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If you are not located in the United States, you -will have to check the laws of the country where you are located before -using this eBook. - -Title: The Tiddly Winks - -Author: Laura Rountree Smith - -Illustrator: Haidee Zack Walsh - -Release Date: September 25, 2022 [eBook #69047] - -Language: English - -Produced by: Charlene Taylor and the Online Distributed Proofreading - Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from - images generously made available by The Internet - Archive/American Libraries.) - -*** START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THE TIDDLY WINKS *** - - - - - - -THE TIDDLY WINKS - - -EASY READING LIBRARY OF “JUST RIGHT BOOKS” - - The Tiddly Winks - Open Air Stories - Surprise Stories - Gingerbread Boy - The Party Twins - Doll Land Stories - The Treasure Twins - Tale of Curly Tail - Washington’s Boyhood - Reading Time Stories - Comical Circus Stories - Knowledge Primer Games - Real Out-of-Door Stories - Jolly Polly and Curly Tail - Fifty Funny Animal Tales - The Flower and Berry Babies - In and Out-Door Playgames - A Child’s Garden of Verses - Busy Fingers Drawing Primer - Happy Manikin in Manners Town - The Vegetable and Fruit Children - The Dinner That Was Always There - Six Tiddly Winks and The A to Zees - - Published by - ALBERT WHITMAN & CO. - Chicago, U. S. A. - - - - -[Illustration: _They Danced in a Ring at the Picnic_] - - - - - THE - TIDDLY WINKS - - Text by - LAURA ROUNTREE SMITH - - Author of Six Tiddly Winks - Happy Manikin - Jolly Polly, etc. - - Pictures by HAIDEE - ZACK - WALSH - - [Illustration] - - A JUST RIGHT BOOK - Published by - ALBERT WHITMAN - COMPANY - CHICAGO - - THE TIDDLY WINKS - Copyright, 1923, By Albert Whitman & Co. - Chicago, U.S.A. - - [Illustration] - - A JUST RIGHT BOOK - MADE IN THE U.S.A. - - ©Cl A 752716 - - - - -INTRODUCTION - - - Tiddly Winks is a little fairy, - And he sings like a canary. - Another fairy is Tiddly Wee, - He is just as cunning as can be. - Tiddly Thrift is a saving mite, - He wears a jacket snug and bright. - Tiddly Cheer-Up with smiling face, - Is always welcome any place. - Tiddly Scowl looks at you and me, - He is just as cross as he can be. - Tiddly Why will make you sigh, - He asks questions, My! Oh My! - - A child can read if he stops and thinks, - So say the little Tiddly Winks; - If you will learn your A, B, C’s, - You soon can read good books like these. - The Tiddly Winks cry, “Ho, ho,” - How many words do you REALLY know? - One hundred or more, can you answer “Yes”? - Or do you read your books BY GUESS? - - - - -FOREWORD - - -The Tiddly Winks are good natured little fairies who teach lessons of -thrift and good cheer. Here we meet Tiddly Winks, Tiddly Wee, Tiddly -Thrift, Tiddly Cheer-Up, Tiddly Scowl, and Tiddly Why, all having the -characteristics of real children. - -Who would not take delight in learning their A, B, C’s with the Tiddly -Winks? - -A story of the Wee People—for Wee People, written in charming and simple -style, to be used in school and home as a first reader, carefully graded -with repetition of simple words and phrases. - -Objects in the school room take a lively interest in the Tiddly Winks, -find voices, and even the School Bell outside remarks, - - “Hear my song, hear my rhyme, - Hurry children, be on time.” - -If you still inquire, “Who are the Tiddly Winks?” we will let them reply -in their own fashion, - - “Who are we? Who are we? - Tiddly Winks as all can see; - We are a very merry band, - And we come from Fairyland.” - - - - -CONTENTS - - - Counting - Good Morning - The School Bell - A-B-C’s - What Day - Hurry - Ding-Dong - Smiling Face - Fun - The Books - The Fairy - Monday - The Chimes - Clothes Line - Fairy Wind - The Calendar - Games - Hide and Seek - The Blue Sky - The Noise - The Rain - Little Busy Bee - Tiddly Wee - The Helpers - Count By Two’s - Little Fairy Men - On Time - Late - Tiddly Thrift - To Save - Sweet Cookies - Jolly Cooks - The Picnic - Tiddly Cheer-Up - Tiddly Scowl - Laugh and Play - To Tell Time - The Hours - Wake Up - The Breakfast - Tiddly Why - The New Song - That Way - Bread and Cheese - Valentines - Spring - A House - The Seeds - The Garden - The Sun - The Ride - To Fish - Catching Fish - The Maypole - The Rag Doll - To Write - The Letter - The Visit - The Top - The Airship - Flying Home - The Owl - Rest Day - Merry June - Peeping - To Remember - Good-Bye - - - - -LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS - - - They Danced in a Ring at the Picnic _Frontispiece_ - - He Wheeled Him in a Wheelbarrow Page 10 - - Tiddly Winks Bowed to the Waste Basket ” 19 - - Tiddly Winks Jumped into the Ink Well ” 21 - - He Began to Swing on the Pendulum ” 25 - - Tiddly Winks Made the Clothes Look Funny ” 29 - - He Went to Sleep in a Clothes Basket ” 31 - - Tiddly Winks Danced with the Mouse ” 33 - - He Watched One Little Girl ” 39 - - Tiddly Winks Laughed Like a Brownie ” 41 - - Tiddly Winks Ran on One Side ” 45 - - He Ran a Race Round and Round the Old Clock’s Face ” 59 - - On His Velocipede ” 63 - - Sawing Wood ” 67 - - Skating ” 71 - - Dancing ” 74 - - I Live in a Doll House Under the Old Apple Tree ” 82 - - When I begin I like to Spin ” 84 - - Playing Leap-Frog ” 89 - - - - -[Illustration: _He Wheeled Him in a Wheelbarrow_] - - - - -THE TIDDLY WINKS - -[Illustration] - - - - -COUNTING - - -Tiddly Winks says, - - One, two, - How do you do? - -Tiddly Wee says, - - Three, four, - Here comes one more. - -Tiddly Thrift says, - - Five, six, - I have saving tricks. - -The Tiddly Winks. - -Tiddly Cheer-Up says, - - Seven, eight - Laugh at any rate. - -Tiddly Scowl says, - - Nine, ten, - I scowl again. - -Tiddly Why says, - - Eleven, twelve, - Why not count like elves? - - We Can Count As Well As Think, - Says Every Little Tiddly Wink! - - - - -GOOD MORNING - - -“Good morning,” said Tiddly Winks. - -“Good morning,” sang the School Bell. - -“Who are you?” asked Tiddly Winks. - -“Who are you?” asked the School Bell. - -Tiddly Winks said, - - “I am a fairy, light and airy, - And I sing like a canary.” - -The School Bell was busy ringing. - -The School Bell was busy singing, - - “I am the School Bell, ding dong, - I am the School Bell, hear my song.” - - - - -THE SCHOOL BELL - - -Tiddly Winks heard the song. - -Tiddly Winks heard the School Bell sing. - -He said, “I am a cousin of the Brownies.” - -The School Bell said, “I am a cousin of the Church Bell.” - -Tiddly Winks said, “See the children!” - -The children were coming to school. - -The School Bell sang, - - “They come to school at half past eight, - I hope that no one will be late.” - -Tiddly Winks curled up in the School Bell. - -He curled up and went to sleep. - - - - -A. B. C. - - -Tiddly Winks reads “A-B-C.” - -Can you read “A-B-C?” - -The School Bell cannot read at all. - -The School Bell can only sing. - -Tiddly Winks come read to me. - -Can you read like a fairy? - - Tiddly Winks, if you please - I know all my A, B, C’s. - - - - -WHAT DAY? - - -“Good morning again,” said Tiddly Winks. - -“Good morning to you,” sang the School Bell. - -“What day is it?” asked Tiddly Winks. - -The School Bell sang, “It is Monday morning.” - -He said, “I must ring on Monday morning.” - -Tiddly Winks said, “The children are coming.” - -He said, “They are carrying dinner-pails.” - -The School Bell sang, - - “Hear my song, hear my rhyme - Hurry children, be on time.” - - - - -HURRY - - -The children came hurrying to school. - -The children came to school on time. - -Tiddly Winks said, “I will go to school, too.” - -He said, “I will go to school on time.” - -He said, “I will go to school on Monday.” - -Tiddly Winks peeped into the window. - -He peeped into the school room. - -He called to the children, “Good morning!” - -They said, “Good morning, Tiddly Winks.” - -[Illustration] - - - - -DING DONG - - -“Ding, dong,” sang the School Bell. - -“Good morning,” said Tiddly Winks. - -Tiddly Winks said, “I have been gone a week.” - -The School Bell said, “It is Monday morning.” - -Tiddly Winks said, “Are you tired ringing?” - -The School Bell said, “Are you tired singing?” - -They sang together on Monday morning, - - “Hurry, hurry, take your place, - Take your seat, with smiling face.” - - - - -SMILING FACE - - -Tiddly Winks said, “Can I take a seat?” - -He had a very smiling face. - -Tiddly Winks met the School Room Clock. - -He said, to the clock, “Good morning.” - -[Illustration: _Tiddly Winks Bowed to the Waste Basket_] - -The School Room Clock said, “Tick, tock.” - -Tiddly Winks bowed to the Waste Basket. - -The Waste Basket was empty. - -He sang, - - “Once in a while, once in a while, - They carry me up, and down, the aisle.” - - - - -FUN - - -Sure enough bye and bye the Waste Basket went up and down. - -He was carried in the aisle. - -He was carried between the seats. - -Tiddly Winks came early to school. - -Tiddly Winks was full of fun. - -[Illustration: _Tiddly Winks Jumped Into the Ink Well_] - -He saw the children’s copy books. - -The copy books were open on the desks. - -Tiddly Winks jumped into an ink-well. - -He jumped from desk to desk. - -He jumped on the copy books. - -You could see the marks of his feet! - -The School