© 2025 Illinois Deseret Consortium Copyright for the following transcription is retained by the Illinois Deseret Consortium. This transcription is a derivative of work in the public domain; as such, this transcription represents creative work by the authors. Permission is granted for educational and personal use but not for publication. =================================== EsirEt Vrst Uk. lEsn {I}. am In. z wi go. n tu It. lEsn {II}. am. i Iz. t Iz AI. t Iz hi. m AI In? o Iz hi. z hi Vp? i Iz Vp. i go Vp to It. EsirEt Vrst Uk. lEsn {III}. z It so? t Iz nQt so. i go In. i Iz In. o y go In? am In It. i Iz In It. o tu It. z It tu go? o, It Iz nQt. n tu It wi go. lEsn {IV}. f It b so, wi me si hIm go. z hi bAI mi? o hi Iz. z hi Vp? i me si hIm go Vp. o Vp Qn It, az yu si mi go. f hi go, lEt mi go tu. i me go bAI hIm. EsirEt Vrst Uk. lEsn {V}. an wi go In? i kan go In. o wi kan. Et mi go tu It. i Iz tu go bAI mi. o hi Iz. Et mi sIt bAI hIm. o me wi sIt bAI hIm. f It b so, so lEt It b. u Iz It? t Iz AI.+ lEsn {VI}+ o wi go bAI It? Et Vs go bAI It. o wi me go bAI It. t iz nQt bAI Vs. f It Iz bAI Vs, so hi me b bAI Vs. Et It go, so It me go bAI Vs. Et mi go bAI It. i go tu hIm. EsirEt Vrst Uk. lEsn {VII}. bQi and dQg . bQI kan rAId. i haz A hat. dQg rVnz. i hAU fAst D dQg kan rVn. i me go and is+ D bQi and dog. lEsn {VIII}. si A flAI. e AI gEt D flAI? es, yu me get It, bVt It wIl flAI Qf. t+ bIt an Qks. Qks kan rVn. an D flAI rVn? Es, D flAI kan rVn Vp Qn D hAI wOl. EsirEt Vrst Uk. lEsn {IX}. Is Iz A flAI Qn A tIn kVp. t haz lAItEd Qn D kVp, bVt It me flAI Qf, and lAIt Qn D wOl. In kVps Ar Qv yIUs. i me drINk AUt# Qv DEm. lEsn {X}. kan rVn and hQp. an yu hQp? Es, AI kQn. t Iz fVn fOr mi tu du so. r# kat Iz fat; pat hVr. i Iz vErI kInd and lVvz tu please+. Et hVr sIt QnD+ rVk+ and pVr. i Iz vErI slAI. Si nQt? Es, Si Iz. EsirEt Vrst Uk. less+ {XI}. AI tQp Iz nIu. t kan hVm. i! kan spIn It. u me hav A tQp. bQI had A tQp. Iz tQp wQz nQt nIU. told D bQi hi mVst nQt luz It. u me gIv It tu mi and AI wIl kip It fOr yu. lEsn XII. sVn. sVn Iz Vp. dIu wIl sun b gOn. dIu wEts D ErT and meks D grAs gro. wEn wi gEt Vp at sVn-rAIz and go Intu D lQt, wi me si D dIu Qn D grAs, bVt It sun goz Qf hwEn D sVn SAInz. EsirEt Vrst Uk. lEsn XIII. b Qn A bVd. bVd wIl sun opn. wINz Qv D b Ar sprEd AUt. t me flAI Qf tu sVm roz bUS. Vm and lUk at D b. u yu si It? biz kan wVrk. lEsn XIV. be nag. hav A nag. i kan it he and ots.

