3. Thus, he would never take the pains
To seek the prize that labor gains,
Until the time had passed;
For, all his life, he dreaded still
The silly bugbear of uphill,
And died a dunce at last.


DEFINITIONS.-l. Roy'al, excellent, noble. Coast, to slide. An--noys',
troubles. 2. In'do-lent, lazy. 3. Prize, a reward. Bug-bear, something
frightful. Dunce, a silly fellow.


EXERCISES.--What did Ned like? What did he not like?



VIII. THE MONKEY. (39)

1. The monkey is a very cunning little animal, and is found in many parts
of the world.

2. A lady once had a monkey, which had been brought to her as a present.
This monkey, like all others, was very fond of mischief and of doing
whatever he saw others do.

3. His mistress found him one day sitting on her toilet table, holding in
one hand a little china mug with water in it, and in the other her
toothbrush, with which he was cleaning his teeth, looking all the time in
the glass.