Bell did not know what was going on. - -He was outside ringing and singing. - - - - -THE BOOKS - - -The School Room Clock saw the copy books. - -He saw the marks of little feet on them. - -He put his hands over his face. - -The School Room Clock wanted to hide! - -He tried to hide his face with his hands! - -The Waste Basket said, “I will get the books.” - -He said, “I will get all the copy books!” - -The School Room Clock ticked away, saying, - - “Rub out the marks this Monday morning, - The teacher is coming, do take warning.” - -[Illustration] - - - - -THE FAIRY - - -Tiddly Winks was a real fairy. - -He blew on the copy books. - -He blew away all the marks. - -The marks of his feet were gone! - -The Waste Basket said, “I am sad.” - -He said, “I won’t get the copy books now.” - -The School Room Clock said, - - “Come and help me run a race, - See my hands go round my face.” - - - - -MONDAY - - -Tiddly Winks said, “I will come.” - -He said to the School Room Clock, “Here I come.” - -He jumped inside of the clock. - -[Illustration: _He Began to Swing on the Pendulum_] - -The children were coming to school. - -They came to school on Monday. - -They looked at the School Room Clock. - -Tiddly Winks had stopped the Clock! - -He began to swing on the pendulum. - -He smiled at the children. - -He said, “I always smile on Monday morning.” - - - - -THE CHIMES - - -Tiddly Winks slept a week in the Clock. - -He woke up next Monday morning. - -He said, “I will go and talk to the School Bell.” - -The School Bell was singing, “ding, dong.” - -“Good bye,” ticked the School Room Clock. - -“Good bye,” whispered the Waste Basket. - -Tiddly Winks called, “Good bye, good bye.” - -He heard the School Bell singing, - - “Monday morning, be on time, - Ding, dong, hear my chime.” - -[Illustration] - - - - -CLOTHES LINE - - -One Monday morning Tiddly Winks ran away. - -He ran away from school one Monday morning. - -He saw washing on a line. - -He blew inside a white skirt. - -The skirt looked like a balloon. - -He said, “It looks like a balloon.” - -He blew inside all the clothes. - -He made the clothes look funny. - -He called to the funny clothes on the line. - -Tiddly Winks called, “Good bye.” - -[Illustration: _Tiddly Winks Made the Clothes Look Funny_] - - - - -FAIRY WIND - - -Tiddly Winks did not run far away. - -He curled up to sleep. - -He went to sleep in the clothes basket. - -He woke and said, “What day is it?” - -The Sun said, “Ask Fairy Wind.” - -Tiddly Winks asked again about the day. - -Fairy Wind said, - - “Ask that question now in school, - You’ll learn something, as a rule.” - -Tiddly Winks ran back to school. - - - - -THE CALENDAR - - -“Good morning,” sang the School Bell. - -“Good morning,” ticked the Clock. - -[Illustration: _He Went to Sleep in a Clothes Basket_] - -“Good morning,” whispered the Waste Basket. - -The School Room Mouse came out. - -Tiddly Winks danced with him. - -Tiddly Winks said, “What day is it?” - -The Mouse said, “Ask the Calendar.” - -The Calendar hung on the wall. - -The Calendar had names on it. - -It had names of days on it. - -It had numbers on it, too. - -The Calendar nodded to Tiddly Winks. - -It said, “It is Tuesday morning.” - - - - -GAMES - - -Tiddly Winks said, “It is Tuesday morning.” - -[Illustration: _Tiddly Winks Danced with the Mouse_] - -He said, “Let us play a game.” - -The School Room Mouse said, “I can play.” - -He said, “We can play hide-and-seek.” - -The Waste Basket said, “I will play.” - -He said, “Let us play cat-and-mouse.” - -They played games before school. - -They played hide-and-seek. - -They played cat-and-mouse. - -They played games on Tuesday morning. - - - - -HIDE AND SEEK - - -The children came in on Tuesday. - -They took their seats on Tuesday morning. - -They did not see Tiddly Winks. - -He hid behind the Calendar. - -He was thinking about hide-and-seek. - -He said, “I will hide here to-day.” - -He said, “I will hide in a pencil-box.” - -He said, “I will hide in a dinner-pail.” - -Tiddly Winks played hide-and-seek. - -He played hide-and-seek on Tuesday. - - - - -THE BLUE SKY - - - “Good morning, good morning, the sky is so blue, - Good morning, good morning, good morning to you.” - -The children sang this song. - -The School Bell stopped ringing. - -He stopped to hear the children sing. - -The School Room Clock kept on ticking. - -He said,“Where is Tiddly Winks?” - -He said, “Where is he on Tuesday?” - -Tiddly Winks was in a pencil-box. - -He made a noise in the pencil-box. - -He made the pencils rattle. - - - - -THE NOISE - - -What a noisy pencil-box! - -What a noise in the desk! - -What