The Tiddly Winks

Chapter 38: TO TELL TIME

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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.

TO TELL TIME

“I want to tell time,” said Tiddly Winks.

The School Room Clock smiled at him.

He said, “Look at my two hands.”

He said,

“Look at my shorter hand,

It points to the hour you understand.”

Tiddly Winks repeated the words over and over.

The Clock spoke again,

“Look at my longer hand,

It points to the minutes, you understand.”

The School Room Clock went on talking.

“I point to six, with my short hand,

The long hand’s at twelve you understand,

It is six o’clock, it is six o’clock,

And time for supper, like as not.”