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1. James and George went down to the harbour one day to see the boats come in from the herring-fishing
2. Their father was a fisherman. He had been away for some weeks at the fishing, but was tobe back that day.
3. The harbour had a broad stone wall all round to keep out the waves. There was one opening for the boats to get in and out. Whenever they were inside they were safe from the wind and the waves.
4. James and George found a crowd of boys standing on the harbour wall. They were all looking away out to sea. Every one of them wished to be the first to spy the fishi-boats.
5. Soon they saw the brown sails far, far away.Nearer and nearer they came, sailing straight towards the harbour.
6. At last George cried out, “There she is! there is the white patch on her sail. That is our boat.”
7. How happy the boys were when their father clasped them in his arms, and took them on board his boat to see the shining fish
8. “I saw a ship a-sailing,
A-sailing on the sea;
And, oh! it was all laden
With pretty things for thee:
9. “There were comfits in the cabin
And apples in the hold;
The sails were made of silk,
And the masts were made of gold.10. “The four-and-twenty sailors
That stood between the decks,Were four-and-twenty white mice,
With chains about their necks.”
11. “The captain was a duck,
With a packet on his back;
And when the ship began to move,The captain said, ‘Quack,quack!’ ”
WORD SPELLING
fi sh´-er-man´s o´-pen-ing clasped ap´-ples
George crowd lad´-en be-tween´
har´-bour straight com´-fits cap´-tain
her´-ring tow´-ardscomb´-inquack
WORD EXERCISE
sail sails to see broad wall
sailing sailors the sea on board