a noise in the room! - -The teacher said, - - “Fold your hands and quiet keep, - Play you all are fast asleep.” - -The children folded their hands. - -They kept very quiet. - -Tiddly Winks was quiet too. - -He said, “I learned something.” - -He learned something on Tuesday. - -Tiddly Winks fell asleep. - -He fell asleep on Tuesday morning. - -[Illustration] - - - - -THE RAIN - - -One Tuesday morning it rained. - -It rained harder and harder. - -Tiddly Winks said, “Will the children sing?” - -He said, “They cannot sing about blue skies.” - -He said, “Can they sing to-day?” - -The School Room Clock said, “Wait and see.” - -The Waste Basket said, “They will sing.” - -The School Bell did not mind the rain. - -He sang as usual, “ding, dong.” - - - - -LITTLE BUSY BEE - - -The children came to school. - -They came that rainy day to school. - -They sang a new song. - - “Good morning on a rainy day, - We sing to keep the blues away.” - -Tiddly Winks clapped his tiny hands. - -He said, “I will sing the new song.” - -He watched one little girl. - -She was busy at work all day. - -He said she is a busy girl. - -He called her “Little Busy Bee.” - - - - -TIDDLY WEE - - -Tiddly Winks met another fairy. - -He said to the fairy, “Good morning.” - -[Illustration: _He Watched One Little Girl_] - -The fairy answered, “Good morning.” - -Tiddly Winks said, “What is your name?” - -The fairy answered, “I am Tiddly Wee.” - -Tiddly Winks laughed like a Brownie. - -Tiddly Winks said, “It is Tuesday morning.” - -Tiddly Winks said, “It is ironing day.” - - - - -THE HELPERS - - - “Sing a song and have some fun, - ’Twill help you get the ironing done.” - -Tiddly Wee sang this little song. - -He sang this song on Tuesday. - -[Illustration: _Tiddly Winks Laughed Like a Brownie_] - -He helped Tiddly Winks iron his sheets. - -Tiddly Winks ironed pillow cases. - -These little fairies liked to iron. - -They liked to iron on Tuesday. - -They soon had ironed all the clothes. - -Tiddly Winks said, “Let us go to school.” - -Tiddly Wee said, “We will go to-morrow.” - - - - -COUNT BY TWO’S - - -Tiddly Winks said, “Where is my cap?” - -Tiddly Wee said, “Where is my coat?” - -Tiddly Winks found his red cap. - -Tiddly Wee found his red coat. - -They went to school on Wednesday. - -They learned to count on Wednesday. - -They learned to count by two’s. - - Two, four, six, eight, - Count by two’s, don’t be late. - -“Ding, dong,” rang the School Bell. - -“Tick, tock,” sang the Clock. - - - - -LITTLE FAIRY MEN - - -The Waste Basket said, “I can count.” - -The Calendar said, “See all my numbers, - - “One, two, three, four, - Come in please—shut the door.” - -Tiddly Winks wrote numbers. - -Tiddly Wee wrote on the board. - - “We are little Fairy Men, - We can count up to ten.” - -The School Room Mouse looked at them. - -He looked out of the Clock. - -He sang, - - “I can count very well, - But how far, I won’t tell.” - -Tiddly Winks said, “I like to count.” - -Tiddly Wee said, “I can count on Wednesday.” - - - - -ON TIME - - -Tiddly Winks came to school. - -Tiddly Wee came early to school. - -“Good morning,” sang the School Bell. - -[Illustration: _Tiddly Winks Ran on One Side, Tiddly Wee Ran on the -Other_] - -Tiddly Winks said, - - “I have pennies, and a dime, - See, I always come on time.” - -Tiddly Wee said, - - “For the children we will wait, - How I hope they won’t be late.” - -One little boy was often late. - -One little boy was a sleepy-head. - -Tiddly Winks said, - - “Try to get to school on time, - Help the fairies make a rhyme.” - - - - -LATE - - -One little girl was late to school. - -One little girl was often late. - -The little girl was late to breakfast. - -Tiddly Winks said, - - “Tiddly Winks soon I will wake you, - And to school I will take you.” - -Tiddly Winks woke the little girl. - -Tiddly Wee ran with her to school. - -Tiddly Winks ran on one side. - -Tiddly Wee ran on the other. - - - - -TIDDLY THRIFT - - - Tiddly Thrift got off the boat, - In a neatly mended coat. - -He came to town on Wednesday. - -Tiddly Thrift said, “It is Wednesday.” - -He wore a mended coat on Wednesday. - -He met Tiddly Winks and Tiddly Wee. - -Tiddly Thrift said, - - “We must save paper and string, - We must save time and everything.” - -Tiddly Thrift taught the children. - -He taught them to save paper. - -He taught them to write on both sides. - - - - -TO SAVE - - -The Waste Basket began to cry. - -He began to cry on Wednesday. - -“See the children save their paper.” - -“They write on both sides of the paper.” - -“How will I ever get full of paper?” - -Tiddly Winks saw the children save paper. - -Tiddly