Excerpt from First Reader: Part II The horse is in the yard. You will see him rush through the gate, shake his mane, and start at a brisk pace down the lane. Grace, Kate and the babe have just left the lane, and are in the grass plot. Grace is fond of the babe and will take care that it is safe from harm. They of-ten go to the lake when there is not a gale, to dip their bare feet in the water or wade, or race on the sand. Then they rest and Kate tells a tale. In the face of the hill is a cave which Ben made with his spade. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.