"
5. "I'm glad I had a look at him before you let him go. What soft feathers
he has!"
6. "Yes, he can fly so softly that you can scarcely hear him, and for this
reason he can easily surprise and capture his prey."
7. "How comical he looks, winking his big eyes slowly, and turning his
head from side to side!"
[Illustration: Two boys talking.]
8. "Yes; he is watching your dog. Be still. Bounce!
9. "We have just found out a funny thing about his way of eating. He
breaks the bones of a mouse, and then swallows it whole. After an hour or
two, he throws up the bones and fur rolled up in a little ball."
LESSON LIV.
broad knee fig fresh city trout un der neath'
fought (fawt) sur prised' clap'ping gar'den
car'ry ing fight'ing
[Illustration: Old man with cane talking to young girl.]
GRANDFATHER'S STORY.
1. "Come and sit by my knee, Jane, and grandfather will tell you a strange
story.
2. "One bright Summer day, I was in a garden in a city, with a friend. "We
rested underneath a fig tree. The broad leaves were green and fresh.
3. "We looked up at the ripe, purple figs.
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