Come, here is a slate,
And a pencil, and string.
And now sit you down, dear,
And draw pretty thing;
A man and a cow,
And a horse and a tree,
And when you have finished
Pray show them to me.
What! cannot you do it?
Shall I show you how?
Come, give me your pencil;
I'll draw you a cow.
You've made the poor creature
Look very forlorn!
She has but three legs, dear,
And only one horn.
Now look, I have drawn you
A beautiful cow;
And see, here's a dicky-bird,
Perched on a bough,
And there are some more
Flying down from above;
There now, is not that
Very pretty, my love?
Oh, yes, very pretty!
Now make me some more--
A house with a gate,
And a window, and a door,
And a little boy flying
His kite with a string;
Oh, thank you, mamma,
Now I'll draw pretty thing.
[Illustration: Young Artist Touching Up.]
[Illustration: A Fairy in Great Danger.]
[Illustration: Our Picture Gallery.]
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[Illustration: A Lesson in Drawing.]