Wee said, “They will save time too.” - -The School Room Clock said, - - “Tick, tock, tick, tock, - They’ll save time like as not.” - -The School Room Mouse began to squeak. - -He squeaked, “I hope they will save crumbs.” - -He said, “Will they save crumbs for me?” - - - - -SWEET COOKIES - - - Tiddly Winks as you know, - In the kitchen now must go, - Tiddly Wee, as you see, - Makes the fire burn merrily, - Tiddly Thrift every hour, - Saves the butter, saves the flour. - They get out the rolling-pin, - So the fun will soon begin! - They mix some cookies for a treat, - Cut them out, and make them sweet, - In the oven they baked them too, - Just as you or I would do. - -[Illustration] - - - - -JOLLY COOKS - - - Tiddly Winks and Tiddly Wee, - Are very little cooks you see, - Tiddly Thrift has come to town, - And he will bake the cookies brown. - The cook will have a nice surprise, - When the cookies greet her eyes, - The fairies say, “Do you like our looks? - You see we all are jolly cooks.” - The kitchen Clock upon the wall, - Said, “I like Tiddly Thrift the best of all.” - Tiddly Winks and Tiddly Wee, - Were just as busy as could be! - -[Illustration] - - - - -THE PICNIC - - -“Hurry, hurry,” called Tiddly Winks. - -“Hurry up,” cried Tiddly Wee. - -“Hurry to the picnic,” said Tiddly Thrift. - -Some of the Tiddly Winks were late. - -Tiddly Cheer-Up came smiling. - -He came singing, - - “Let us never trouble borrow, - Start to-day, or start to-morrow.” - -They went on a picnic on Thursday. - -They went to the woods. - -They carried picnic baskets. - - - - -TIDDLY CHEER-UP - - -Tiddly Winks fell in the water. - -Tiddly Wee helped him out. - -Tiddly Thrift spread the lunch. - -He said, “We will save the crumbs.” - -Tiddly Cheer-Up smiled on every one. - -He said, - - “Nothing will go very wrong, - If we sing a ‘Cheer-Up’ song.” - -They danced in a ring. - -They danced in a ring at the picnic. - -They danced and sang on Thursday. - - - - -TIDDLY SCOWL - - -“Good morning,” said Tiddly Winks. - -“Is it a good morning?” asked Tiddly Scowl. - -Tiddly Scowl was always scowling. - -Tiddly Scowl was often late to school. - -Tiddly Scowl said, “It is a rainy morning.” - -Tiddly Scowl did not like the rain. - -Tiddly Why came walking by. - -Tiddly Why asked many questions. - -Tiddly Why said, “Why do you scowl?” - -He said, “Why don’t you like rain?” - - - - -LAUGH AND PLAY - - -“What day is it?” asked Tiddly Winks. - -“What time is it?” asked Tiddly Wee. - -“What shall we do next?” asked Tiddly Thrift. - -“Let us laugh and play,” said Tiddly Cheer-Up. - -“I cannot laugh and play,” said Tiddly Scowl. - -[Illustration] - -Tiddly Why said, “Why can’t you laugh?” - -The Calendar said, “I know what day it is.” - -The Calendar said, “It is Thursday.” - -The Calendar said, - - “At my face come take a peek, - There are seven days in a week.” - -The School Room Clock said, “Good morning.” - -It said, “I can tell you the time.” - - “Count the numbers on my face, - Can you count numbers any place?” - -Tiddly Winks counted numbers on the board. - -Tiddly Wee counted numbers on the Calendar. - -Tiddly Thrift counted numbers on the Clock’s face. - -Tiddly Cheer-Up counted numbers on cards. - -Tiddly Scowl counted no numbers at all. - -Tiddly Why said, “Why don’t you count?” - -Tiddly Winks said, “I want to tell time.” - -Tiddly Why asked, “Why do you want to tell time?” - - - - -TO TELL TIME - - -“I want to tell time,” said Tiddly Winks. - -The School Room Clock smiled at him. - -He said, “Look at my two hands.” - -He said, - - “Look at my shorter hand, - It points to the hour you understand.” - -Tiddly Winks repeated the words over and over. - -The Clock spoke again, - - “Look at my longer hand, - It points to the minutes, you understand.” - -The School Room Clock went on talking. - - “I point to six, with my short hand, - The long hand’s at twelve you understand, - It is six o’clock, it is six o’clock, - And time for supper, like as not.” - - - - -THE HOURS - - -Tiddly Winks began to learn to tell time. - -[Illustration: - - _He Ran a Race,_ - _Round and Round the Old Clock’s Face_] - -He learned to tell a little time every day. - -He learned to tell the hours. - - Tiddly Winks then ran a race, - Round and round the old clock’s face. - -Tiddly Winks began to tell time on Thursday. - -Tiddly Scowl said, “I cannot tell time.” - -The School Bell rang again, - - “Ding, dong, work and play - Children be on time to-day.” - -“Why should we be on time?” asked Tiddly Why. - -Tiddly Scowl said, “Dear me, why do you ask questions?” - - - - -WAKE UP - - -“Wake up, wake