11. Muir, John, The Story of My Boyhood and Youth. Houghton. How America's greatest nature lover spent his boyhood in Scotland, and his youth in Wisconsin, learning to know wild animals and birds and flowers.

12. Pinchot, Gifford, The Training of a Forester. Lippincott.

A book by one who is distinguished for his knowledge of the forest and for his services to forest conservation.

13. Price, Overton Estfeldt, The Land We Live In. Small, Maynard. Explains the use and the waste of America's forests, lands, waters, minerals, telling why and how they ought to be preserved.

14. Pritchard, Myron T., and Turkington, Grace A., Stories of Thrift for Young Americans. Scribner.

How to be poor; how to be rich; how to save; how to spend. What would you do if you had $100 to spend? Read what Ella, Phil, and Herbert thought they would do.

15. Rolt-Wheeler, Francis W., Boy with the United States Foresters. Lothrop.

Explains what forestry is and what the saving of timber means; many pictures by the Federal Forestry Service.

16. Seton, Ernest Thompson, Rolf in the Woods.

Doubleday.

A Boy Scout's book of out-door adventures, founded on true stories from American frontier history.

17. Sewell, Anna, Black Beauty. Dodge Publishing Co.

Black Beauty, a horse, tells the story of his early home, his kind masters, his adventures in the city, and his experiences with his mates, Ginger, Merrylegs, and Captain.

18. Sharp, Dallas Lore, Roof and Meadow. Houghton.

Stories of birds and woodchucks, raccoons, and their friendships.

19. Schauffler, Robert Haven, Arbor Day. Moffat.

The history, spirit, and significance of Arbor Day; suggestions for the planting of trees with programs for celebrating the holiday.

20. Squire, Emma Lindsay, The Wild Heart.

Corporation.

Cosmopolitan Book

Stories of Skygak, the old-man seagull; of U-Cha-Ka, the jumper; of Leonard, the deer; of Timothy, the bear; and of several others.

21. Ward, John J., Insect Biographies with Pen and Camera. Stokes. The life-stories of familiar insects, some of them man's valuable friends, some his dangerous enemies, told with many pictures.

1. MR. VINEGAR

This old folk story came from the rural parts of England; like many similar stories, it was passed on from generation to generation by word of mouth. Read it as rapidly as you can to determine why it is placed under "Living Within One's Means."

Mr. and Mrs. Vinegar lived in a vinegar bottle. Now one day when Mr. Vinegar was away from home and Mrs. Vinegar, who was a very good housewife, was busily sweeping her house, an unlucky thump of the broom brought the whole house clitter-clatter about her ears. In an agony of grief she rushed forth to meet her husband. On seeing him she exclaimed, "Oh, Mr. Vinegar, Mr. Vinegar, we are ruined, we are ruined: I have knocked the house down, and it is all to pieces!"

Mr. Vinegar then said: "My dear, let us see what can be done. Here is the door; I will take it on my back, and we will go forth to seek our fortune."

They walked all that day and at nightfall entered a thick forest. They were both excessively tired, and Mr. Vinegar said: "My love, I will climb up into a tree, drag up the door, and you shall follow." He accordingly did so, and they both stretched their weary limbs on the door, and fell fast asleep. In the middle of the night Mr. Vinegar was disturbed by the sound of voices beneath, and to his dismay perceived that

a party of thieves were met to divide their booty. "Here, Jack," said one, "here's five pounds for you; here, Bill, here's ten pounds for you; here, Bob, here's three pounds for you."

Mr. Vinegar could listen no longer; his terror was so intense that he trembled most violently and shook down the door on their heads. Away scampered the thieves, but Mr. Vinegar dared not quit the tree till broad daylight. He then scrambled out of the tree and went to lift up the door. What did he behold but a number of golden guineas! "Come down, Mrs. Vinegar," he cried; "come down, I say; our fortune's made Come down, I say."

Mrs. Vinegar got down as fast as she could and saw the money with equal delight. "Now, my dear," said she, "I'll tell you what you shall do. There is a fair at the neighboring town; you shall take these forty guineas and buy a cow. I can make butter and cheese, which you shall sell at market, and we shall then be able to live very comfortably."

