Best Stories from the Best Book: An Illustrated Bible Companion for the HomeWhite, James Edson
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Best Stories from the Best Book: An Illustrated Bible Companion for the Home
White, James Edson
Bible -- History of Biblical events; Bible stories, English; Readers -- Bible
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LESSON TWENTY-TWO.
=Number Story.=
[Illustration]
LESSON TWENTY-THREE.
[Illustration]
Here is a beautiful vine.
It came from a tiny black seed.
It is a morning glory vine.
Do you see the pretty buds?
Can you find a morning glory flower in the evening?
Who gives the morning glory life?
[cursive: Morning glory.
a tiny black seed.
evening.]
LESSON TWENTY-FOUR.
=The Flood.=
One time God let it rain for many days.
The water was very deep. It covered all the earth. All the trees were
covered with water.
All the mountains were covered.
In one place the people were safe.
Yes, in the ark.
[Illustration]
God had told Noah to make the ark.
Noah loved God. He believed what God told him.
The people did not love God. They did not believe what God told Noah.
They did not believe that God would send a flood.
But the flood came.
Noah and his family were safe in the ark.
LESSON TWENTY-FIVE.
=The Bean's Story. I.=
[Illustration]
Here I am in my warm bed.
John made the box.
He put the dirt into the box.
Mary put me in my bed.
Then she covered me with dirt.
The sun made the bed warm.
The children wanted me to wake up.
They gave me some water.
They said, "This will wake her up."
I love the warm sun and the water.
The children knew this.
children knew wanted water
covered warm wake gave
LESSON TWENTY-SIX.
=The Bean's Story. II.=
[Illustration]
Good morning, children.
You see I am awake now.
I am getting out of my white coat.
I put my feet out first.
You call my feet roots.
My roots help me to stand.
Did you know that I have mouths in my roots?
I cannot run about to get my food.
I get food out of the ground.
good morning awake mouths
white coat help stand roots feet
LESSON TWENTY-SEVEN.
=The Bean's Story. III.=
[Illustration]
I am glad the children like to watch me.
This morning they can see my tiny leaves.
Shall I tell the children about the mouths in my leaves? I get food out
of the air.
My leaves have work to do.
In this, they are like your hands.
I shall have many hands by and by.
shall hands leaves about air
like glad by and by
LESSON TWENTY-EIGHT.
=The Bean's Story. IV.=
[Illustration]
Do you see my long stem?
I can stand up now.
I shall reach up toward the sun.
Can you draw my pretty leaves?
See the bud at the end of my stem.
Watch for the leaves that are in that bud.
It will open soon.
Can you make it open?
stem reach toward that
up end bud open
LESSON TWENTY-NINE.
=The Bean's Story. V.=
What do you think of me now?
I have grown big and tall.
Here are two little bean pods.
You see the tiny beans in the pod.
Here are some white flowers.
They will soon fall off.
Watch for more bean pods.
By and by the tiny beans will grow big.
What will they look like?
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