FATHER TELLS A STORY
“The dishes are washed,” said Bobby.
“Yes, Father,” said Betty. “They are washed and wiped and put away.”
“Then I’ll tell you the story,” said Father.
“What’s the name of the story, Father?” asked Betty.
“What shall I do with this penny?” answered Father.
Bobby and Betty drew up their chairs and Father told them this story:
“Once upon a time, there was a very good little boy, who always minded his mother.
“One morning his mother said to him, ‘Take the broom and go and sweep the steps.’
“Now the little boy did not wait for his mother to tell him again. He took the broom and went out and began to sweep the steps.
“When he was sweeping, he heard a noise.
“He looked all around to see what it was, and what do you think he found?
“A penny! and it was on the step he had been sweeping.
“‘O Mother, Mother!’ called the little boy. ‘See what I have found!’
“‘A penny!’ said his mother. ‘You have been a good boy. You may have this penny for your very own.’
“‘Oh, thank you, thank you!’ said the little boy, and he went on with the sweeping.
“While he was sweeping, the little boy thought, ‘What shall I do with this penny?’
“‘I have half a mind to buy some dates. But no, I should have to throw away the stones.’
“‘I will buy some apples. Oh, no, I will not, for I should have to throw away the cores.’
“‘I will buy some nuts. Oh, no, for I should have to throw away the shells.’
“‘What shall I buy then? I will buy some figs.’
“And so the little boy went to the grocery store and bought a penny’s worth of figs.”
“Is that all?” asked Bobby.
“That is all for this time,” said Father.
“That’s a nice story,” said Betty. “I’m glad the boy’s mother let him have the penny.”
“So am I,” said Bobby. “I don’t believe that little boy had many pennies to spend.”
What part of a banana is thrown away?
What part of a potato is thrown away?
What part of a turnip is thrown away?
What part of an egg is thrown away?
What part of a nut is thrown away?
Where do you put the things that are thrown away?
Why do we have garbage cans? Where do we keep them?
What does the garbage man do? Are you glad there are garbage men to take away the garbage?
Make a little song to thank the garbage man for helping us keep things nice and clean.
A little house full of meat,No door to go in and eat.A nut
A little house full of meat,No door to go in and eat.A nut
A little house full of meat,No door to go in and eat.
A little house full of meat,
No door to go in and eat.
A nut
A nut
Four divisions in a casket;There’s a leaf in every basket.Walnut
Four divisions in a casket;There’s a leaf in every basket.Walnut
Four divisions in a casket;There’s a leaf in every basket.
Four divisions in a casket;
There’s a leaf in every basket.
Walnut
Walnut