Ut sVm he Intu hIz krIb and si hIm it. If yu gEt Qn hIz bak yu me rAId tu tAUn and bAI yu A nIu hat. EsirEt Vrst Uk. lEsn XV. A nIu gVn. t Iz mAI nIu gVn. av yu sin mAI nIu gVn? gVn Iz gUd tu kip Qf D dQgz and bad mEn at nAIt. i SUd tek ker Qv AUr gVnz and kip Dem klin. i mVst nQt pQInt Dem at EnI wVn. lEsn XVI. on an Qks. D Qks Iz In D lQt. i kan it In D lQt. e wi go and si hIm? yEs, yu me go AUt Intu D lQt. r kAU and D aks it In D lQt. i wIl pUt D kAU Intu D pEn and fid hVr. EsirEt Vrst Uk. lEsn XVII. lam. tu lamz. hav A lam. Qn gev It tu mi. ple wID mAI lam, and It wIl rVn and skIp abAUt mi. amz Ar fQnd Qf ple tu. lEsn XVIII. kat kan gEt A rat. ats lUk fOr mAIs. Vm kats wIl bAIt. en haz A fAIn kat. i lVvz hVr kat, and Si wIl lEt hVr lAI nir D wOrm fAIr. EsirEt Vrst Uk. lEsn XIX. AI fADEr gev mi DIs bUk. t Iz hIz wIS Dat AI SUd lVrn tu rid It wEl. f AI du DIs, AI Sal pliz hIm. AI mVDEr tElz mi tu b gUd and mAInd hwQt AI am told. Ud bQIz and gVrlz hid hwat Iz sEd tu DEm. e lVv tu go tu skul. lEsn XX. ir Iz mAI nIu bOl. t Iz A bIg bOl. an yu ple at bOl? u me si AI kan. m AI In yur we? o, yu Ar nQt In mAI we. EsirEt Vrst Uk. lEsn XXI. si A gVrl and A kej. dor Qv D kej Iz opn. bVrd hwIc wQz In D kej jaz flon Qf. wat A pItI! Is meks D# gIrl# griv# tu TINk hVr bVrd haz gOn, nEvEr more tu kVm bak. lEsn XXII. am fQnd Qv nAIs kek. AI sIstEr jen beks gUd# keks, and Si gIvz mi sVm hwEn AI go hom. kan it A kek and drINk sVm mIlk. EsirEt Vrst Uk. lEsn XXIII. i hav A rEd and hwAIt kAU. i Iz A kwAIEt kAU, and dVz nQt kIk hwEn wi mIlk hEr. i haz A brAUn kAf. wID A hwAIt fes. AI fADEr gev D kaf tu me. kAU gIvz Vs mIlk. i cVrn D mIlk and mek bVter. lEsn XXIV. hQg Iz In D pEn. AU fat D hQg Iz! i me si D hQg it kQrn and lAI In hIz bEd. wEn D sVm SAInz hi wIl lAI In D Sed. hQg kanQt rVn. i Iz tu fat. hQg kan rut. EsirEt Vrst Uk. lEsn XXV. n old man. i simz fibl. i haz sat dAUn tu rEst. i lIvz In A smol kQt nir bAI. kQt Iz bAI D rod sAId. t Iz mEnI nAIlz frQm tAUn. lEsn XXVI. pQnd wID fIS. fIS sWIm In D pQnd. QIz kac fIS wID rQdz, lAInz, hUks and bets. hav sin sVm nAIs rQdz In D stor fOr sel. Sal Ask mAI brVDEr tu bAI mi A nIu rQd and lAIn. EsirEt Vrst Uk. lEsn XXVII. Vm, jemz, and tek A wOk wID mi. Et Vs o tu D he fild. mac sin D mEn kVtIN grAs, and wi me nAI si DEm lodIN D he. kan tVrn ovEr D nIulI-kVt grAs wID mAI he- fQrk and mek gUd he. lEsn XXVIII. i hav A wEl. t Iz In D bak yArd. wEl Iz dip, and D wOtEr wi drO frQm It Iz kold and pIur. t Iz gUd tu hav A drINk Qv kold wOtEr frQm D wEl AftEr wi hav bIn hArd at wVrk. EsirEt Vrst Uk. lEsn XXIX. SIp. Ips go tu si. SIp selz fAst#. Il yu# hElp mi tu# rIg# mAI SIp? dip* si. wevz rol Qn D dip blIu si. lEsn