What May taught Fohuny. 259

May and Johnny had many a nice
game of play there under the trees ;
and after that skipping-rope came, it
went out with them most days; and
when May had had a good skip to
show him how to do it, she always
let Johnny try himself; for she did
not like him to give up anything,
you know, and often repeated her
mother’s words to him—‘ Nothing
like patience ; nothing in the world
likeevthat:

So Johnny tried and tried; and
when he was inclined to be cross,
because he could not do it, he tried
to conquer that feeling, and to be a
good-tempered little boy, as he knew
he ought to be.

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