Show home education the Ci childs tilds first school is the family froebel THE NEIGHBORS CHILDREN by laura gray great was the dismay of M mrs rs brown as she looked from the win window of the new house into which her family was moving several small strangers were romping over the furniture that had just been taken from the van with muddy feet they clambered over chairs danced on a sofa tilted a swinging mirror back and forth ran about and whooped in great de light quick tom help the movers get our things into the house before they are ruined she begged her husband dear me there are more children in the next gar garden deril well never have a moments peace they are scalps scamps arent they the man responded and so small then he went out to hurry their their belongings into the house the next morning those children were there bright and early eager to make friends with the newcomers especially with the new little boy for did he be not own a wonderful pedal car a large ball and a tricycle and this new little boy jimmy brown seemed no less eager to play with them but later when they had broken his tin train and let him have a turn on his own scooter he ran whimpering to his mother she was exasperated but being a newcomer was unwilling to offend these childrens parents so s she he mildly suggested that ji jimmy my play inside thinking the visitors would take the hint and go away but instead hurrah wed like that fine they shouted and in they romped and they certainly had a rollicking morning mrs brown sighed with relief when a long piercing call from somewhere down the street had the magical effect of hurrying them home but alas they were soon back cheerful and vigorous as ever they swarmed in over the remnants of the former tenants flower beds of what use would it be to think of making a garden they peered and poked into every corner and jimmy became so excited he finish his lunch he wanted to be with them then one morning he was ill something had to be done with apprehension his mother ran to forestall those tireless feet pattering so eagerly along the pavement how would the youngsters take the rebuff jimmy is ill today she began they stopped and looked up he needs to be quiet you must play somewhere else A tall boy of six spoke AU all right mrs brown he said and all scampered off where would they go to tell their parents an hour later here came timid knock mrs brown opened the door to a group of sweet round faces the big boy spoke again heres a funny paper and a candy sucker with only a little bit gone for jimmy because he cant play that is very kind of you mrs brown felt a catch in her throat they tiptoed away the boys illness demanded a weeks quarantine the mother explained and told the children not to come into the garden they never did but brought little gifts each day and talked over the fence ive discovered mrs brown said to her husband many days later that children dont take hints but they understand and like plain speaking now when I 1 would rather these boys and girls did not come in I 1 tell them so pleasantly and they dont some and if when they are at our house they refuse to do what I 1 ask I 1 send them home there is no resentment sent ment As for jimmy hes so much happier than when he had to play alone you have noticed how he is developing he has ha s more self confidence and courage and is a much better sport and andi I 1 feel sure it is largely a result of the companionship of his little friends less than years ago our great grandparents looked upon the tomato with suspicion as the cause of various nils fills such as cancer and grew it only for ornamental burp purposes oses it was called called the love app apple I 1 e |