Lesson:

1. ''Tis royal fun,' cried lazy Ned,


'To coast upon my fine, new sled,


And beat the other boys;


But then, I can not bear to climb


The tiresome hill, for every time


It more and more annoys.'





2. So, while his schoolmates glided by,


And gladly tugged uphill, to try


Another merry race,


Too indolent to share their plays,


Ned was compelled to stand and gaze,


While shivering in his place.





3. Thus, he would never take the pains


To seek the prize that labor gains,


Until the time had passed;


For, all his life, he dreaded still


The silly bugbear of uphill,


And died a dunce at last.





DEFINITIONS


1. Royal: Excellent, noble.


1. Coast: To slide.


1. Annoys: Troubles.


2. Indolent: Lazy.


3. Prize: A reward.


3. Bugbear: An imaginary creature meant to inspire fear in children.


3. Dunce: An unintelligent person.





EXERCISES


1. What did Ned like?


2. What did Ned dislike?