LESSON 36 THE FLAG

THE FLAG

Look-and-Say words

Sound-and-Say words

1. Neil had a penny of his own, and then his mother gave him one.

2. "Thank you, Mother," said Neil. "I shall save up to buy a flag."

3. One day, he swept the steps, so Dad gave him a penny.

4. "Oh, thank you, Dad," he said. "Now I can buy a flag."

5. Off he went to the shop and soon came back with the flag.

6. "Come and see my flag, Mother," said Neil.

7. "Look at the stars on it and the blue, just like the sky.

8. I am glad I saw it in the shop. Look at me, while I wave it."

9. As he did so, he cried, "Three cheers for the red, white and blue."

10. Jim and Ned came to visit Neil, and he let them wave his flag. "Three cheers for the red, white and blue," they all cried.