3. Most bricks are of oblong shape. This is the shape used for building
houses, schools, walls. Sometimes they are made into very pretty shapes,
are glazed and used for floors and other things.

_Write and learn:_

Bricks are--
Made of clay.
Shaped in moulds.
Baked in a kiln.

Bricks are--
Not so heavy as stone.
Hard.
Oblong.

Bricks are used--
For building.
For ornament.




THE DONKEY. [_Page 53._


1. The donkey is a useful animal when well treated. It is cheaper to buy
and to keep than a pony.

2. The donkey has hoofs like the horse, and wears shoes. It is very