up,” called Tiddly Winks. - -“I am awake,” said Tiddly Wee. - -“Hurry up, save time,” sang Tiddly Thrift. - -“Wake up happy,” said Tiddly Cheer-Up. - -“I cannot look happy,” said Tiddly Scowl. - -“Why shall we get-up?” asked Tiddly Why. - -Tiddly Winks said, “Let us go to school.” - -He said, “Let us go on Friday.” - -Tiddly Winks said, “Come, get breakfast.” - - - - -THE BREAKFAST - - -Tiddly Thrift helped with breakfast. - -He set the breakfast table. - -Can you set the breakfast table? - -Tiddly Cheer-Up cooked the coffee. - -Tiddly Scowl said, “I don’t like coffee.” - -Tiddly Winks said, “Drink some cocoa.” - -Tiddly Wee said, “Drink some milk.” - -Tiddly Why said, “Why do we drink coffee?” - -Tiddly Winks said, “We like to drink coffee.” - -Tiddly Scowl sat in the corner scowling. - -[Illustration: _On His Velocipede_] - - - - -TIDDLY WHY - - -The Tiddly Winks hurried to school. - -They all hurried to school on Friday. - -The School Bell sang, - - “Good morning, I am glad to meet you, - Good morning, I am glad to greet you.” - -The School Room Clock sang, - - “Fall in line, - It is quarter of nine.” - -Tiddly Winks sat on the window-sill. - -Tiddly Scowl came in late. - -He stopped on the way to school. - -He stopped to play ball. - -Tiddly Why said, “Why are you late?” - - - - -THE NEW SONG - - -Tiddly Cheer-Up sang on Friday. - -He sang a new song on Friday. - - “If the weather is wet, - You’ll have fun yet, - If the weather is cold, - Please do not scold, - If the weather is dry, - To have fun we try, - When the weather is warm, - Comes a thunder storm, - Cheer-Up, we have fun together. - We like different kinds of weather.” - -All the children learned the new song. - -All the children liked the new song. - -They sang together on Friday morning. - - - - -THAT WAY - - -The School Room Mouse said, “Good morning.” - -He said, “I will be the teacher.” - -He said, “What time is it, Tiddly Winks?” - -Tiddly Winks replied, “It is school time.” - -The School Room Mouse said, “Who can spell?” - -He said, “Who can spell ‘Friday’?” - -Tiddly Scowl said, “I cannot spell.” - -He said, - - “From school I often stay away, - I always scowl and scowl all day.” - -Tiddly Thrift sang, - - “Save a little every day, - We’ll be happier that way.” - - - - -BREAD AND CHEESE - - -The School Room Mouse was a funny teacher. - -He said, - - “You must excuse me if you please, - This Friday noon I smell fresh cheese.” - -[Illustration: _Sawing Wood_] - -He smelled some fresh cheese on Friday. - -He smelled cheese from a dinner pail. - -The School Room Mouse loved cheese. - -One little boy ate his lunch. - -The boy had bread and cheese for lunch. - -He dropped some crumbs of bread. - -He dropped some crumbs of cheese. - -The School Room Mouse came out. - -He came out and ate the cheese. - - - - -VALENTINES - - -Tiddly Winks made a valentine. - -He made a valentine on Friday. - -Friday was Saint Valentine’s day. - -Tiddly Wee made a valentine too. - -He made it like a heart. - -Tiddly Scowl said, “I cannot make one.” - -He said, “I cannot make a valentine.” - -Tiddly Thrift helped him. - -Tiddly Cheer-Up made up a verse. - -He made a verse for his valentine. - - “I love you truly mother mine, - You are my dearest valentine.” - -Tiddly Wee made a pretty valentine. - -He made a valentine for the baby. - -He wrote on his valentine, - - “Baby brother with eyes so blue. - Here is a valentine heart for you.” - -They all made some envelopes. - -They made envelopes for the valentines. - -They put stamps on the envelopes. - -They sent the valentines by mail. - -Tiddly Scowl got an ugly valentine. - -Tiddly Cheer-Up said, - - “If you will learn how to smile, - It will make life worth while.” - - - - -SPRING - - -The Calendar said, “It is spring.” - -“It is spring,” whispered the breezes. - -“It is spring,” pattered the rain. - -“It is spring,” sang the robin. - -The birds were building nests. - -“Where will I live?” asked Jenny Wren. - -Jenny Wren said, “I want a new house.” - -She said, “Who will build me a house?” - -Tiddly Winks said, - - “I’ll build a wee house in the spring, - When all the birds begin to sing.” - - - - -A HOUSE - - -“Who will build me a home?” asked Jenny Wren. - -“I will,” said Tiddly Winks. - -“I will,” answered Tiddly Wee. - -Tiddly Thrift said, “Use a cigar box.” - -Tiddly Cheer-Up found a cigar box. - -[Illustration: _Skating_] - -Tiddly Scowl said, “I cannot build a house.” - -Tiddly Why said, “Why not?” - -They soon made a house. - -They made it out of a cigar box. - -They made it for Jenny Wren. - -She said, - - “It is spring again, spring again, - Spring