There is the key of the Kingdom. In that Kingdom there is a city; In that city there is a town; In that town there is a street; In that street there is a lane; In that lane there is a yard; In that yard there is a house; In that house there is a room; In that room there is a bed; On that bed there is a basket; In that basket there are some flowers. Flowers in the basket, Basket on the bed, Bed in the room, Room in the house, House in the yard, Yard in the lane, Lane in the street, Street in the town, Town in the city, City in the Kingdom, And this is the key of the Kingdom. #FUN FOR VERY LITTLE FOLK# [Illustration: BUNNIE: "YOU SEE WHAT IT SAYS ON THIS SIGN? NOW STOP YOUR BARKING AND GO RIGHT AWAY OR I'LL CALL A POLICEMAN!"] TOMMY AND HIS SISTER AND THEIR NEW PONY-CART BY DEWITT CLINTON FALLS Tommy took his sister out in their new pony-cart for a ride. They met a little friend very soon, and asked her to ride, too. Then Billie came along and of course they had to invite him. But they had forgotten how fat Billie was, so their ride ended very suddenly! THE ADVENTURES OF THREE LITTLE KITTENS [Illustration: "HURRAH! WE ARE GOING TO SEE THE WORLD!"] [Illustration: "OH DEAR, THIS IS DREADFUL!"] [Illustration: "YES, IT IS SWEET MILK; IT'S YOUR TURN NEXT."] [Illustration: BUT THEY MADE SUCH A NOISE THAT--] [Illustration: JACK CAME OUT AND SO FRIGHTENED THEM THAT--] [Illustration: THEY RAN HOME AS FAST AS THEY COULD GO.] THE LITTLE KITTENS' SURPRISE [Illustration: I. "NOW KITTIES, LIE DOWN AND GO TO SLEEP."] [Illustration: II. "WHAT'S THAT NOISE? SEE! A MOUSE TAIL!"] [Illustration: III. THEY MAKE A DASH FOR THE DOOR, AND--] [Illustration: BEGIN TO PULL.] [Illustration: NOW, "ALL TOGETHER!"--] [Illustration: BUT THIS IS WHAT IT WAS.] TED'S FOOLISH WISH "I WISH I WAS AN OWL" SAID TEDDY, WITH A SCOWL, "CAUSE THEN I COULD SIT UP THE WHOLE NIGHT THROUGH." BUT SOME FAIRIES HEARD HIM SCOLD, AND HERE YOU MAY BEHOLD [Illustration: HOW THEY] [Illustration: MADE THAT] [Illustration: AWFUL WISH] [Illustration: COME TRUE!] CHARLES FITCH LESTER Nonsense Rhyme. from the Negro quarters Jay-bird a-sittin' on a Hickory limb. He winked at me, I winked at him. 'Taint gwine to rain no mo'. Hawk and Buzzard went to law; Hawk fell down and broke his jaw. 'Taint gwine to rain no mo'. Oh, de Wren and de Thrush go clackety-clack, Dey bofe talk at once an dey bofe talk back, Dey say: "Jim Crow, my but you =is= black!" 'Taint gwine to rain no mo'. TIMOTHY TRUNDLE. By FREDERICK MOXON.