Second Grade Read Aloud Banquet

Songs for July

Time To Rise

A birdie with a yellow bill

Hopped upon my window sill,

Cocked his shining eye and said:

"Ain't you 'shamed, you sleepy-head!"

	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
Week 30	Pinocchio Leaves for the "Land of Boobies" from Pinocchio by Carlo Collodi	The Sword of Damocles from Fifty Famous Stories Retold by James Baldwin	Some Big Mouths from The Burgess Bird Book for Children by Thornton Burgess	The Giant and the Birds (Part 1 of 2) from The Boy Who Knew What the Birds Said by Padraic Colum	Dante's Great Poem from The Discovery of New Worlds by M. B. Synge	"Understood Aunt Frances" (Part 4 of 4) from Understood Betsy by Dorothy Canfield Fisher	The Shepherd Boy's Fight with the Giant from Hurlbut's Story of the Bible by Jesse Lyman Hurlbut
	Building a House of Logs from Richard of Jamestown by James Otis Keeping House from Richard of Jamestown by James Otis Lack of Cleanliness in the Village from Richard of Jamestown by James Otis	Some Very Small Snails from Outdoor Visits by Edith M. Patch	The Boys and the Frogs from The Aesop for Children by Milo Winter	I Am Happy as a King from Robinson Crusoe Written Anew for Children by James Baldwin	Peter, Basil, and the Fox from Nursery Tales from Many Lands by Eleanor L. and Ada M. Skinner	Four Little Scamps Plan Mischief from The Adventures of Unc' Billy Possum by Thornton Burgess	Caught from The Boxcar Children by Gertrude Chandler Warner
	Twinkling Bugs, Anonymous	Little White Lily by George MacDonald		Columbia, the Gem of the Ocean, Anonymous	The Song of the Mad Prince by Walter de la Mare	An Emerald Is as Green as Grass by Christina Georgina Rossetti	The Chicken's Mistake by Phoebe Cary

The Aesop for Children by Milo Winter

The Dog, the Cock, and the Fox

A Dog and a Cock, who were the best of friends, wished very much to see something of the world. So they decided to leave the farmyard and to set out into the world along the road that led to the woods. The two comrades traveled along in the very best of spirits and without meeting any adventure to speak of.

At nightfall the Cock, looking for a place to roost, as was his custom, spied nearby a hollow tree that he thought would do very nicely for a night's lodging. The Dog could creep inside and the Cock would fly up on one of the branches. So said, so done, and both slept very comfortably.

With the first glimmer of dawn the Cock awoke. For the moment he forgot just where he was. He thought he was still in the farmyard where it had been his duty to arouse the household at daybreak. So standing on tip-toes he flapped his wings and crowed lustily. But instead of awakening the farmer, he awakened a Fox not far off in the wood. The Fox immediately had rosy visions of a very delicious breakfast. Hurrying to the tree where the Cock was roosting, he said very politely:

"A hearty welcome to our woods, honored sir. I cannot tell you how glad I am to see you here. I am quite sure we shall become the closest of friends."

"I feel highly flattered, kind sir," replied the Cock slyly. "If you will please go around to the door of my house at the foot of the tree, my porter will let you in."

The hungry but unsuspecting Fox, went around the tree as he was told, and in a twinkling the Dog had seized him.

Those who try to deceive may expect to be paid in their own coin.