THE APPLE 



place where he found it, and another little squirrel is 

 then sent with him to find the nut which he was 

 asked to find. See how many can find all the nuts 

 called for, without making a mistake or having to be 



helped. 



A RIDDLE 



As soft as silk, as white as milk, 

 As bitter as gall, a thick wall, 



And a green coat covers me all. 



(A Walnut.) 

 "Mother Goose Melodies." 



IX 



THE APPLE 



(A WINTER STUDY) 



How many like apples ? What kind do you like 

 best ? (The child does not need to name the variety, 

 Although if he knows its name it would be well to 

 give it. The children's answers will reveal the fact 

 that' stoine like sweet apples ; others, sour apples, 

 jttioy apples, mealy apples, apples that have a spicy 

 tarittefc etci VNearly every taste can be suited in apples, 

 therefore many people eat them.) 



whole apple ? What part do you 

 (The skin, perhaps, and the core.) 



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