Magnificat Readers Third Reader Sample

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Magnificat Readers THIRd Reader

St. Augustine Academy Press Homer Glen, IL

All textual content found herein has been taken from approved Catholic sources (having an imprimatur or other ecclesiastical approval) or, in the case of some poems and sheet music, material used was textually identical to copies found in approved sources.

With some exceptions, all sources used for this compilation are public domain; where this is not the case, fair use doctrine has been carefully observed.

This compilation is based on the recommended readings for each grade level as published in the Religion in Life Curriculum, published by the Marquette University Institute of Catechetical Research between 1933-1935.

Additional selections of interest were added from the same sources.

This compilation Š2020 by St. Augustine Academy Press.

Edited by Lisa Bergman.

Softcover ISBN: 978-1-64051-029-6

Contents Little Things Julia A. F. Carney Angels Mary Dixon Thayer The Sunbeam Rev. John Banister Tabb Hush, My Dear, Lie Still and Slumber Isaac Watts The Sin of the Angels

1 2 3 3 4

The Bad Angels

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Dear Angel, Ever at My Side Fr. Frederick William Faber All Things Bright & Beautiful Cecil Frances Alexander Raindrops Ellen Walsh God Rev. John Banister Tabb The Wonderful World William Brighty Rands The Creation

Berdice Moran Thanksgiving Mary Dixon Thayer We Thank Thee Ralph Waldo Emerson God Made All Things

6 7 9 9 10 11 13 14 15

The Creation

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Every Child’s Garden Every Child’s Garden

Every Child’s Garden

Ideal Catholic Reader 3

Children, Thank God Ideal Catholic Reader 3

The Garden of Eden Ideal Catholic Reader 3

The Reason Why Ideal Catholic Reader 3

God’s Outdoors

American Cardinal Reader 2

Mother Mary! at Thine Altar Our First Parents Every Child’s Garden

Original Sin

Every Child’s Garden

Edmund Henry Garrett 18

20 Mary E. Mannix 24

26 Fr. Frederick William Faber 28

31 31

Temptation

32

After the Sin

34

The Punishment Begins

34

Every Child’s Garden Every Child’s Garden Every Child’s Garden

The Names of Our Lady Autumn Prayer Finding a Way to Heaven

Adelaide A. Proctor 35 Mary Dixon Thayer 39

41

American Reader 3

A Brave Man’s Hope Holy Communion Miriam’s Wishes

Katherine E. Conway 46 Fr. Frederick William Faber 47

48

Columbus Reader 3

Moses in the Bulrushes

51

Moses

53

Columbus Reader 3

Ideal Catholic Reader 3

Your Friends In the Morning Morning Prayer A Thought A Child’s Prayer Day and Night God Heard Fred’s Prayer

Mary Dixon Thayer 55 Mary Dixon Thayer 56 Robert Hugh Benson 57 Robert Louis Stevenson 58 Matilda Betham Edwards 59 Denis A. McCarthy 60 Monsignor Gaume 61

Ideal Catholic Reader 3

Prayer Before Meals

63

The First Commandment

65

De La Salle Reader 3

Religion Second Course, MacEachen

Different Ways Growing St. Dorothy, God-Given

Mary Dixon Thayer 67 Mary Dixon Thayer 68

69

American Cardinal Reader 3

The Shepherd Boy

73

Ideal Catholic Reader 3

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San Min’s Treasure

76

The Little Martyr of the Blessed Sacrament

84

The Second Commandment

90

Two Went Up into the Temple to Pray Richard Crashaw God’s Home Fr. Edward F. Garesché, S.J. Please!

Mary Dixon Thayer The Last Supper

92 92 93 94

A Child’s Wish He Prayeth Best Which Loved Mother Best?