in sunshine, spring in rain.” - - - - -THE SEEDS - - -Tiddly Winks said, “It is spring.” - -Tiddly Wee said, “Let us make a garden.” - -Tiddly Thrift said, “I saved some seeds.” - -He saved the seeds from last year. - -Tiddly Cheer-Up said, “Where is the rake?” - -Tiddly Scowl said, “I don’t like to rake.” - -Tiddly Why said, “Why? Why?” - -Tiddly Winks said, “Where is the hoe?” - -They all sang, - - “With rake and hoe - To the garden go, - In the early spring - When the robbins sing.” - - - - -THE GARDEN - - -The Tiddly Winks planted a garden. - -They planted it in the spring. - -They planted vegetable seeds. - -They planted flower seeds. - -Patter, patter, patter, fell the rain. - -The rain helped the seeds grow. - -The garden was planted on Saturday. - -Another Saturday came. - -The Tiddly Winks planted a tree. - -They planted a tree on Saturday. - -They planted a tree on Arbor Day. - - - - -THE SUN - - -The sun was shining one spring day. - -The sun shone one Saturday. - -Tiddly Winks got out the spade. - -He said, “Let us make more garden.” - -Tiddly Wee got out the wheelbarrow. - -[Illustration: _Dancing_] - -Tiddly Thrift said, “See the lettuce!” - -Tiddly Cheer-Up said, “See the radishes!” - -Tiddly Scowl said, “I wish they were violets.” - -Tiddly Why said, “Why? Why?” - - - - -THE RIDE - - - “Come rake and hoe, - Make our garden grow.” - -Sang Tiddly Winks one Saturday. - -Tiddly Wee said, “The sun makes things grow.” - -Tiddly Thrift said, “The rain makes things grow.” - -Tiddly Scowl grew very tired. - -Tiddly Winks wheeled him home. - -He wheeled him in the wheelbarrow. - -Tiddly Why said, “Why does he ride?” - -Tiddly Cheer-Up said, - - “Cheer up, Cheer up, we are happy together, - Cheer up, Cheer up, it is fine spring weather.” - - - - -TO FISH - - -Tiddly Winks said, “Let us go fishing.” - -Tiddly Wee said, “I will go with you.” - -Tiddly Thrift said, “Where is the fishing-rod?” - -Tiddly Cheer-Up said, “Here is the fish hook.” - -Tiddly Scowl said, “Who will dig worms?” - -Tiddly Why said, “Why do we want worms?” - -“We will bait the hook,” said Tiddly Winks. - -“Will bait it with worms,” said Tiddly Wee. - -The Tiddly Winks sang, - - “Happy at work, and happy at play, - We’ll go fishing on a Saturday.” - -[Illustration] - - - - -CATCHING FISH - - -The Tiddly Winks carried a basket. - -They carried a basket for fish. - -They sat on the bank to fish. - -Tiddly Scowl said, “Why don’t the fish bite?” - -By and by they caught some fish. - -They put the fish in the covered basket. - -They carried the basket home. - -They all ate fish for supper. - -They had fish for supper on Saturday. - - - - -THE MAYPOLE - - -Tiddly Winks said, “It is the first of May.” - -Tiddly Wee said, “Where is the Maypole?” - -Tiddly Thrift said, “We will make one.” - -They made a Maypole from a pole. - -They made it from a clothes pole. - -They put gay streamers on it. - -Each Tiddly Wink took hold of a streamer. - -They danced round the Maypole. - -They all sang, - - “Round the Maypole dance and play, - In the merry month of May.” - - - - -THE RAG DOLL - - -Tiddly Winks got a letter. - -He got a letter on Saturday. - -The letter was from Toy Town. - -It was written by the Rag Doll. - -The Rag Doll said, - - Toy Town, May 5th. - - Dear Tiddly Winks, - - I live in a new Doll House with many other toys. - - I would like you to visit me. - - Tell all the family to come and see me, and tell them that I - live in the Doll House under the old apple tree. - - Your friend, - - The Rag Doll. - - - - -TO WRITE - - -Tiddly Winks said, “Here is a letter.” - -He said, “Who will answer the letter?” - -Tiddly Why said, “Why do you answer it?” - -Tiddly Winks said, “We must be polite.” - -Tiddly Thrift said, “I saved some paper.” - -Tiddly Cheer-Up said, “We will make an envelope.” - -The Tiddly Winks wrote a polite letter. - -They put it in an envelope to send. - -Tiddly Scowl said, - - “I can’t write a letter very well, - For I never learned to spell.” - - - - -THE LETTER - - -This is the letter the Tiddly Winks wrote. - - Tiddly Wink Town, May 6th. - - Dear Rag Doll, - - We will come to-morrow to visit you. - - We will come to the Doll House under the apple tree. - - Thank you for your letter. - - Your loving friends, - - The Tiddly Winks. - -[Illustration: _I Live in a Doll House Under the Old Apple Tree_] - - - - -THE VISIT - - -The Tiddly Winks called “Good-bye, good-bye.” - -They called, “Good-bye Father and Mother.” - -They went together to Toy Town. - -They went to visit the Rag Doll. - -They came to the Doll House. - -The Rag Doll kissed them all. - -The