It will often add to the interest of the play to have some of the
children represent certain of the inanimate objects of the scene, as the
forest, the town gate, a door, etc. Occasionally, for the "open day," or
as a special exercise, a favorite play may be given by the children with
the simplest kind of costuming and stage-setting. These can well be made
in the school as a part of the manual training and sewing work. In
giving the play, it will generally be better not to have pupils memorize
the exact words of the book, but to depend upon the impromptu rendering
of their parts. This method will contribute more largely to the training
in English.

The best results will usually be obtained by using this book in the
third grade. In some schools, however, it may profitably be used in the
second grade.

A.S.




CONTENTS


THE CLEVER KID
_Suggested by Æsop's The Wolf and the Goat._

THE WOLF AND THE HORSE
_Suggested by Æsop's The Wolf and the Horse._

THE WISE CROW