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Language Through Nature 



Have you ever popped corn ? 



How did the Indians cook corn ? 

 Did they grind it, and if so, how? 



Write answers to the following questions, beginning each state- 

 ment with a capital letter and ending each with the proper mark. 



If you have ever husked corn, tell where. 

 If you have ever roasted corn, tell when. 

 If you have ever shelled corn, tell how. 

 If you have ever popped corn, tell about it. 



Make pictures to illustrate any of the things spoken of in 

 this lesson. 



Lesson 12 



MONDAMIN 



RUMMER passed, and Shawondasee 



^ Breathed his sighs o'er all the landscape, 



From the South-land sent his ardors, 



Wafted kisses warm and tender; 



And the maize-field grew and ripened, 



Till it stood in all the splendor 