96 98 98

American Cardinal Reader 3 Catholic Education Series Third Reader Religion Second Course, MacEachen

Catholic Education Series Religion Third Book

Father Ryan Samuel Taylor Coleridge Joy Allison

Ideal Catholic Reader 3

A Grain of Sand

99

Ideal Catholic Reader 3

Only One

George Cooper 101

Ideal Catholic Reader 3

Helping Mother

Phoebe Cary 102

Ideal Catholic Reader 3

Hush-A-Bye

James J. Healy 106

Rosary Reader 3

Elizabeth

108

David Winks

131

Rosary Reader 3 Rosary Reader 3

Clothes The Lily and the Rose

Walter de la Mare 134

135

American Reader 3

Prince Harweda

141

Damon and Pythias

147

American Reader 3

Columbus Reader 3

Nobility

Alice Cary 150

Corona Reader 3

Ethel King

151

Ideal Catholic Reader 3

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The Frog’s Cousin

153

Fifth Commandment

157

Ideal Catholic Reader 3

Religion Second Course, MacEachen

Androclus and the Lion James Baldwin 159 Standard Catholic Reader 3

A Lesson of Mercy

Alice Cary 162

Standard Catholic Reader 3

Mother Dear, Oh Pray for Me

165

De La Salle Hymnal

St. Agnes

from Fabiola by Cardinal Wiseman 167

Catholic Education Series Third Reader

The Jeweled Pencil

173

David Makes a Mistake

177

David Makes another Mistake

184

The Eighth Commandment

192

American Third Reader Rosary Reader 3 Rosary Reader 3

Religion Second Course, MacEachen

Night and Day Content and Rich Speak, Little Voice The Magic Ring

Mary Mapes Dodge 194 Rev. Robert Southwell, S.J. 195 Rev. Michael Earls, S.J. 198

Catholic Education Series Third Reader

199

Sin

214

Christmas Song Lydia Avery Coonley Ward Gates and Doors Joyce Kilmer G.K. Chesterton The Christ Child The Annunciation Adelaide Procter The Lamb William Blake Winter Prayer Mary Dixon Thayer Finding You Mary Dixon Thayer The Child’s Thought at Christmas Mary Jane Carr

216 216 218 220 222 223 224 225

Religion Second Course, MacEachen

American Third Reader

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The Wonderful Message

226

The Annunciation

229

When the King Came

230

Advent

236

Palestine

240

A House in Bethlehem

242

Daniel’s Birthday

243

Shepherds of Bethlehem

254

Joel’s Star

255

A Legend of the Christ Child

264

American Cardinal Reader 3 American Cardinal Reader 3 Rosary Reader 3 Rosary Reader 3 Rosary Reader 3 Rosary Reader 3 Rosary Reader 3 Rosary Reader 3 Rosary Reader 3 Corona Reader 3

Christmas Carol

Adelaide A. Procter 269

Standard Catholic Reader 3

The Nativity

Helen Parry Eden 272

Corona Third Reader

Holy Night

Corona Third Reader

translated by Maurice Francis Egan 273

A Child’s Christmas Song

Thomas A. Daly 274

Ideal Catholic Reader 3

The Frozen Hands

275

American Cardinal Reader 3

Star in the East

Mother Mary Loyola (adapted) 284

A Birthday Gift

Christina Rossetti 286

Little Jesus

Francis Thompson 287

Standard Catholic Reader 3 Ideal Catholic Reader 3 Ideal Catholic Reader 3

The Holy Family

Mother M. Loyola (Adapted) 289

De La Salle Reader 3

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The Christ Child in the Temple

293

American Cardinal Reader 3

Jesus in the Workshop

Mother M. Loyola (Adapted) 297

De La Salle Reader 3

Christ Blessing the Little Ones

301

De La Salle Reader 3

The Child’s Desire

Mrs. Jemima Luke 303

De La Salle Reader 3

St. Christopher

304

American Cardinal Reader 3

Dear Guardian of Mary Holy Ghost Come Down Upon Thy Children The Blessed Trinity The Rann of the Three Every Child’s Garden

Fr. Frederick W. Faber 310 Fr. Frederick W. Faber 311 Fr. Frederick W. Faber 311 From the Irish 311

