3. Look at the picture on page 23 {Illustration entitled "The Nile in
Flood"}. What animals do you see in the picture? Tell me something about
each of them.


Lesson 6.

[Illustration: {Two pyramids}]

1. Copy this little drawing of two of the oldest buildings in Egypt.
Such buildings are called _pyramids_. Write out this word six times. You
will see pyramids in the picture on page 23 {Illustration entitled "The
Nile in Flood"}. Of what shape is the ground on which a pyramid stands?
Make a _ground plan_ of a pyramid.

2. How do we know what the men of Egypt were like in olden times?

3. The picture on page 25 {Illustration entitled "The Chief City of
Egypt"} shows you a street in Cairo, the chief town of Egypt. Describe
the picture.


Lesson 7.

1. Write out and learn: _A long deep ditch filled with water is called
a canal._ Model a canal in clay or plasticine. What is the difference
between a canal and a strait?

[Illustration: {Lighthouse}]