inside had been eaten out.

3. He took it home with him to show to his mother, and she said:

'I saw some bits like this that were shooting out green leaves when
spring came. They had been lying out on the ground in the winter, yet
there was so much life in them that they could grow again. But, come,
wash your hands: dinner is ready, and I have something to tell you. We
are going to have turnips for dinner!'

[Illustration: He took it home with him to show to his mother.]

4. When Harry had his helping of turnips he said:

'Now I am a sheep!'

'No,' said Dora, 'the sheep don't boil their turnips, or mash them with
nice butter.'

5. 'But raw turnip is very nice,' said her father. 'I have often eaten
one out in the fields. I am not at all sorry for the sheep.'

6. 'I have heard,' said mother, 'that, when corn was very dear, people
had to use turnips in making bread. They say the bread looked good, and
kept well. The water was first pressed out of the turnips, and then they
were mixed with wheat-meal.'

7. 'I wish you would make some, mother,' said Dora, 'just for fun, to
see what it is like.'