LESSON 98　REVIEW

“Well, children, did you have a nice time in the woods?”

“Oh yes, mother, such a good time! See what sweet flowers we found, and what soft moss. The best flowers are for grandma. Won’t they please her?”

“Yes; and it will please grandma to know that you thought of her.”

We left him under the big tree by the brook, to take care of the dolls and the basket.

“Rab was such a good dog, mother.

“When we came back, they were all safe. No one could get them while Rab was there. We gave him some of the crackers from the basket.

“O mother, how the birds did sing in the woods!

“Fanny said she would like to be a bird, and have a nest in a tree. But I think she would want to come home to sleep.”

“If she were a bird, her nest would be her home. But what would mother do, I wonder, without her little Fanny?”

【中文阅读】

“孩子们，你们在森林里玩得高兴吗？”

“哦，是的，妈妈，我们玩得特别高兴！看看我们采的花多美啊，我们采的青苔多么柔软。这些最漂亮的花是送给奶奶的。这些花会令奶奶高兴吗？”

“会啊，奶奶会很高兴地知道你们惦念着她。”

“妈妈，拉伯是多好的一只狗啊。我们把它留在小溪边的大树下，让它照看娃娃们和篮子。当我们回来时，它们都很安全。只要拉伯在那儿，就没人能够拿走它们。我们从篮子里拿出些饼干给拉伯吃。”

“噢，妈妈，鸟是怎么在森林里唱歌的？”

“范妮说他想变成一只鸟，并且在树上搭个巢。但我觉得她是想回家睡觉了。”

“如果她是只鸟，她的巢就是她的家。但我不知道，离开了她的小范妮，妈妈该怎么办？”