AT THE HARDWARE STORE
“Is it time to go?” asked Bobby.
“Not quite,” answered Mother. “Is it hard to wait?”
“Yes,” answered Bobby. “I can hardly wait. I want to go to the hardware store and buy roller skates.”
Soon Mother and the children were on the way.
When they came to the hardware store, they looked at the things in the window.
“See!” cried Bobby. “See those roller skates! That’s the kind I want.”
“That’s the kind John and Josie have,” said Betty. “I like that kind.”
When they went in, the hardware man said, “What can I do for you today?”
“The children want to buy something,” answered Mother.
“What can I show you, little boy?” asked the man. “What can I show you, little girl?”
“Roller skates, please,” said Betty.
“I want to buy roller skates,” said Bobby.
“How do you like this skate?” asked the man.
Bobby shook his head.
“How do you like it, little girl?”
Betty shook her head.
While the hardware man was looking for others, Mother asked, “What is the matter, Bobby? What kind do you want?”
“I want the kind where you get two skates,” said Bobby.
“I want that kind,” said Betty.
Mother bent down and whispered to Bobby and Betty. You can guess what she said.
When the hardware man came back to them, Bobby asked, “What does a pair like this skate cost?”
“Two dollars,” said the man.
“I’ll take a pair,” said Bobby.
“I’ll take a pair just like Bobby’s,” said Betty.
“Here is the money,” said Bobby.
“Here is the money for mine,” said Betty.
“Thank you, thank you,” said the hardware man.
While he was wrapping up the skates, Bobby said, “I have fourteen cents left.”
“So have I,” said Betty.
“Why not put the money you have left in your savings bank?” asked Mother.
“That’s just what I’ll do,” said Bobby.
“That’s just what I’ll do,” said Betty. “I’ll keep my money in the savings bank until I have enough for a bicycle!”
Bobby and Betty had many a good time with their roller skates.
Some other time you may like to learn what they did the next summer.
Hey ding-a-ding,What shall I sing?How many holes in a skimmer?Four and twenty,I’m feeling quite empty;Pray, Mama, give us some dinner.
Hey ding-a-ding,What shall I sing?How many holes in a skimmer?Four and twenty,I’m feeling quite empty;Pray, Mama, give us some dinner.
Hey ding-a-ding,What shall I sing?How many holes in a skimmer?Four and twenty,I’m feeling quite empty;Pray, Mama, give us some dinner.
Hey ding-a-ding,
What shall I sing?
How many holes in a skimmer?
Four and twenty,
I’m feeling quite empty;
Pray, Mama, give us some dinner.
Round as a well, deep as a bowl,Long handle, little hole.A frying pan
Round as a well, deep as a bowl,Long handle, little hole.A frying pan
Round as a well, deep as a bowl,Long handle, little hole.
Round as a well, deep as a bowl,
Long handle, little hole.
A frying pan
A frying pan