LESSON 9 

 THE SPIDER 



MEMORY VERSE 



Let us not be weary in well-doing. 



Gal. 6: 9 



The Purpose 



Continuance in well doing is the special lesson to be 

 drawn from this story. The spider works patiently and 

 industriously, and so fulfills the law of her being. She 

 has no other reward for her perfect work than a little 

 more food. 



The reward which boys and girls have for patient in- 

 dustry is manhood and womanhood of ennobled char- 

 acter, of great attainments, and sometimes of real 

 genius. 



The lessons upon the lives of great men given toward 

 the end of the book will offer applications of this teaching. 



Suggestions for the Teacher 



In presenting this lesson of the spider and her web, the 

 interest of the children must not be allowed to flag over 

 the description of the web-making. Use the illustration 

 while making the description, pointing out the resting 

 floor, the guy-ropes, the spokes, and the points of inter- 

 section between the sticky threads and the spokes. 



The teacher should be sure she understands each step 

 in the process of making the web before she attempts to 



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