260 What May taught Fohuny.

 

But the skipping was very hard
for him, for all that. His legs were
so fat, you see; and he was so fat
altogether, that he really could not
jump lightly like his sister ; and then
the rope would twist and hit his
face. It seemed as if he never
would be able to do it at all.

Only May thought he did it a
little better every day; and she did
not like him to leave off trying.

And after he was tired of skip-
ping, very often the reading-book
came out of May’s pocket ; and
Johnny spelt d-o do, and s-o so, and
g-o go, loud enough for the ducks
to hear, even if they were right on

the other side of the pond, though