XXX. Enz le Egz#. hQv A hEn and et cIks, and hQv med# A hEn-kup, In hwIc AI kip D hEn and hVr cIks. fid DEm Qn krVmz Qv brEd. old hEn gEts# flAIz and grVbz tu fid hEr cIks. EsirEt Vrst Uk. lEsn XXXI. Et Vs go tu skul i wIl b let fOr skul If wi du nQt mek hest. r yur brVDErz goIN tu skul tQ-de? o, mAI brVDErz jemi and jQn Ar vErI Il. e kanQt go tu skul tQ-de. lEsn XXXII. Sal go tu D sItI nEkst wik and bAI sVm pEnz, INk and pepEr, OslQ A slet. SUd lAIk tu lErn tu rAIt and spEl, az wEl az tu sAIfEr. hop tu b ebl sun tu rid and rAIt wEl Dat mAI perEnts me b glad. EsirEt Vrst Uk. lEsn XXXIII. bQI wID hIz slet. bQI lUks klin and nit. Iz pEn and INk Ar Qn D tebl. OlsQ hIz bUks. bQI lAIks tu stVdi, and meks gUd yIUs Qv hIz slet at hom. Iz dQg, re, Iz bAI hIz sAId. re dVz nQt stVdI, bVt hwEn D bQI Iz Tru wID hIz stVdIz re plez wID hIm. EsirEt Vrst Uk. lEsn XXXIV. Is Iz A nIu kap hwIc AI wer. It Iz med Qv dark-blIu klQT. AI sIstEr spVn D yArn. AI brVDEr wov D klQT. Sal hav A sIut Qv kloDz DIs sizn Qf D sem pis Qv klQT. lEsn XXXV. Qn, pliz gEt Vp. en, pliz gEt Vp. sVn Iz Vp, and wi SUd b Vp tu. bVrdz cVrp and sIN In D triz. cIknz Ar Vp, and wOnt Der fid. pIgz In D pEn wOnt Der slQp. AU, mek hest, and AI wIl hElp yu, and hwEn Ol Ar fEd, wi wIl tek A wOk and EnjQI D kul er. AU pIur D er Iz, and hAU swit D smEl frQm D flAUrz In D gArdn! lVv tu rAIz Vrly and EnjQI It. EsirEt Vrst Uk. lEsn XXXVI. en, kVm and ple wID erI and e*. AI mVDEr haz gIvn# mi sVm pisEz Qv brokn dISEz, and wID mAI pleTINz, AI kan mek A prItI lItl hAUs. hav A smOl karpEt, hwIc wi kan sprEd, and Diz fAIn pisEz wIl mek A gUd So. i med A fAIn hAUs lAst iv, bVt pIg brok AUt Qv Its pEn, and ran Try AUr hAUs, and VpsEt AUr lItl merz, teblz and bEdz, and Ol AUr prItI TINz. rTVr haz pUt D pIg In D pEn, and It kanQt gEt AUt tQ-de, tu VpsEt AUr ple- hAUs. lEsn XXXVII. n D wUd kVt Qn DIs pej, wi si. A bQI and dQg. i Sal kOl D bQI, jQn Ic, and D dQg, rIp, Qn Iz A gUd bQI, and Iz nAU Qn hIz we tu skul. i lIvz Qn A fArm, EsirEt Vrst Uk. and kanQt go hom, at nun, fOr hIz dInEr, so hi Iz trAIIN tu tic rIp tu karI hIz mil tu skul In A baskEt. rIp Iz vErI wIlIn tu lErn, and teks D handl Qv D baskEt In hIz mAUT and goz alQn. Qn TINks A gret del Qv rip, and jaz tOt hIm A gret mEnI smArt trIks, and rIp lVvz tu b wID hIz ple-met, Qn. lEsn XXXVIII. QIz and gErlz, lEt mi tEl yu A fIu TINz, abAUt yur perVnts. ur perEnts gEt fud and kloDIN fOr yu; and De hav mEnI kerz abAUt yu, whIc yu du nQt no nOr TINk Qv. e TINk Qv yu, hwEn yu Ar frQm hom, and fir lEst yu mAIt b In sVm ples Qv denjEr, and