are great numbers of beautiful lakes. In
their clear waters may be seen the mountains, the forests, and the sky,
as in a looking-glass. At night the moon and stars may be seen below you
as plainly as above.

Here is a picture of a pretty lake in a valley.

[Illustration: A PRETTY LAKE IN A VALLEY.]

You see a river flowing from the hills beyond. Into what is it flowing?
The river that lets the water _into_ the lake is called an _inlet_.

You see another river that lets the water _out_ of the lake. This river
we call the _outlet_ of the lake.

Make a lake on your molding-board, or in the sand near your home.
Represent its inlet and outlet.

Out in the lake is a little piece of land round which the waters play.
We could not go to this land without crossing the water; the water is on
all sides of it. Such a little piece of land is called an _island_.

Did you ever read the story of Robinson Crusoe? You will remember that
he went up a hill in search of water. When he got to the top of the
hill, he saw that he was on an island. How did he know?

Have you ever seen an island? What island was it? Could you sail round
it? What was on every side of it? What grew on it? What is an island?

If there is a brook or lake near your home, how can you make an island?

Opposite is a picture of a river and a lake. Make a map of the same
river and lake on your slate. Notice how the coast or shore of the lake
bends in and out.

_Write the following_:

A lake is water surrounded by land.

The land near the water of a lake is called its shore.

An island is a little piece of land surrounded by water.

LESSON XXVI.

MORE ABOUT FORMS OF LAND AND WATER.

[Illustration: PICTURE OF A PENINSULA.]

An island, as we have learned, is a piece of land with water all round
it. Now, sometimes we see a piece of land that has water _nearly_ all
round it. This form of land is called a _peninsula_. The word peninsula
means _almost an island_.

[Illustration: MAP OF A PENINSULA.]

In the picture we see a narrow strip of land which extends far out into
the water. You will notice that the land has water all round; except at
one place.

What is the name for land that has water on all sides but one? What is a
peninsula?

How would you change this peninsula to an island? What is the difference
between a peninsula and an island?

The narrow neck which joins the peninsula to other land--just as the
neck joins the head to the body-