Exercises In completely mastering such a story as this, there are several ways of dealing with it, as follows: 1. Read it through with close attention so as to get the sense. Examine closely words or phrases that are not at first clear. Jonathan asks David to show kindness to himself and his children. Why should Jonathan ask a favor of David when Jonathan was the king's son, while David was cast out and driven away? Find the meaning of such words as covenant, sacrifice, perverse, establish, javelin, exceeded, evil. Study these words in the large dictionary. Explain the sentence, "Thou hast chosen the son of Jesse to thine own confusion.” · Why should David bow himself three times before Jonathan? Read aloud the whole account with full meaning and expression. 2. Learn this story thoroughly so that you can tell it in full, complete sentences. 3. Dramatize the story and prepare to act the parts. Give the language of the speakers from memory. 4. Write a part or the whole of the story from mem ory, comparing your words and sentences later with those in the book. 5. This story is suitable for showing the great variety of connective words that join together the different parts of the sentence. They are, and, but, though, if, for, then, nevertheless, either, or, that, therefore, as long as. 6. Observe in this Bible story the old-style form of the pronouns, as, thou and thee instead of you, thy or thine instead of your. In reading the story change these old-fashioned forms to our modern common forms of pronouns, as, Surely I will tell thee (you). 7. Give oral sentences illustrating the use of: Beside the old hall-fire-upon my nurse's knee, Of happy fairy days-what tales were told to me! I thought the world was once-all peopled with prin cesses, My heart would beat to hear their loves and their dis tresses; And many a quiet night-in slumber sweet and deep, The pretty fairy people-would visit me in sleep. I saw them in my dreams—come flying east and west, With wonderous fairy gifts-the new-born babe they blessed: One has brought a jewel-and one a crown of gold, old. The gentle queen turns pale—to hear those words of sin, But the king he only laughs—and bids the dance begin. The babe has grown to be-the fairest of the land, But ever when it seemed-her need was at the sorest, A prince in shining mail-comes prancing through the forest, A waving ostrich plume—a buckler burnished bright; I've seen him in my dreams-good sooth! a gallant knight. His lips are coral red-beneath his dark moustache; See how he waves his hand-and how his bright eyes flash! "Come forth, thou Paynim knight!"—he shouts in accents clear. The giant and the maid-both tremble his voice to hear. Saint Mary guard him well!-he draws his falchion keen, The giant and the knight-are fighting on the green. I see them in my dreams-his blade gives stroke for stroke, The giant pants and reels-and tumbles like an oak! With what a blushing grace—he falls upon his knee, And takes the lady's hand-and whispers, "You are free!" Ah! happy childish tales-of knight and faerie! I waken from my dreams-but there's ne'er a knight for me. I waken from my dreams-and wish that I could be Exercises 1. At what age did you best like fairy tales? Name six of the best fairy tales you know. Some of the books of fairy tales may be named as follows: Grimm's Fairy Tales, Hans Andersen's Fairy Tales; Lang's Blue Fairy Book, Green Fairy Book, Red Fairy Book, etc.; Perrault's Fairy Tales. 2. Read some good fairy tale at home and learn it so as to tell it well to the class. 3. Do we lose our liking for fairy tales when we grow older? What kinds of stories do we enjoy as we grow older? Do you suppose you could write a fairy tale yourself? 4. Memorize the first stanza. Recite it and write it correctly. 5. Bring in good pictures illustrating fairy tales and describe them. STUDY 25 JOKES TO LEARN AND TELL Sew It Seems. "When does a man become a seamstress ?" "When he hems and haws." "No." "When he rips and tears?" |