lay in bed
Till half-past eight, the sleepy-head!
He couldn't find his stockings, for
He'd thrown them somewhere on the floor!
He couldn't find his reading-book;
He had forgotten where to look!
His breakfast grew so very cold,
This lazy Goop began to scold;
And then he blamed his mother, kind!
"_You made me late to school_!" he whined.

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[Illustration: The Law of Hospitality]

_THE LAW OF HOSPITALITY_

There is a very simple rule
That every one should know;
You may not hear of it in school,
But everywhere you go,
In every land where people dwell,
And men are good and true,
You'll find they understand it well,
And so I'll tell it you:

_To every one who gives me food,
Or shares his home with me,
I owe a debt of gratitude,
And I must loyal be.
I may not laugh at him, or say
Of him a word unkind;
His friendliness I must repay,
And to his faults be blind!_

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[Illustration: The Flower Hospital]

_THE FLOWER HOSPITAL_

I dreamed I found a sunlit room
Filled with a delicate perfume,
Where, moaning their sweet lives away,
A thousand lovely flowers lay.
They drooped, so pale, and wan, and weak,
With hardly strength enough to speak,
With stems so crushed and leaves so torn
It was too dreadful to be borne!
And one white lily raised her head
From off her snowy flower bed.
And sighed, "_Please tell the children, oh!
They should not treat the flowers so!
They plucked us when we were so gay,
And then they threw us all away
To wither in the sun all day!
We all must fade, but we'll forgive
If they'll let other flowers live_!"

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[Illustration: Puppy Goops]

_PUPPY GOOPS_

Candy in the cushions
Of the easy-chair;
Raisins in the sofa--
How did they get there?
The little Goop who's greedy
Does it every day,
Like a little puppy,
Hiding bones away!

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[Illustration: Exaggeration]

_EXAGGERATION_

Don't try to tell a story
To beat the one you've heard;
For if you try, you're apt to lie,
And _that_ would be absurd!

Don't try to be more funny
Than any one in school;
For if you're not, they'll laugh a lot,
And think you are a fool!

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[Illustration: Noise! Noise! Noise!]

_NOISE! NOISE! NOISE!_

Do you slam the door?