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Mr . Finney and his wife Both sat down to sup ; And they ate , and they ate , They ate the turnip up . All the school children in our country have heard of Henry W . Longfellow . He was the best loved of all our poets . He wrote " The Village Blacksmith , " " The Children's Hour , " and many other beautiful pieces which you will like to read and remember . THE WHISTLE Two hundred years ago there lived in Boston a little boy whose name was Benjamin Franklin . On the day that he was seven years old , his mother gave him a few pennies . He looked at the bright , yellow pieces and said , " What shall I do with these coppers , mother ? " It was the first money that he had ever had . " You may buy something , if you wish , " said his mother . " And then will you give me more ? " he asked . His mother shook her head and said : " No , Benjamin . I cannot give you any more . So you must be careful not to spend these foolishly . " The little fellow ran into the street . He heard the pennies jingle in his pocket . How rich he was ! Boston is now a great city , but at that time it was only a little town . There were not many stores . As Benjamin ran down the street , he wondered what he should buy . Should he buy candy ? He hardly knew how it tasted . Should he buy a pretty toy ? If he had been the only child in the family , things might have been different . But there were fourteen boys and girls older than he , and two little sisters who were younger . What a big family it was ! And the father was a poor man . No wonder the lad had never owned a toy . He had not gone far when he met a larger boy , who was blowing a whistle . " I wish I had that whistle , " he said . The big boy looked at him and blew it again . Oh , what a pretty sound it made ! " I have some pennies , " said Benjamin . He held them in his hand , and showed them to the boy . " You may have them , if you will give me the whistle . " " All of them ? " " Yes , all of them . " " Well , it's a bargain , " said the boy ; and he gave the whistle to Benjamin , and took the pennies . Little Benjamin Franklin was very happy ; for he was only seven years old . He ran home as fast as he could , blowing the whistle as he ran . " See , mother , " he said , " I have bought a whistle . " " How much did you pay for it ? " " All the pennies you gave me . " " Oh , Benjamin ! " One of his brothers asked to see the whistle .
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