Rag Doll was glad to see them. - -They sat in the new Doll House in Toy Town. - - - - -THE TOP - - -The Rag Doll said, “Where is Tiddly Scowl?” - -[Illustration: _When I Begin I Like to Spin_] - -Sure enough, where was Tiddly Scowl? - -He was up stairs in the Doll House. - -He looked out of the window. - -He said, “I want to go home.” - -Just then the Top began to talk. - - “I am the Top, will I never stop? - Spin, spin, spin, - With humming sound, I dance around, - Spin, spin, spin.” - -Tiddly Why said, - -“Why doesn’t the top stop?” - -The Top answered, - - “When I begin, - I like to spin.” - -Tiddly Thrift laughed at that. - -Tiddly Cheer-Up said, “We must say ‘Good-bye’.” - - - - -THE AIRSHIP - - -Tiddly Winks said, “We must say, ‘Good-bye’.” - -Tiddly Wee said, “See the Airship!” - -The Airship sailed down, down. - -They all got in the Airship. - -They called to the Rag Doll, “Good-bye.” - -She gave them a surprise. - -The Rag Doll said, “I will sail with you.” - -They all sailed back to Tiddly Winks Town. - -They sailed over the houses. - -They sailed over the tree-tops. - - - - -FLYING HOME - - -The Tiddly Winks all flew home. - -They flew home in the big Airship. - -They sang as they flew, - - “Hurrah, hurrah for Toy Town, - We’re flying up on high, - Hurrah, hurrah for Toy Town, - Good bye, good bye, good bye.” - -The Rag Doll said, - - “If you will open your eyes and look, - You will find me smiling in this book.” - -She went to live in a book. - -She went to live with the Tiddly Winks. - - - - -THE OWL - - -Tiddly Winks had a pet owl. - -He called him “Mr. Who.” - -The Owl cried, “Tu-whit, tu-who.” - -Tiddly Winks said, “Meet the Rag Doll.” - -The Rag Doll said, - - “Are you really old and wise, - I very much admire your size.” - -The Owl replied, - - “I admire your bead eyes so bright, - Can you read by candle-light?” - -They all laughed at that. - -The Rag Doll could not read at all! - - - - -REST DAY - - -Tiddly Winks could read very well. - -Tiddly Wee could read and write. - -Tiddly Thrift could also save. - -Tiddly Cheer-Up was always happy. - -Tiddly Scowl was always cross. - -Tiddly Why asked too many questions. - -They all sang, - - “On Monday, we will go to school - And learn some lessons as a rule. - We’ll go on Tuesday, Wednesday too, - On Thursday learn a thing or two, - On Friday we will be polite, - We’ll also try to read and write, - On Saturday we’ll have a play, - And Sunday is our best, rest day.” - - - - -MERRY JUNE - - -Merry June came again. - -June came with vacation. - -Tiddly Winks was merry in June. - -Tiddly Wee said, “I like vacation.” - -Tiddly Thrift said, “I will work in vacation.” - -[Illustration: _Playing Leap-Frog_] - -Tiddly Scowl said, - - “I really don’t like any season, - And I cannot tell the reason.” - -Tiddly Why said, “Why don’t you like June?” - -Tiddly Why asked too many questions. - -He even wore a question mark on his cap? - - - - -PEEPING - - -Tiddly Winks said, “I will peep into school.” - -He said, “I will peep in the school room window.” - -He said, “I will say good-bye to the School Bell.” - -He said, “I want to talk to the School Room Clock.” - -He began to think about the School Room Mouse. - -He wanted a word with the Waste Basket. - -He wanted to talk to the Calendar. - -Tiddly Winks went off dancing and singing. - - “I can sing a little if I try, - And I can call, ‘good bye, good bye.’” - - - - -TO REMEMBER - - -Tiddly Winks heard the School Bell ringing. - -He called, “Good-bye, School Bell.” - -The School Bell said, - - “Good bye, good bye, please remember, - School begins next September.” - -Tiddly Winks answered, - - “I will try to remember, - About next September!” - -Tiddly Winks went into school. - -He called, “Good-bye, Waste Basket.” - -The Waste Basket replied, - - “I’ll be at work as I remember, - Very early in September!” - -Tiddly Winks looked at the Clock. - -He called, “Good-bye, Mr. Time Keeper.” - - - - -GOOD-BYE - - -The School Room Clock sang, - - “I will start again as I remember, - About the seventh of September!” - -Tiddly Winks called, “Good-bye, School Room Mouse.” - -The School Room Mouse answered, - - “I’ll get more crumbs as I remember, - About the first week of September.” - -The Calendar said, “Will no one speak to me?” - -Tiddly Winks called, “Good-bye, old Calendar.” - -The Calendar called, - - “I keep the days as you remember, - School starts again next September.” - -Tiddly Winks called happily, - - “WHEN YOU CLOSE THIS LITTLE BOOK - OPEN IT AGAIN AND LOOK, - HOW MANY LESSONS CAN YOU READ? 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