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The Tiddly Winks

Chapter 1: THE TIDDLY WINKS
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About This Book

A merry band of small fairies — Tiddly Winks, Tiddly Wee, Tiddly Thrift, Tiddly Cheer-Up, Tiddly Scowl and Tiddly Why — guide beginning readers through simple, graded lessons in letters, numbers, manners and daily routines. Short illustrated episodes set in a schoolroom, a picnic, gardens and play scenes use repetition and playful mischief to teach reading, counting, saving, cooperation and punctuality. Household and schoolroom objects are personified, creating lively classroom interactions and gentle moral examples. The collection is organized as brief, easily decodable stories and rhymes intended for early readers learning the alphabet, basic vocabulary and social habits.

THE TIDDLY WINKS

COUNTING

Tiddly Winks says,

One, two,
How do you do?

Tiddly Wee says,

Three, four,
Here comes one more.

Tiddly Thrift says,

Five, six,
I have saving tricks.

The Tiddly Winks.

Tiddly Cheer-Up says,

Seven, eight
Laugh at any rate.

Tiddly Scowl says,

Nine, ten,
I scowl again.

Tiddly Why says,

Eleven, twelve,
Why not count like elves?
We Can Count As Well As Think,
Says Every Little Tiddly Wink!