b hVrt. e Qfn spEnd rEstlEs nAIts, hwEn yu hav nEvEr fElt bifor, kVm VpQn yu, and kOz yu pen Or grif. nd mEnI Ar D kOzEz Qv sQro hwIc yur perEnts sVfEr fOr yur sek, and hwIc yu kanQt nAU fil, bikOz Qv yur tEndEr ej. EsirEt Vrst Uk. lEsn XXXIX. f wi rAIz VrlI In D mOrnIn, wi me si D sVn rAIz. i rAIzEz In D st. n D sprIN, bifor sVn-rAIz, D bVrdz bigIn tu sIN amVNst D triz and bUSEz: De sim vErI g and cirfUl, bijOz D sVn Iz kVmIN tu SAIn VpQn DEm. i dArts hIz wArm rez Qn D VrT. i SAInz VpQn D flAUrz, and VpQn D plants, and gIvz DEm Der kVlVr and Der bIutI. f D sVn dId nQt SAIn VpQn D VrT, plants and triz. wUd nQt gro, nOr apir so grin and lVvlI, az De du. wEn D sVn haz pAst ovEr AUr# hEdz, hi simz tu sINk toVrdz D Est, and hwEn hi ricEz D Est, hi sun sEts, and wi du nQt si hIm agEn, VntIl D nEkst de. EsirEt Vrst Uk. lEsn XL. n D lAst lEsn, yu hav rEd abAUt D sVn; hAU hi rAIzEz and sEts, and hAU hi SAInz VpQn D VrT. wIS tu tEl yu In DIs lEsn, hwQt Iz mEnt bAI D sVn's rAIzIN and sEtIn. wEn wi tVrn AUr AIz toVrdz D st and lUk at D sVn In D mOrnIn, hi simz tu kVm Vp frQm bihAInd D hIlz, and muv toVrdz D Est. sVn dVz nQt muv, bVt standz stIl, and D VrT tErnz rAUnd, and wi Ar karId rAUnd wID It. wEn wi Ar Qn wVn sAId Qv D VrT, and D sVn Iz SAInIN Qn D VDEr sAId Qv It, It Iz nAIt hwer wi Ar, bikOz D sVn dVz nQt SAIn VpQn Vs. wEn D VrT tErnz rAUnd, and gEts D sAId, hwer wi lIv, tVrnd toVrdz D sVn, hi DEn SAInz VpQn Vs, and It Iz DEn kOld de. EsirEt Vrst Uk. lEsn XLI. Is Iz jemz Or, and hIz sIstEr IuzEn. em Iz vErI mVc plizd wID hIz lItl sel-bot hwIc hIz* fADEr* gev hIm. u si It Iz nAIslI rIgd# fOr# selIN. i Iz SoIN IuzEn hAU wEl It kan sel akrQs D pQnd, and hAI prItI It lUks. IuzEn haz gQt# A hup wID hwIc Si plez, and Do Si Iz A gVrl#, Si kan rVn wID D bQIz, and bit mEnI Qv DEm, drAIvIN D hup. IuzEn Iz A smArt gVrl, and fQnd Qv ple. fADEr Qv emz and IuzEn# Iz A selVr and goz# tu fAUR Qf landz biyVnd D siz. wEn wIntEr kVmz, and D wInd bloz D gel, De TINk Qv Der fADer hu me b In denjEr#, and De Ar sQrI; bVt hwEn hi kVmz hom, and brINz DEm fAIn prEzEnts hwic hi bAIz abrOd, De Ar med hapI. EsirEt Vrst Uk. lEsn XLII. t Iz wIntEr nAU. dez Ar SOrt, and D nAIts Ar lQN and kold. t snoz. AU fAst D sno fOlz! fildz and D gArdnz Ar hwAIt wID sno. hAU brAIt and klir De lUk! n wIntEr D triz Ar ber. e hav lQst Der livz. wEn wIntEr Iz ovEr, sprIN wIl kVm agEn. sVn wIl SAIn wOrm; D bVrdz wIl sIN amVN D triz, and# Der swit nots wIl b hVrd frQm D bUSEz. En D triz wIl pUt forT Der grin livz, and lUk g, and Der swit blQsVmz wIl sEnt D er, and