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This letter, almost exactly as given in your book, was written by a boy
of long ago in answer to a letter from his father.
What rules did his father give him about his desk? Using the eraser?
Blots? Spelling?
What bargain did he make with his son?
Write a letter like the one you think John’s father sent to him.
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an gel
both er
el bow
chill y
bot tle
cof fee
be ing
er rand
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an i mal
i cy
huge
stopped
an kle
loan
hab it
i ron
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eighth
ninth
tenth
eight y
nine ty
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drowned
cen tral
con duct
fur nish
ear nest
162
big gest
bar ren
a ware
eas i ly
al read y
163
jew el
jew el ry
re al ize
ker nel
bee tle
164
di a mond
al though
sen si ble
spar kle
spar kling
cu ri ous
165
soil
ea ger
bur ied
dis ap point
ex change
at tract ed
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_The Cock and the Diamond_
[Illustration]
A cock scratching in a barren field found a diamond buried in the soil.
The curious hens attracted by the sparkling jewel gathered eagerly around
him. The cock was plainly disappointed.
“How lovely!” exclaimed an old hen. “Do you realize that you have found a
diamond? Are you aware that diamonds are very costly?”
“I don’t care how costly this jewel may be,” answered the sensible cock.
“Although it may be the biggest diamond in the world I’ll gladly exchange
it for a kernel of corn, a nut, or a fat beetle.”—ÆSOP.