3O NATURE STUDY LESSONS FOR PRIMARY GRADES 



IV 



THE COW 



To what animal did the old woman (in the story 

 of "The Old Woman and Her Pig" 1 ) go last for 

 help ? (To the cow.) What did she want the cow 

 to do for her? (Give her some milk.) But before 

 the cow would give her any milk, she must do some- 

 thing for the cow. What was that ? (Give her some 

 hay.) How much did she give her? (An armful.) 

 Is an armful of hay enough to last a cow all day ? 

 How many of my armfuls do you think it would 

 take ? Why does a cow need so much to eat ? (She 

 is large.) As large as a shepherd dog ? (Much larger. 

 A shepherd dog could walk right under a good-sized 

 cow.) Where do the farmers get this hay that the cow 

 likes ? Do the cows ever get it from the fields, them- 

 selves ? When ? Did you ever watch a cow eating 

 grass ? What did she do first ? (Put her head down 

 to the ground.) Could you do that? (Yes, if I 

 could stand as a cow stands.) Do you think so? 

 How does the cow stand ? On what ? Its toes, as 

 the dog does ? (No, it stands on the nails of its 



1 " Classic Stories for the Little Ones." Public-School Publishing 

 Co., Bloomington, 111. 