St. Joseph The Workshop of St. Joseph

312 313

The Baptism of Jesus

314

St. Patrick The Shamrock

316 319

Every Child’s Garden Corona Reader 3

Marquette Third Reader

The Way of the Cross O Sacred Cross The King’s Highway Thy Will be Done

Leonard Feeney, S.J. 322 William Cardinal O’Connell 322 Rev. Hugh Francis Blunt 323

324

Every Child’s Garden

Christ is Risen

324

The Gift of the Master

325

Every Child’s Garden American Third Reader

Our Lord and Our Lady

Hilaire Belloc 330

Corona Reader 3

The Cross

331

Rosary Reader 3

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The Sign of the Cross

331

Crosses

332

The Crucifix

332

Jewish Money

334

Jewish Feasts

335

The Sabbath Feast

337

The Passover

342

The Last Supper

353

An Easter Legend

355

Rosary Reader 3 Rosary Reader 3 Rosary Reader 3 Rosary Reader 3 Rosary Reader 3 Rosary Reader 3 Rosary Reader 3

Ideal Catholic Reader 4 Standard Catholic Reader 3

Spring Calling of the Disciples

Mary Dixon Thayer 356

357

Corona Reader 3

Christ Founded the Catholic Church

358

The Catholic Church

360

The Children and the Pope

362

St. Peter’s

364

The Bishop of Rome

365

The Vatican

366

Genuflections

367

The Cathedral of Cologne

368

In a Catholic Church

369

Religion Second Course, MacEachen Religion Second Course, MacEachen De La Salle Reader 3 Rosary Reader 3 Rosary Reader 3 Rosary Reader 3 Rosary Reader 3 Rosary Reader 3

Standard Catholic Reader 3

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Sister Marguerite

373

The Children’s Friend

379

Standard Catholic Reader 3 Ideal Catholic Reader 3

Thoughts The Sacrifice of the Mass

Mary Dixon Thayer 382

383

Religion Second Course, MacEachen

The Real Presence

385

In the Tabernacle

387

Our Lord with Us

387

Religion Second Course, MacEachen The Life on Earth of Our Blessed Lord The Life on Earth of Our Blessed Lord

Because He Loves Us It is Finished Divine Grace

Alice Cary 387 Christina Rossetti 389

390

Religion Second Course, MacEachen

Baptism

392

God’s Priests

392

Thy Kingdom Come

393

Going to Confession

394

The Little Gray Lamb

395

The Sacrament of Penance

401

What Are Your Faults?

403

The Good Samaritan

405

Why Rose Couldn’t Sleep

406

Jesus Heals the Lepers

408

Every Child’s Garden Every Child’s Garden Every Child’s Garden Every Child’s Garden

American Third Reader Columbus Reader 3 Columbus Reader 3 Columbus Reader 3

Ideal Catholic Reader 3 Ideal Catholic Reader 4

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The Prodigal Son

409

The Good Shepherd

412

O Lord, I am Not Worthy

414

Ideal Catholic Reader 4 Rosary Reader 3

De La Salle Hymnal

First Communion At My Heart’s Door

Mary Dixon Thayer 415

415

Every Child’s Garden

Holy Mass

416

First Holy Communion

416

My Lord and My God

417

Talk To Jesus

418

My New Sister

419

Every Child’s Garden Every Child’s Garden Every Child’s Garden Every Child’s Garden American Third Reader Corona Reader 3

