r need to lock your door,
Or give your house a thought.

[Illustration: A FINGER TEST.]

A FINGER TEST

You strike three times on the top, you see,
And strike three times on the bottom for me,
Then top and bottom you strike very fast,
And open a door in the middle at last.

[Illustration: "OUR BABY," IN CHINESE CHARACTERS.]

OUR BABY

Mrs. Chang, Mrs. Lee,
Mama has a small babee;
Stands up firm,
Sits up straight,
Won't eat milk,
But lives on cake.

[Illustration: OUR BABY.]

[Illustration: THE LITTLE GOLDEN SISTER.]

THE LITTLE GOLDEN SISTER

My little golden sister
Rides a golden horse slow,
And we'll use a golden whip
If the horse doesn't go.

A little gold fish
In a gold bowl we see,
And a gold-colored bird
On a gold-blossomed tree.

A gold-plated god
In a gold temple stands,
With a gold-plated baby
In his gold-plated hands.

TEN FINGERS

(_A Chinese finger-play_)

Three horses are drinking,
Three horses are feeding,
The two men are fighting,
The old woman pleading,
The baby is crying,
But no one is heeding.

[Illustration: TEN FINGERS.]

[Illustration: "TEN FINGERS," IN CHINESE CHARACTERS.]

A RIDDLE

A plum blossom foot,
And a pudding face sweet;
He's taller when he's sitting
Than when standing on his feet.

[Illustration: A RIDDLE.]

THE FIVE FINGERS

(_Another finger-play_)

A great big brother,
And a little brother so,
A big bell-tower,
And a temple and a show,
And little baby wee, wee,
Always wants to go.

[Illustration: THE FIVE FINGERS.]

LADYBUG

Ladybug, ladybug,
Fly away, do;
Fly to the mountain,
And feed upon dew.

Feed upon dew,
And sleep on a rug,
And then run away
Like a good little bug.

[Illustration: "LADYBUG," IN CHINESE CHARACTERS.]

[Illustration: LADYBUG.]

THE SPIDER

Oh, my dear brother spider,
With your body big and red,
From the eaves you are hanging
On a single little thread.

[Illustration: THE SPIDER.]

[Illustration: "THE GREAT WALL," IN CHINESE CHARACTERS.]

THE GREAT WALL

The wily Emperor Tsin Chi-hwang
He built a wall both great and strong.
The steps were narrow,