# Lesson 31

- 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: ponto, brought, rose, bess, bound, brave
- Length: 98 words, about 1 min
- Original: <https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/14640>
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bound Rose called got drown found brave

came Pon'to jumped mouth a round' brought wa'ter

"Here, Ponto! Here, Ponto!" Kate called to her dog. "Come, and get the dolls out of the pond."

Rose went under, but she did not drown. Bess was still on the top of the water.

Ponto came with a bound, and jumped into the pond. He swam around, and got  
Bess in his mouth, and brought her to the shore.

Ponto then found Rose, and brought her out, too.

Kate said, "Good, old Ponto! Brave old dog!"

What do you think of Ponto?

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