Jesus, Gentlest Savior

Fr. Frederick W. Faber 430

Corona Reader 3

Jesus and the Little Child

431

To the King of Heaven

432

Holy Communion

433

The Lily

435

Today

436

Miracle of the Loaves and the Fishes

438

Promise of the Blessed Sacrament

439

Corona Reader 3 Corona Reader 3

Columbus Reader 3 Columbus Reader 3 Columbus Reader 3

Ideal Catholic Reader 3

Bible Stories for Children

First Communion

A Sister of St. Dominic 441

Ideal Catholic Reader 3

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The Sacred Heart

Angelique DeLande 442

Ideal Catholic Reader 3

A Legend of the Fair Child

Flora L. Stanfield (adapted) 443

Standard Catholic Reader 3

Spring

Celia Thaxter 447

Standard Catholic Reader 3

The Little Lily of the Indians

448

Bernadette of Lourdes

456

St. Elizabeth of Hungary

460

How St. Philip Made a Saint

465

St. Sebastian

468

American Third Reader American Third Reader

Cathedral Basic Reader 3 Columbus Reader 3

Catholic Education Series Third Reader

St. Joan of Arc

Maurice Francis Egan

Corona Reader 3

473

St. Theresa

474

Our Heroes

Phoebe Cary 477

Corona Reader 3 Ideal Catholic Reader 3

St. Rose of Lima

478

St. Cecilia

480

Standard Catholic Reader 3 Standard Catholic Reader 3

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Little Things Little drops of water, Little grains of sand, Make the mighty ocean And the pleasant land.

Thus the little minutes Humble though they be, Make the mighty ages Of eternity.

Thus our little errors Lead the soul away From the paths of virtue Off in sin to stray.

Little deeds of kindness, Little words of love, Make this earth an Eden Like the heaven above. —Julia A. F. Carney

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Angels Dear God, I’m sure the Angels keep their arms around me while I sleep!

For sometimes, when I wake at night— Yes, when my eyes are still shut tight— I hear all sorts of little things That sound just like an Angel’s wings!

It wouldn’t be a great surprise If, when I did open my eyes, I saw an Angel by the bed And touched the halo ‘round his head!

—Mary Dixon Thayer

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The Sunbeam A ladder from the Land of Light, I rest upon the sod, Whence dewy angels of the Night Climb back again to God. —Rev. John Banister Tabb

Hush, My Dear, Lie Still and Slumber Hush, my dear, lie still and slumber, Holy angels guard thy bed; Heavenly blessings without number Gently falling on thy head.

Mayst thou live to know and fear Him, Trust and love Him all thy days; Then go dwell forever near Him, See His face, and sing His praise! —Isaac Watts

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The Sin of the Angels Among God’s Angels there was one More shining than the mid-day sun.

The fairest angel of them all, He gleamed with light before THE FALL. But in his pride he would not SERVE. No more GOD’S LOVE did he deserve.

He and his angels, full of hate, Were driven out from HEAVEN’S GATE.

The Bad Angels Oh!—What a dreadful sight!— Away from Heaven’s light The wicked angels fall!

Ah!—SIN has spoiled them all.

Each happy shining face Has lost the smile of GRACE, And HATRED and DESPAIR Are MARKED FOREVER THERE! And then was come the time When God began To make this world of ours— The home of MAN. 4

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Dear Angel, Ever at My Side —Fr. Frederick William Faber

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All Things Beautiful All things bright and beautiful, All creatures great and small, All things wise and wonderful— The Lord God made them all.

Each little flower that opens, Each little bird that sings, He made their glowing colors, He made their tiny wings.

The purple-headed mountain, The river, running by, The morning, and the sunset That lighteth up the sky, The tall trees in the green wood, The pleasant summer sun, The ripe fruits in the garden— He made them every one.

He gave us eyes to see them, And lips that we might tell How great is God Almighty, Who hath made all things well.

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—Cecil Frances Alexander

Raindrops Question Little drops of water, Sparkling in the sun, Tell us, tiny raindrops, What work have you done?

Answer We kissed the blushing rose Needing drink so long; We greeted little birds Who gladdened you by song.

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Dropping on the hillside, Made the grasses green, Freshened all the flowers; What a sight was seen!

Little sister raindrops, Worked in brook and rill, Sparkled in the sunshine, Turned for flour the mill.

We say low to nature, When we kiss the sod, We are busy workers, Sent to you from God. —Ellen Walsh

God I see Thee in the distant blue; But in the violet’s dell of dew, Behold, I breathe and touch Thee too.

—Rev. John Banister Tabb

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The Wonderful World Great, wide, beautiful, wonderful World, With the wonderful water round you curled, And the grass upon your breast— World, you are beautifully drest.

