A Flock of Sheep.
In this play the children should wear little bells on ribbons.Children follow teacher, single file, slowly, in winding line.All pause in semicircle, bend heads, drink from hollowed palms, then follow teacher back, bending and moving heads from side to side as if cropping grass.
In this play the children should wear little bells on ribbons.Children follow teacher, single file, slowly, in winding line.All pause in semicircle, bend heads, drink from hollowed palms, then follow teacher back, bending and moving heads from side to side as if cropping grass.
In this play the children should wear little bells on ribbons.
Children follow teacher, single file, slowly, in winding line.
All pause in semicircle, bend heads, drink from hollowed palms, then follow teacher back, bending and moving heads from side to side as if cropping grass.
Down the hilly pasture,Over ledge and rock,By the winding sheep-pathCome the woolly flock.Tinkle, tinkle, tinkle—Hear the sheep-bells tinkle!In the vale they gatherAt the silver rill;Back they nibbling clamberUp the sunny hill.Tinkle, tinkle, tinkle—Slow the sheep-bells tinkle!
Down the hilly pasture,Over ledge and rock,By the winding sheep-pathCome the woolly flock.Tinkle, tinkle, tinkle—Hear the sheep-bells tinkle!In the vale they gatherAt the silver rill;Back they nibbling clamberUp the sunny hill.Tinkle, tinkle, tinkle—Slow the sheep-bells tinkle!
Down the hilly pasture,Over ledge and rock,By the winding sheep-pathCome the woolly flock.Tinkle, tinkle, tinkle—Hear the sheep-bells tinkle!
Down the hilly pasture,
Over ledge and rock,
By the winding sheep-path
Come the woolly flock.
Tinkle, tinkle, tinkle—
Hear the sheep-bells tinkle!
In the vale they gatherAt the silver rill;Back they nibbling clamberUp the sunny hill.Tinkle, tinkle, tinkle—Slow the sheep-bells tinkle!
In the vale they gather
At the silver rill;
Back they nibbling clamber
Up the sunny hill.
Tinkle, tinkle, tinkle—
Slow the sheep-bells tinkle!
Children crowd close behind the teacher: all advance in a body with rapid step.In marching the teacher takes a sudden skip and high step, children the same in concert.
Children crowd close behind the teacher: all advance in a body with rapid step.In marching the teacher takes a sudden skip and high step, children the same in concert.
Children crowd close behind the teacher: all advance in a body with rapid step.
In marching the teacher takes a sudden skip and high step, children the same in concert.
Hist! a panic-signal!Crowding close they flyWith their fleecy leaderDown the hillside high.Tinkle-tinkle-tinkle—Fast the sheep-bells tinkle!O, the silly baa-sheep!See them jump the wall—Over goes the leader,Over go they all!Tinkle! tinkle-tinkle!How the sheep-bells tinkle!
Hist! a panic-signal!Crowding close they flyWith their fleecy leaderDown the hillside high.Tinkle-tinkle-tinkle—Fast the sheep-bells tinkle!O, the silly baa-sheep!See them jump the wall—Over goes the leader,Over go they all!Tinkle! tinkle-tinkle!How the sheep-bells tinkle!
Hist! a panic-signal!Crowding close they flyWith their fleecy leaderDown the hillside high.Tinkle-tinkle-tinkle—Fast the sheep-bells tinkle!
Hist! a panic-signal!
Crowding close they fly
With their fleecy leader
Down the hillside high.
Tinkle-tinkle-tinkle—
Fast the sheep-bells tinkle!
O, the silly baa-sheep!See them jump the wall—Over goes the leader,Over go they all!Tinkle! tinkle-tinkle!How the sheep-bells tinkle!
O, the silly baa-sheep!
See them jump the wall—
Over goes the leader,
Over go they all!
Tinkle! tinkle-tinkle!
How the sheep-bells tinkle!
