First Grade Read Aloud Banquet

Songs for July

Over the Hills and Far Away



Bo-Peep



Buy a Broom



Lucy Locket

The Land of Counterpane

When I was sick and lay a-bed,

I had two pillows at my head,

And all my toys beside me lay,

To keep me happy all the day.


And sometimes for an hour or so

I watched my leaden soldiers go,

With different uniforms and drills,

Among the bed-clothes, through the hills;


And sometimes sent my ships in fleets

All up and down among the sheets;

Or brought my trees and houses out,

And planted cities all about.


I was the giant great and still

That sits upon the pillow-hill,

And sees before him, dale and plain,

The pleasant land of counterpane.

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Week 50 Nicholas, the Wood-Carver from The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus by Amelia C. Houghton The First Christmas Stocking from The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus by Amelia C. Houghton Why the Bear Has a Short Tail from The Book of Nature Myths by Florence Holbrook The Star Money from Fairy Tales Too Good To Miss—Around the Fire by Lisa M. Ripperton Nicholas' First Red Suit from The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus by Amelia C. Houghton Christmas at the Hacienda (Part 2 of 2) from The Mexican Twins by Lucy Fitch Perkins Donder and Blitzen from The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus by Amelia C. Houghton
Winter Night by Mary F. Butts 		An Old Christmas Carol, Anonymous
The Dustman by Fred E. Weatherly 		The Friendly Beasts, Anonymous The First Christmas by Emilie Poulsson Christmas Song by Eugene Field A Christmas Carol by Christina Georgina Rossetti
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The Aesop for Children  by Milo Winter

The Hare and the Tortoise

A Hare was making fun of the Tortoise one day for being so slow.

"Do you ever get anywhere?" he asked with a mocking laugh.

"Yes," replied the Tortoise, "and I get there sooner than you think. I'll run you a race and prove it."

The Hare was much amused at the idea of running a race with the Tortoise, but for the fun of the thing he agreed. So the Fox, who had consented to act as judge, marked the distance and started the runners off.

The Hare was soon far out of sight, and to make the Tortoise feel very deeply how ridiculous it was for him to try a race with a Hare, he lay down beside the course to take a nap until the Tortoise should catch up.

The Tortoise meanwhile kept going slowly but steadily, and, after a time, passed the place where the Hare was sleeping. But the Hare slept on very peacefully; and when at last he did wake up, the Tortoise was near the goal. The Hare now ran his swiftest, but he could not overtake the Tortoise in time.

The race is not always to the swift.


[Illustration]

The Hare and the Tortoise