were all burning bright. And when she saw it she
said, "Oh! oh! how lovely! It is just too pretty to cut!"

But her mama said, "I will cut it for you, dear." So she cut one piece
for Dot, and then she asked Dot, "Will Marie have a piece?" Marie was
Dot's big doll. And Dot looked at her and said, "Marie says, 'No, thank
you.'" And mama said, "Will Fuzzy have a piece?" Fuzzy was Dot's Teddy
Bear. And Dot looked at him and said: "He says, 'No, thank you.'" And
mama said, "Will papa have a piece?" And Dot said, "Oh, yes. Won't you,
papa?" And papa said, "Yes, please." And Dot said, "Mama, you will. You
_must_ have a piece of my birthday cake." And mama said, "Yes, thank
you."

And mama cut the cake and gave Dot a piece and papa a piece and herself
a piece. But she left the parts of the cake where the candles were
burning,--one, two, three, four, five. And Dot's birthday cake lasted
one, two, three, four, five whole days before it was all gone.

NED AND ROVER AND JACK

A boy named Ned had a little puppy-dog named Rover. One day, Ned's papa
gave him a nice new toy wagon. Ned was pulling it around the yard when
he saw Rover. "Come, Rover!" he said, "I will give you a fine ride." So
he took Rover and put him in the wagon and gave him a ride.

But just then Ned saw a boy he knew, named Tom. Tom was running down the
street. Ned called to him but he did not hear. Ned wanted to show Tom
his new wagon. So he ran after Tom as fast as he could go, calling,
"Tom! Tom!" and never thinking of poor little Rover. He was barking with
all his might, "Bow! wow! Bow-wow! bow-wow-wow-wow!" which means "Oh,
stop! stop! I'm going to fall out!" And the next minute Rover went
"bumpity-bump!" out into the road, and ran off home, crying,
"Ow-wow-wow!" He was not hurt much, but he was badly frightened. But he
soon forgot his ride, and he grew and he grew and he grew, till, by and
by, he was a big dog. And then, Ned's little brother, Jack, had a little
wagon. But now Rover was too big to ride in it. So Jack said he would
make Rover pull it and _he_ would ride.

Ned helped him to harness Rover in it like a horse, and Jack climbed in
and took the reins. "Get up!" said Jack, and away they went out into the
yard and on into a big field. But just then a little rabbit started up
in front of them, and the minute Rover saw it, he began to race after
the rabbit. Poor Jack couldn't hold him at all. Round and round they
went, and they ran, and they ran,