The wonderful air is over me, And the wonderful wind is shaking the tree, It walks on the water, and whirls the mills, And talks to itself on the top of the hills.

You friendly Earth! how far do you go, With the wheat-fields that nod and the rivers that flow, With cities and gardens, and cliffs, and isles, And people upon you for thousands of miles?

Ah! You are so great, and I am so small, I tremble to think of you, World, at all; And yet, when I said my prayers to-day, A whisper inside me seemed to say, “You are more than the Earth, though you are such a dot: You can love and think, and the Earth cannot!”

—William Brighty Rands

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The Creation In heaven, up above Dwells the Father, God of love.

He made the earth; He made the sky, The ocean wide, the mountains high, He made each flower and bird and tree, He made you, and He made me.

He sends the snow; He sends the rain; He makes the flowers bloom again, And when the earth is bleak and bare, He feeds the birdies everywhere. —Berdice Moran

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Thanksgiving I want to thank You first of all, Dear God, for making me, Because—if I had not been made— Goodness! Where would I be?

And then I want to thank You, God For my dearest mother— O! I’m glad I have her, God, Instead of another!

And then I want to thank You for My father and the boys, And for my sisters too, and for Our house, and for our toys!

And God, I want to thank You for The lovely, lovely sky, And for the clouds that way, way up Above the world go by!

And God, I want to thank You for The woods in which we play, And for the stars and moon by night, And for the sun by day…

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And God, I want to thank You for The daisy-fields, and hills Made to coast down in Winter-time, And have the finest spills!

And God, I want to thank You for All sorts of little things— Like curly stems of dandelions, And pebbles, and the wings Of butterflies, and icicles, And leaves, and bugs that pass— O! And for diamonds that I find Each morning in the grass!

Dear God, there are a million things To thank You for, I know!

I haven’t thought of half of them— For instance, there is snow…

But God, I don’t believe I can Remember all that I Have got to thank You for, and so I don’t believe I’ll try.

But God—You know the way I feel— I mean I love You, and O! Thank You just for everything!

There! Now you understand!

—Mary Dixon Thayer

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We Thank Thee For flowers that bloom about our feet, Father, we thank Thee.

For tender grass so fresh, so sweet, Father, we thank Thee.

For the song of bird and hum of bee, For all things fair we hear or see, Father in heaven, we thank Thee.

For blue of stream and blue of sky, Father, we thank Thee.

For pleasant shade of branches high, Father, we thank Thee.

For fragrant air and cooling breeze, For beauty of the blooming trees, Father in heaven, we thank Thee.

For this new morning with its light, Father, we thank Thee.

For rest and shelter of the night, Father, we thank Thee For health and food, for love and friends, For everything Thy goodness sends, Father in heaven, we thank Thee. — Ralph Waldo Emerson

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God Made All Things......

By GOD ALONE were made the night, The day, the moon, the sun so bright; The great round world, the sweet fresh air, The clouds we see floating there.

The Springtime when the violets grow.

The Winter with its ice and snow, The birds that sing in bush and tree, The bees and butterflies we see, The cats, the dogs, the cows, the sheep, All things that walk, fly, swim, or creep, Above the land or ‘neath the sea, Were MADE BY GOD FOR YOU AND ME.

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The Creation I am going to tell you, children, the wonderful story of the creation of the world.

In the beginning, God created heaven and earth.

There was nothing upon the earth. It was in darkness.

So God said: “Let there be light.� And light was made.

He then divided the light from the darkness; and called the light, Day, and the darkness, Night.

God did all this the first day.

On the second day, He made the firmament, and divided the waters that were under the firmament from those that were above the firmament; and He called the firmament, heaven.

On the third day, God gathered together the waters that were under the firmament into one place; and made the dry land appear. He called the dry land, earth; and He made the earth bring forth green herbs and fruits.

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On the fourth day, God made the great lights (the greater light to rule the day, and a lesser light to rule the night), and the stars.

He set these lights in the firmament of heaven to shine upon the earth.

On the fifth day, God created the birds of the air, and the fishes that live in the water.