THE NIMBLE PENNIES.First, find two pennies, one small, one large (or, if a big old-fashioned copper cent is not to be found in papa’s pocket, a two-cent piece, or a silver quarter, will do as well). Then take slate, or paper, and pencil, and draw a small circle and a large circle, as in the first and second pictures. To these lapping circles, add eye, nose, mouth, ears, legs, feet, and last of all a fine bushy tail—and, behold! the nimble pennies have changed to a gay little Christmas “nut-cracker”—which everybody knows is one of the squirrel’s nicknames.
THE NIMBLE PENNIES.First, find two pennies, one small, one large (or, if a big old-fashioned copper cent is not to be found in papa’s pocket, a two-cent piece, or a silver quarter, will do as well). Then take slate, or paper, and pencil, and draw a small circle and a large circle, as in the first and second pictures. To these lapping circles, add eye, nose, mouth, ears, legs, feet, and last of all a fine bushy tail—and, behold! the nimble pennies have changed to a gay little Christmas “nut-cracker”—which everybody knows is one of the squirrel’s nicknames.
THE NIMBLE PENNIES.
First, find two pennies, one small, one large (or, if a big old-fashioned copper cent is not to be found in papa’s pocket, a two-cent piece, or a silver quarter, will do as well). Then take slate, or paper, and pencil, and draw a small circle and a large circle, as in the first and second pictures. To these lapping circles, add eye, nose, mouth, ears, legs, feet, and last of all a fine bushy tail—and, behold! the nimble pennies have changed to a gay little Christmas “nut-cracker”—which everybody knows is one of the squirrel’s nicknames.
I do have such trouble and careWith my dolly’s right shoe!The string gets in forty hard knots—Just as both of mine do—I am sorry for mamas, aren’t you?
I do have such trouble and careWith my dolly’s right shoe!The string gets in forty hard knots—Just as both of mine do—I am sorry for mamas, aren’t you?
I do have such trouble and careWith my dolly’s right shoe!The string gets in forty hard knots—Just as both of mine do—I am sorry for mamas, aren’t you?
I do have such trouble and care
With my dolly’s right shoe!
The string gets in forty hard knots—
Just as both of mine do—
I am sorry for mamas, aren’t you?
P. S. C.
THE NIMBLE PENNIES.Through the year “The Nimble Pennies” will open the gates to a cunning menagerie for the little nursery girls and boys. Ask papa or mama for two cents, one small and one large (a two-cent piece, or a silver quarter, will do as well if a large copper cent is not to be had). Draw circles around the pennies, as in the first and second pictures, then add eyes, nose, mouth, ears, legs, feet, tail, and last of all whiskers—and, lo! the pennies have nimbly changed to a cat!
THE NIMBLE PENNIES.Through the year “The Nimble Pennies” will open the gates to a cunning menagerie for the little nursery girls and boys. Ask papa or mama for two cents, one small and one large (a two-cent piece, or a silver quarter, will do as well if a large copper cent is not to be had). Draw circles around the pennies, as in the first and second pictures, then add eyes, nose, mouth, ears, legs, feet, tail, and last of all whiskers—and, lo! the pennies have nimbly changed to a cat!
THE NIMBLE PENNIES.
Through the year “The Nimble Pennies” will open the gates to a cunning menagerie for the little nursery girls and boys. Ask papa or mama for two cents, one small and one large (a two-cent piece, or a silver quarter, will do as well if a large copper cent is not to be had). Draw circles around the pennies, as in the first and second pictures, then add eyes, nose, mouth, ears, legs, feet, tail, and last of all whiskers—and, lo! the pennies have nimbly changed to a cat!
Ding-dong, ding-dong, ding-dong-ding—Did you hear the school-bell ring?Hurry, hurry, little flock,It is nigh to nine o’clock!
Ding-dong, ding-dong, ding-dong-ding—Did you hear the school-bell ring?Hurry, hurry, little flock,It is nigh to nine o’clock!
Ding-dong, ding-dong, ding-dong-ding—Did you hear the school-bell ring?Hurry, hurry, little flock,It is nigh to nine o’clock!
Ding-dong, ding-dong, ding-dong-ding—
Did you hear the school-bell ring?
Hurry, hurry, little flock,
It is nigh to nine o’clock!
P. S. C.