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FRANK’S LETTER TO HIS DOG

1. M Y DEAR BOB, —

I said I would write you a letter, and I am going to do it. I wish you were here to see all the chickens and geese and ducks.

2. There is an old goose that can beat you at swimming, but she cannot fetch a stick out of the water as you can. She ran after me yesterday, and pecked at my leg.

3. The funniest fellows are the pigs. You would like to give their curly tails a nip. There’s the old mother pig. She eats as much as six dogs like you. There are ten baby pigs. They are just learning to eat, and are very greedy.

4. Grandpapa has an old white cow. Her name is Pit. She is called Pit because she fell into a big hole when she was a little calf. She can open the gate with her horns.

5. I am going to bring you something when I come home. It came of a sheep. It is for yourbed in winter. But I shall not tell you just now what it is.

6. I want to see you very much. I shall never go away again unless they ask you too. I am coming home in three weeks.

Good-bye, old Bob.

Your loving master,

FRANK.

WORD SPELLING

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