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 Of butterflies there are 
 manv kinds. How wonder- 
 ful the various changes f 
 this class of insects ! The 
 butterflies lay their eggs 
 from these hatch out worm* 
 or caterpillars, which change 
 their skins several tunes, and 
 finally becomes chrysales or 
 silk-worms, out of which 
 come the beautiful butter- 
 dies. 
 
Look hpre, Charles, see 
 this frog! What do you think 
 of him? Ilis skin is white, 
 brown, and green. Some 
 folks eat its flesh, and call it 
 good fo)d. They do no 
 harm. They make a loud 
 noise in the night, and are 
 known as bu 1 ! frogs. They 
 Uvc mostly in the water 
 
Come here, Frank, and 
 tell me what beast this is. It 
 is a wolf. Some wolves are 
 black; but far to the north 
 they are brown and gray. 
 They have sharp teeth, and 
 are strong and fierce, and 
 have been known to kill and 
 eat men. 
 
 Wolves live in the woods 
 and in dens, and subsist on 
 flesh. 
 

 
 Here is a hen scratching 
 the dirt to find some worm*- 
 or seeds for her chickens, 
 which are all around her to 
 pick up whatever they can 
 find that is good to eat. A 
 hen has sometimes a family 
 of from ten to fifteen chick- 
 ens to provide for. 
 
The spider is a very sin- 
 gular insect. It lives entire* 
 h on insects, such as flies, 
 small bugs, &c. To pro- 
 cure their food, thev weave 
 webs in the corners of rooms 
 and in the branches of trees, 
 in such a manner as to de- 
 ceive the flies, who get en- 
 tangled in the trap thus set 
 for them by the ingenious 
 spider. 
 
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 What Is t:.e nam 3 of lh>[$ 
 bud? 
 
 It is a rore bud 
 
 Will it *j!o\v soon ? 
 
 Yes, if the s;n comes 
 out, it wilJ soon blow, anil 
 then you will see a fine red 
 rose. Ann is (bad of rcscs, 
 and si:** \ia\y have this whei 
 h is c:.t, if she is a ;pod ^i-I ; 
 but we will not pick it now. 
 
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