXERCISE

GRAMMAR EXERClSE

1. Write the nouns in verses 3 and 4.

2. Name the adjectives in verses 1 and 2. SM8OCyoIlxNnW6eZyohZerVGcPBitLt3ulJ1WCI7GYhvLf7Jt78V0+SAUhRROhik