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1. Like slate, chalk comes out of the hills. It is white and soft. It is
used for many purposes. The farmer puts it on the fields sometimes, to
make the soil better. It holds water and keeps the soil moist.
2. We get lime and whiting from chalk. We use it in these forms for
making our ceilings and walls clean. It is used, too, for writing on the
blackboard. Chalk is found in many parts of England. Kent and Hampshire
have most. Chalk-pits are often seen in the hills.
3. Chalk is formed of thousands of tiny shells.
_Write and learn:_
Chalk is--
White.
Soft.
Crumbly.
Chalk is found in--
Hampshire.
Kent.
Isle of Wight.
Chalk makes--
Lime.
Whiting.
Chalk-pencils.
THE MOUSE. [_Page 36._
1. The mouse is a very small animal, with pointed nose and long tail. It
has large bright eyes, large ears, strong sharp teeth, and is very
timid.
2. The mouse gnaws through the walls and floors of our houses with its
sharp, strong teeth. It makes a little nest in a hole. It comes out when
all is quiet to look for crumbs, or anything left about that it can eat.
It gets into the pantry sometimes.
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