Der fAIn kVlVrz wIl dilAIt AUr AIz. lEsn XLIII. En go tu si Qn Sips. e sel rAUnd D wErld and vIzIt Ol pArts Qv D VrT. Ips* karI D prQdVkts Qv wVn neSVn tu sVm VDEr. oz hu# man SIps Ar kOld# selVrz. t Iz A hArd tAsk tu man A SIp In A stOrm, hwEn D wIndz# blo, and D wevz rVn hAI. brev selVrz# mVst Den b Qn dIutI, pErhaps goIN# alQft tu# fVrl Der silz, hwAIl D SIp Iz rQkIN, so Dat no wVn kan stand VprAIt wIDAUt# holdIN# Qn tu A* rop, or tu sVm pArt Qf D SIp. EsirEt Vrst Uk. wEn It Iz fer wEDEr, D selErz hav bVt lItl tu du, In sVm SIps, and De Ar glad#, hwEn De ric# port, tu go aSor, and bAI frut, frES mit, and VDEr TINz hwIc De kanQt gEt, hwEn fAr awe at si. lEsn XLIV. nEst cIldrEn Ar D prAId Qv Der perEnts. i Ol lVv an QnEst, truTfUl bQI Or gErl; Doz hu wIl nQt stil prQm Der ple-mets, nOr tel lAIz, hwEn De hav dVn A rQN tu kVvEr It Vp. Itl cIldrEn sVmtAImz du rQn, and spik Dat hwIc Iz nQt prQpEr; hwEn De Ar cAIdEd fOr duIN DIs, bAI Der perInts Or# Der ticEr, De SUd nEvEr lAI tu hAId It; bVt De SUd kUnfEs Dat De dId hwQt wQz rQN, and sEd Dat hwIc wQz nQt rAIt, and SUd prQmIs Dat Di wIl trAI and du# so no mor. Is kors wIl mek DEm fil wEl, and mek Der perVnts Or ticEr lVv and blEs DEm. Vt SUd De lAI tu# hAId Der lItl fOlts*, De ad tu DEm, and Diz kors wIl mek DEm fil bad, and Ol# gUd cIldrEn wIl SVn DEm. AU mVc bEtEr It Iz, tu du hwQt Iz rAIt, DEn gUd cIldrEn wIl lVv DEm, and cuz DEm fOr ple-mets. EsirEt Vrst Uk. lEsn XLV. t Iz plizIN tu cIldrEn, tu hav Der siznz Qv ple, and tu hav Der cQIs sports. Is Iz rAIt; and It Iz gUd fOr cIldrEn DVs tu amIuz DemsElvz, at D prQpEr tAIm and ples. si-sO Qn DIs pIktyur, Iz wEn Qv D plez In hwIc yuT IndVlj, and wID mVnI It Iz TAUt* tu b A vErI fAIn pAstAIm. iz cIldrEn EnjQI Der frQlIk, and Ar* glad tu hav sVm tAImz. e lIv In D kUntrI, and wVr It nQt fOr Der plez and gemz, De wUd b dUl; bVt De hav Ol# sOrts Qv sport, and De EnjQI It tu; fOr De Ar hVlTI, and fUl Qv vIgVr. e briD D pIur er. e rAIz VrlI In D mgAInIN; and hav Ol Der lItl tAsks to pVrfOrm; and hwEn Diz Ar ovEr, De hav liv grantEd DEm tu ple. EsirEt Vrst Uk. lEsn XLVI. Qn, hav yu gQt EnI frut Qn yur sItI lQt? o, wi hav nEvEr plantEd EnI. Ud yu nQt lAIk tu hav sVm? Es, AI wUd. El, wIl yu sEt AUt sVm pic and plVm pIts, and kVrVnt kVt- INz, If AI gEt sVm fOr yu? Es, AI wIl. En AI wIl gIv yu DEm; and wID A lItl lebVr and ker, yu me sun hav A gret mEnI picEz, plVmz, and kVrVnts, dIurIN D sVmEr sizn, tu it, and sVm tu drAI fOr wIntEr, and DIs wIl hElp yu tu lIv. fIu yirz ago, wi had nVm Qv Diz nAIs fruts; bVt tAst Dim, wi had Ol