On the sixth day, after having made the beasts of the earth, He created man to His own image and likeness, and placed under the care of man all the other living creatures.

Then God saw all the things that He had made, and they were very good.

On the seventh day, the work of creation being finished, He rested. And He blessed the seventh day, and made it holy.

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Children, Thank God Children, thank God for these great trees, That fan the land with every breeze; Whose drooping branches form cool bowers Where you can spend the summer hours— For these thank God. For fragrant sweets of blossoms bright, Whose beauty gives you such delight; For the soft grass beneath your feet, For new-mown hay and clover sweet— For all thank God. The very cows, that lie and doze Beneath the trees in glad repose; The birds, that in their branches sing, And make the air with music ring— All these thank God. Oh, thank God for the radiant sky, Whose varying beauty charms the eye— Now gray and dark, now blue and bright, Unfailing source of pure delight— For this thank God. 18

He gives the life to everything— To beasts that roar, and birds that sing, But thought and speech He gave to men, While beasts are dumb; O children, then— For this thank God. —Edmund Henry Garrett

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The Garden of Eden After God had created the world, He planted a most beautiful garden for the first man, whom He called Adam.

Then He placed Adam in the Garden of Eden to take care of it.

God told him that he might eat of all the fruit therein, but that of one tree; and if he would eat of that fruit, he should surely die.

God then said: “It is not good for man to be alone.

Let us make him a helpmate like unto himself.”

God, having created all the beasts of the earth and the birds of the air, brought them to Adam to see what he would call them.

Adam gave each of them its name, but found no creature like himself.

Seeing that the first man was disappointed at not finding a helpmate among all these creatures, God made the first woman, whom He called Eve, and gave her to Adam as his companion.

For a short time, Adam and Eve were very happy in the beautiful Garden of Eden.

One day, a serpent came to Eve and said to her: “Why did God tell you not to eat of the fruit of one tree in the garden?”

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Eve told the serpent that if she were to eat of the fruit of that tree, she should surely die; for God had said so.

The serpent said to Eve: “No; you shall not die. But when you shall eat of the fruit of that tree, your eyes shall be opened, you shall be as great as God, and you shall know good from evil.”

Eve listened to what the serpent had to say. She looked at the fruit, and saw that it was good to eat, and fair to the eyes.

So she took some of the fruit and ate it.

Eve then called to her companion, Adam, and asked him to have some.

He also ate of the forbidden fruit.

At that moment, their eyes were opened, and they felt that they had done wrong. They knew they had disobeyed the command of God, and that He would be angry with them.

For that reason, they went and hid themselves among the trees of the Garden of Eden.

God called Adam and said to him: “Where art thou?”

Adam answered: “I heard Thy voice in the garden, but I was afraid.”

God said to him: “Thou hast eaten of the tree of which I told thee not to eat.”

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Adam said: “Eve gave me the fruit and I ate it.”

God said to Eve: “Why hast thou done this?”

Eve answered: “The serpent deceived me, and I did eat.”

God then drove Adam and Eve from the Garden of Eden, and made them and their children work hard the rest of their lives.

Lest Adam and Eve should return to the garden, God placed angels and a flaming sword to guard the entrance.

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The Reason Why Child I hope you hear me, dear Angel, There’s something I want to say: The world seems topsy-turvy, Everything is wrong to-day.

Yesterday, I was happy— I felt like singing a song, Though the wind was sighing and sobbing, And it rained the whole day long.

To-day, the sun is shining, And the sky is bluest blue, But I feel so cross and gloomy, I think it strange, don’t you?

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Angel Yesterday, you were busy, And learned your lessons well; You had no time for counting The raindrops as they fell.

To-day, you have been idle, Your tasks are all undone; You feel no joy in the springtime, You see no gold in the sun.

Hasten to Mary’s altar, Ask her to help you pray; And all the gloom and sadness Will vanish like mist away.

Child Thank you, thank you, dear Angel!

O never leave my side!

And I cannot be naughty With such a gentle guide. —Mary E. Mannix

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