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A First Reader

Chapter 26: THE BEAUTIFUL GARDEN
By Frank E. Spaulding
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Aimed at beginning readers, this book pairs short rhymes, dramatizations, and illustrated readings about nature and childhood life with systematic phonics drills to build sight vocabulary and decoding skills. Lessons emphasize concrete, lively scenes—birds, flowers, wind, snow, play, and simple seasonal episodes—using language suited to a child's point of view. Early sight words introduced in a primer are expanded through engaging repetition and comparison exercises that teach children to observe sounds and letters, gain independent word‑mastery, and read aloud with accuracy and expression. A teacher's guide complements the graded sequence and suggested classroom activities.

beau ti ful lil y dai sy (sw eet)
blos soms   ap ple f eet
fair (cl ose) gar den (k ite)
fair est r ose done wh ite

THE ROSE

The beautiful summer is here again.
We have done with the winter, the snow and rain;
The flowers grow bright by the garden wall,
And the rose is the fairest one of all.
The apple tree blossoms are fair and sweet,
And the bright-eyed daisy that grows at its feet.
The lilies white are fair and tall,
But the rose is the fairest flower of all.

THE BEAUTIFUL GARDEN

Long ago there was a beautiful garden.
Fair blossoms grew in this garden.
An old apple tree grew there.
It grew by the wall.
In the spring it was beautiful.
It was covered with blossoms.
In the fall it was covered with apples.
A little daisy grew at its feet.
Her eye was bright and shining.
She closed it at night.
But all day she looked up and was glad.
Daisy loved the beautiful garden.
A tall lily grew in the garden.
She was sweet and white.
Close beside her grew a rose.
The sweet flowers loved their home.
They were glad all spring.
They blossomed all summer.
In the fall the cold wind came to the beautiful garden.
He blew and blew and blew!
“Summer is done,” he said.
“Time to go to sleep, sweet flowers.
Close your eye, Daisy.
Sleep, Rose and Lily.”
The little flowers went to sleep.
The old apple tree saw them.
“Time for me to sleep, too,” she said.
“Come, wind, blow my leaves away.
I do not want them now.
Cover the flowers with them.
They might be cold in the winter.”
The wind blew all the leaves from the old apple tree.
He covered Rose, Daisy, and Lily.
“Now go to sleep, old tree,” he said.
“The beautiful blossoms are all covered with your leaves.
They will not be cold.
So sleep, old apple tree.
Sleep till spring comes back again.”