"Then in this basket-cradle
She put the little child;
And quietly he floated down
Among the rushes wild.
"Just then the king's own daughter
Came to the water's edge,
And saw the basket floating
Among the grass and sedge.
"She drew it from the water,
And called the babe her own,
And kept him till to be a man
That little boy had grown.
"And when you read the Bible,--
Which you will learn to do,--
You'll see how great and good he was,
And how God loved him, too."
[Illustration]
ANGER.
[Illustration: W.]
"When a child is cross and angry,
Never must her voice be heard;
Only to herself most softly
May she say this simple word,
"Lead us not into temptation;"
That will angry thoughts remove,
Make her calm and still and gentle,
With a spirit full of love.
WHAT THE BIRDS SAY.
[Illustration]
"I hear the birds sing, mother,
Yet know not what they say;
I've listened to them often
Until they flew away.
"Say if their words, dear mother,
To you are clear and plain,
Or if, like me, you've listened
At morn and night in vain.
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