Mr. Vinegar joyfully assented, took the money, and went off to the fair. When he arrived, he walked up and down, and at length saw a beautiful red cow, an excellent milker and perfect in every respect. "Oh," thought Mr. Vinegar, "if I had but that cow, I should be the happiest man alive." So he offered the forty guineas for the cow, and the owner declaring that, as he was a friend, he'd oblige him, the bargain was made. Proud of his purchase, Mr. Vinegar drove the cow backwards and forwards to show it.

By-and-by he saw a man playing the bagpipes — tweedledum, tweedle-dee. The children followed him about, and he appeared to be pocketing money on all sides. "Well," thought Mr. Vinegar, "if I had but that beautiful instrument, I should be the happiest man alive — my fortune would be made." So he went up to the man. "Friend," says he, "what a beautiful instrument that is, and what a deal of money you must make."

"Why, yes," said the man, "I make a great deal of money, to be sure, and it is a wonderful instrument."

"Oh!" cried Mr. Vinegar, "how I should like to possess it!"

"Well," said the man, "as you are a friend, I don't much mind parting with it; you shall have it for that red cow."

"Done!" said the delighted Mr. Vinegar. So the beautiful red cow was given for the bagpipes. He walked up and down with his purchase; but in vain he attempted to play a tune, and instead of pocketing pence, the boys followed him hooting, laughing, and pelting.

Poor Mr. Vinegar, his fingers grew very cold, and heartily ashamed and mortified, he was leaving the town, when he met a man with a fine thick pair of gloves. "Oh, my fingers are so very cold," said Mr. Vinegar to himself. "If I had but those beautiful gloves I should be the happiest man alive." He went up to the man, and said to him: "Friend, you seem to have a capital pair of gloves there."

"Yes, truly," cried the man; "and my hands are as warm as possible this cold November day."

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"Well," said Mr. Vinegar, "I should like to have them.” "What will you give?" said the man; as you are a friend, I don't much mind letting you have them for those bag-pipes. "Done!" cried Mr. Vinegar. He put on the gloves, and felt perfectly happy as he trudged homewards.

At last he grew very tired, when he saw a man coming towards him with a good stout stick in his hand. “Oh," said Mr. Vinegar, "that I but had that stick! I should then be the happiest man alive." He called to the man: “Friend! what a rare good stick you have got."

"Yes," said the man; "I have used it for many a long mile, and a good friend it has been; but if you have a fancy for it, as you are a friend, I don't mind giving it to you for that pair of gloves." Mr. Vinegar's hands were so warm, and his legs so tired, that he gladly exchanged.

As he drew near to the wood where he had left his wife, he heard a parrot on a tree calling out his name: "Mr. Vinegar, you foolish man, you blockhead, you simpleton; you went to

the fair and laid out all your money in buying a cow. Not content with that, you changed it for bagpipes, on which you could not play and which were not worth one-tenth of the money. You fool, you - you had no sooner got the bagpipes than you changed them for the gloves, which were not worth one-quarter of the money; and when you had got the gloves, you changed them for a miserable stick; and now for your forty guineas, cow, bagpipes, and gloves, you have nothing to show but that poor stick, which you might have cut in any hedge." On this the bird laughed loudly, and Mr. Vinegar, falling into a violent rage, threw the stick at its head. The stick lodged in the tree, and he returned to his wife without money, cow, bagpipes, gloves, or stick. She instantly gave him such a sound cudgelling that she almost broke every bone in his skin.

CLASS ACTIVITIES

1. Tell the story of misfortunes in this fairy tale.

2. How does this story resemble "The Whistle," p. 208?

3. There is an old proverb, "Easy come, easy go." Tell of other stories that illustrate the proverb.

4. Mr. Vinegar owned a bagpipe which he could not play. Think of similar misfortunes, such as having a book one cannot read, or having a friend one cannot appreciate. When you have thought of other examples, read the Introduction, p. 170, Book One, and explain to the class how your examples are in keeping with it.

5. Name something even less valuable for which Mr. Vinegar might have exchanged his cow or gloves.

2. THRIFT

ANONYMOUS

Without me no man has ever achieved success, nor has any nation ever become great.

I have been the bed-rock of every successful career, and the corner-stone of every fortune.