LEARNING TO READ.

 Come, little brother, come to me;

I'll teach you soon your A, B, C.

You're three years old; you must, indeed,

Begin at once to learn to read.

Be careful now, don't tear the book,

And where I point there you must look.

That's A, that's B, and that is C;

Now say them plainly after me.

That's very well! How very nice!

You'll learn your letters in a trice.

And then you'll quickly learn to spell,

And soon, I hope, read very well.