And Alfred did grow up to become the wisest and noblest king that
England ever had. In history he is called Alfred the Great.




"READ, AND YOU WILL KNOW"



"Mother, what are the clouds made of? Why does the rain fall? Where
does all the rain water go? What good does it do?"

Little William Jones was always asking questions.

"I want to know," he said; "I want to know everything."

At first his mother tried to answer all his questions. But after he
had learned to read, she taught him to look in books for that which
he wished to know.

"Mother, what makes the wind blow?"

"Read, and you will know, my child."

"Who lives on the other side of the world?"

"Read, and you will know."

"Why is the sky so blue?"