# Lesson 30 - Source: McGuffey's First Reader (first-reader.gutenberg.org), Public domain, William Holmes McGuffey, 1879, via Project Gutenberg - Reading level: Grades 1 and 2 - Subjects: Stories - Topics: pole, boat, dolls, float, rope, don't - Length: 155 words, about 1 min - Original: - Page: - Open in Sprouts: wish float tie know rope boat try shore give pole don't push drag won't oar fun'ny "Kate, I wish we had a boat to put the dolls in. Don't you?" "I know what we can do. We can get the little tub, and tie a rope to it, and drag it to the pond. This will float with the dolls in it, and we can get a pole to push it from the shore." "What a funny boat, Kate! A tub for a boat, and a pole for an oar! Won't it upset?" "We can try it, Nell, and see." "Well you get the tub, and I will get a pole and a rope. We will put both dolls in the tub, and give them a ride." The dolls had a nice ride to the pond. A soft wind made the tub float out. Nell let the pole fall on the tub, and upset it. \]