Explore "Pretty Verses for All Good Children; In Words of One, Two, and Three Syllables" by Benjamin Olds on Textopian.
Eliza and Harriet were two very lovely girls. Eliza was twelve years old, and Harriet, her little sister, was six years old. Eliza was a very kind and good girl, and extremely fond of her little sister Harriet; who was also a sweet, pleasant child. Whenever their mamma purchased any thing for Eliza, or if she had a present of any thing, she always divided it equally with Harriet; and, if she wished any of her playthings, she would at once lend them to her, and never quarrel with her, or tease her.
The house in which they lived stood on a pleasant and delightful spot, from which all the surrounding country could be viewed. In rear of the house stood a beautiful and stately sugar maple-tree, the branches of which spread over nearly all of the yard, and extended over a part of the roof of the house. Under this large tree, Eliza and Harriet spent a great deal of time, when they were not in school and the weather was pleasant. There they sometimes amused themselves with their dolls and other playthings, and sometimes Eliza would amuse Harriet with little stories which had been told to her, or which she had read in her little books. When they took a walk together, Eliza would take Harriet by the hand, and lead her along very carefully, always keeping her out of the dirt and wet places.