IS 6 Lessons in Nature Study. 



All. No, ma'am. 



Teacher. That is because the snow has been here so 

 long. It has melted and frozen many times, and the pretty 

 stars are gone. 



Charlie. Here is a fern coming up by this stump. 



Teacher. See how the fern-leaf is rolled up, and how 

 much soft wool is around the young bud to keep it warm. 



Frank. I have found some gray moss. 



Teacher. That is reindeer moss. The reindeers eat it 

 away in Lapland, where it is very cold. 



May. I see some pussy-willows, but the pussies are very 

 little. 



Teacher. We will not pick them now, for they are too 

 small. Some other day we will get them, when they are 

 larger. Hark, do you hear those birds cawing ? What are 

 they? 



Jane. They are crows. They say " Caw, caw." 



May. See how fast they fly. 



Anna. They are going to find their supper. 



Teacher. What will these crows have for supper ? 



Frank. They will pick up things on the ground. When 

 they can, they eat corn in, the field. 



Charlie. My papa has a scarecrow in the field every 

 year. 



Teacher. The crows build their nests in March and April. 

 They take bark to build their nests. They line them with 

 sticks and dry grass. 



Anna. I saw a crow's egg. It was green, with brown 

 marks on it. 



Jane. A crow's egg is over an inch long. 



Teacher. Crows try to hide their nests, and when we go 

 near them they fly away to deceive us. When they have 

 eggs, they are very brave. They eat snakes, mice, and 

 insects in the spring, and berries and grain in the fall. But 

 we must now go home. Let us come again soon and see 

 how things have grown. We have collected things for some 

 interesting lessons. 



