32 NATURE STUDY BY GRADES 



Teacher. Can you think of anything else he needed to 

 do? 



Pupil. Close the cellar windows so the frost could not 

 get in to freeze the fruit and vegetables placed there for 

 winter use. 



Teacher. Anything else? 



Pupil. He took down the window and door screens. 



Teacher. He also helped to cover the tender plants in 

 the flower garden, and made his dog a warm kennel. When 

 the work was all done, his mother told him to get ready to go 

 on his visit. What do you think he would need to do for 

 himself? 



Pupil. Put on heavy underwear and take an overcoat. 



Teacher. What kind of weather do we often have in the 

 fall? 



Pupil. Rainy weather ; but why do we call it fall ? 



Teacher. What happens to the leaves and seeds and 

 fruits of most plants at this season of the year? 



Pupil. They fall. 



Teacher. I presume this is why they call this season the 

 fall. At last Albert got ready to start. What playthings do 

 you think he took with him? 



Pupil. A football, his top and string, and perhaps some 

 marbles. 



Teacher. With a light heart he got on to the train, and 

 after riding an hour and a half he arrived at a country sta- 

 tion. Here he was met by his cousin, who had brought a 

 horse and buggy to take him to the farm. The two boys 

 were delighted to see each other, and drove leisurely along 

 the road toward Ray's home. Here, too, the trees were be- 

 ginning to shed their leaves. Did he see as many birds and 

 butterflies as he did when he was there in the spring? 



