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1. It was summer. School was closed, and Jack and May went to the sea-side. Jack used to take his little sister down to the shore every day, and play with her on the sands.
2. One day they built a sand-house. But the sea came creep, creep, creeping up to it. At last the house was quite covered by the water. Then the sea crept slowly back again, but the sandhouse was all gone.
3. Jack told little May that the sea crept in and out like this twice every day.
4. One day the sea was almost as smooth as a pond. But the water was not quite still. There were tiny waves. They were so soft and gentle that to Jack and May they seemed to be saying,
“Lip-pit-y, lap-pit-y, lap, lap, lap!
Lip-pit-y, lap-pit-y, lap, lap, lap!”
5. Next day the wind blew loud and strong, and the waves were very high. They broke into white spray as they dashed against the rocks.
6. How happy the sea-birds seemed floating on the big waves!
7. Jack liked the stormy waves; but little May liked the sea better when it was calm.
8. To-day May is looking for shells. Jack is helping her. She is telling him of a place where they can gather pretty ones.
WORD SPELLING
sea´-side twice seemed ashed
built al´-most blew sea´-birds
quite ´smooth broke float-ing
cov´-ered gen´-tlespray calm
WORD EXERCISE
again storm creep very high
against stormy crept every day