The Tiddly Winks

Chapter 39: THE HOURS

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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 HOURS

Tiddly Winks began to learn to tell time.

He Ran a Race,

Round and Round the Old Clock’s Face

He learned to tell a little time every day.

He learned to tell the hours.

Tiddly Winks then ran a race,

Round and round the old clock’s face.

Tiddly Winks began to tell time on Thursday.

Tiddly Scowl said, “I cannot tell time.”

The School Bell rang again,

“Ding, dong, work and play

Children be on time to-day.”

“Why should we be on time?” asked Tiddly Why.

Tiddly Scowl said, “Dear me, why do you ask questions?”