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cares for them is called a shepherd. He stays out 

 with them night after night, to see that no harm 

 comes to them, especially to the little lambs, who are 

 not strong enough to care for themselves, and so 

 'He Jeads their little feet where the grass is fresh and 

 sweet/ as it tells us in the song. 



"Some of you have never seen any sheep, have 

 you ? But you have seen so many pictures of them 

 that I think you know how they look. However, 

 here is one that I got at the toyshop last night that 

 looks very much like a real one, only it is not nearly 

 as large." 



(Here, to the delight of the children, Miss Clare 

 showed a small but excellent toy sheep covered with 

 wool.) 



" It is very pretty, isn't it ? We will pass it around. 

 You may all feel of it, and then be ready to tell me 

 something about the 



Shape of the body, 



Number of limbs, 



The coat that he wears." 



These questions having been answered satisfac- 

 torily, Miss Clare said: "To-morrow, see if you 



