4. Rabbits like to live where there is plenty of furze, which they eat for food. They do much mischief in corn-fields by eating the young corn. They also eat the bark off young trees, and so spoil them. _Write and learn:_ Rabbits have-- Long ears. Large eyes. Long hind-legs. Warm fur. Rabbits eat-- Grass. Roots. Leaves. Bark. Rabbits-- Burrow. Make nests for their young. Leap. Play. IVY. [_Page 43._ 1. Ivy is an evergreen, climbing plant. It grows on old walls, houses, and churches, and sometimes on trees. 2. There are several kinds of ivy. The leaves of each kind are of a different shape. All ivy leaves are very pretty. 3. The leaves have little marks called veins, crossing them in all ways. These veins are full of sap, or moisture, which the roots of the plant suck up from the earth. 4. Some ivy flowers, and bears berries. _Write and learn:_ Ivy is-- An evergreen. A climber. Ivy has-- Different forms of leaf. Many veins. Ivy grows-- On old buildings. Sometimes round trees. A TREE. [_Page 47._ 1. There are many kinds of trees. The oak, elm, and beech are very common. 2. Trees have roots, trunks, branches, leaves, and often flowers and fruit. The brown covering of the trunk is called bark. This keeps the tree warm and dry. 3. Their leaves fall off in autumn, except those of evergreens like the holly and the laurel. 4. Trees are both beautiful and useful. They provide us with timber and firewood, and give shade and shelter to our houses and gardens. _Write and learn:_ Trees have-- Roots. Branches. Leaves. Trees-- Shed leaves. Live long. Trees give us-- Timber. Fruits. Shade and shelter. BRICKS. [_Page 50._ 1. Bricks are made of clay. The clay is very damp and heavy when it is dug out of the ground. 2. It is put into moulds to make bricks, and slowly baked in a kiln. Then the bricks are dry and not so heavy as the clay was. They are porous. 3. Most bricks are of oblong shape. This is the shape used for building houses, schools, walls. Sometimes they are made into very pretty shapes, are glazed and used for floors and other things. _Write and learn:_ Bricks are-- Made of clay. Shaped in moulds. Baked in a kiln. Bricks are-- Not so heavy as stone. Hard. Oblong. Bricks are used-- For building. For ornament. THE DONKEY. [_Page 53._ 1. The donkey is a useful animal when well treated. It is cheaper to buy and to keep than a pony. 2. The donkey has hoofs like the horse, and wears shoes. It is very patient and gentle, and can do with coarse food. 3. The donkey's coat is rough, and its mane short. It has a black stripe down its back and across its shoulders. Its head and ears are very long.