wi kUd it, and sVm tu gIv tu AUr frEndz; and nEkst yir, wIl hav mEnI apt triz berIN frut; DIs wIl b A gret hElp tu Vs. lVv tu it aplz. EsirEt Vrst Uk. lEsn XLVII. grep Iz A vErI fAIn frut. t Iz sEd Dat tu it frilI Qv greps Iz gUd# fOr AUr# hElp, and It SurlI Iz vErI plEzVnt tu D test. er Ar mEnI hArdI greps# Dat wIl stand D frQst Qv wIntEr, and wIl rAIpn fAIn frut In D fOl. eznz ar drAId# greps, and pUdINz, med Qv DEm, Ar# rIc, hArtI fud. oz hu lebVr hArd, and Ar# AUt Qv dorz mVc, me it sVc fud frilI; bVt Doz hu lebVr lItl, and Ar sEldVm AUt Qv dorz, sUd it rIc fud wID kOSVn. EsirEt Vrst Uk. l rAIp frut Iz gUd tu it, and Iz D bEst fud wi kan tek. i sUd strAIv tu rez frut triz and greps, and hav frut inVf, In Its sizn, tu sVplAI AUr wOnts. EsIrEt Iz A frut kVntri. apl, per, pic, plVm, and cErI, gro vErI wEl hir. Is Iz A sors Qv wElT and lVmfVrt tu Vs, az wi Ar so dIstVnt frQm VDEr kVntrIz In hwIc fAIn frut Iz gron. lEsn XLVIII. n D fOrmEr lEsn wi hav bIn told tu du rAIt, and wi wUd fil wEl, and AI biliv It; fOr* hwen* AI du hwQt AI am told, and hwQt AI* no Iz rAIt, AI am hapI; and hwEn du nQt du so, AI fil bad. lVv tu fil wel, bVt It simz Dat AI kanQt fil wEl Olwez. AI perVnts tic mi tu pre tu mAI ADEr In hEvn, In D nem Qv isVs, Dat hi me gIv mi hIz spIrIt, Dat me b lEd and gAIdEd bAI It In D pADz hwIc Ar rAIt, and wEl plizIN In hIz sAIt. spIrIt Qv Qd meks lItl cIldrEn hapI, and ticEz DEm tu lVv wVn anVDEr, and nQt du Ot tu QfEnd ic VDEr. Vr wi Olwez lEd bAI DIs spIrIt, AIr akSVnz wUd b lVvlI, and AUr wez plEzVnt tu Ol arAUnd Vs; and AUr perVnts and ticEr wUd fil tu lVv and blEs Vs. i SUd DEn pre Qfn, Dat DIs spIrIt wUd lid and gAId Vs. EsirEt Vrst Uk. lEsn XLIX. n D pIktyur bifor yu, yu si A nVmbEr Qv bQIz wID Der slEdz. e hav fAIn sport In rAIdIN; D hIl biIN vErI smuD wID AIs, Iz D kOz Qv Der slEdz goIN dAUn wID gret spid. lArgEst bQI Iz fVrst and Iz joIN at gret spid. VDEr wVn Iz kVmIN Qn bihAInd hIm, and simz tu trAI tu pas D fVrst wVn, smAIlIN az hi goz, and wVn Iz goIN Vp D hIl. nVDEr Iz at D tQp Qv D hIl, jVst rEdI tu stArt. i me OvErtek D VDEr bAIz, If hIz slEd Iz A vErI fAst rVnEr. ri VDEr bQIz stand Qn D tQp Qv D hIl, and lUk Qn. e wIS tu tek pArt In D sport, bVt De hav no slEdz. In wIntEr tAIm, hwEn Der Iz sno Qn D grAUnd, EvErI bQI SUd hav A slEd Qv hIz On. EsirEt Vrst Uk. nVmbErz. Ot, Or sAIfEr. Evntin. Vn. tin. u. AIntin. ri. wEntI. or. VrtI. AIv. OrtI. Iks. IftI. Evn. IkstI. t. EvntI. AIn. tI. En. AIntI. lEvn. Vn hVndrEd. wElv. u hVndrEd. Vrtin. AIv hVndrEd. ortin. Vn TAUzVnd. Iftin. u TAUzVnd. Ikstin.