LESSON 53 THE ELVES

THE ELVES

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Sound-and-Say words

1. Tippy, Tappy and Tuppy were three little elves.

2. They flew about all day, looking for work to do.

3. They often played tricks, too.

4. At the close of the day, they told each other where they had been, and all they had seen.

5. "I did some work in a garden to-day," said Tippy. "I gave a drink to a sick plant.

Then I pulled up some weeds which grew near it and threw them away."

6. "Well," said Tappy, "I knew where to go to find a lonely little baby.

7. As I drew near his cot, he must have seen me, for he smiled and looked so glad.

I sang a happy little song to him, while I was there. You should have seen him clap his wee hands!"

8. "I fixed the screw of a toy train which could not go," said Tuppy.

9. "Then I had fun with a boy.

I sent a little breeze past him. It blew his hat off. Such a chase he had!"

10. Tippy, Tappy and Tuppy carry jewels on their caps. The jewels shine like stars, so that the elves can see in the dark.

11. They find time for work as well as for play. They are a happy little crew.