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– Egg – Lime – Feed – Kid – that's very good.
    But what on earth is a Dalg or a Glidj or a Blimlimlim? There are no such things. Just ANY letters do not make words, George.
    Well, let's look at some new letters now."

    The big N
    is a NAPKIN
standing on a dinner plate. It looks NEAT.
George had seen NAPKINS folded that way
in the restaurant when he was a dishwasher.

    The small n
    is a nose
in the face of a man.
He has a new blue necktie on
and is nibbling noodles.

    The big O
    is a big OSTRICH,
    and the small o
is a small ostrich, of course.
    Ostriches eat odd objects.
One ostrich once had tried to eat a bugle
that belonged to George.

    The big P
    is a big PENGUIN,
    and the small p is a small penguin.
    These penguins live near the South Pole.
They use their flappers as paddles.
George knew penguins from the Zoo.
    PLOP!

    The big Q
    is a QUAIL.
QUAILS have short tails.
You must keep QUIET if you want to
watch QUAILS. They are quite shy.

    The small q is a quarterback.
    A quarterback has to be quick. George was quick. He would qualify for quarterback.
    "And now get your football, George," said the man, "it will do you good to play a little before we go on with your letters."

    George knew how to play the game. He knew how to carry the ball,
    and how to take a three-point stance,
    and how to get ready for the kick-off.

    He was a fine halfback, too,
    and he could make a short pass, or recover a fumble.
    "Good game," said the man, "but time's up now: back to the alphabet!"

    The big R
    is a RABBIT.
Some RABBITS are white with RED eyes.
RABBITS love RADISHES.
George loved RABBITS. He had one as a pet.

    The small r
    is a rooster.
The rooster crows when the sun rises.
Two roosters will start a rumpus.
They really can get rough.

    The big S
    is a big SNAIL,
    and the small s
    is a small snail.
Snails are slow. They sneak into their shells
when they are scared of something.
George thought snails looked silly.

    The big T
    is a TABLE.
The TABLE is set for TWO. It is TIME for TEA.
George did not care for TEA,
but he liked TOAST.

    The small is a tomahawk.
    George had a toy tomahawk.
It was a tiny one.
He took it along when he played Indian.
He also had a tepee—an Indian tent.

    "Now it's time for a snack," said the man. "Run over to the baker, George, and hand him this note. Then come right back with the doughnuts, one dozen of them, and no tricks, please!"
    George was curious. He looked at the note the man had written. One dozen doughnuts ... Maybe he could write something on it too? How about writing TEN instead of ONE? He had just learned the T ... First a T—then an E—then an N...

    "Hmm," said the baker, "ten dozen doughnuts is quite a lot, but that's what the note says. We need an extra-big bag for them."

    "Why, George!" cried the man. Then he saw the note. "Well, that comes from teaching the alphabet to a little monkey. And I told you: no tricks!"
    "You may not eat any doughnuts now, George. Put them back in the bag and let's go on with the letters!"

    The big U
is a big UMBRELLA
standing UPRIGHT.
    The umbrella handle is also like a U.
    George knew how to USE an UMBRELLA.

    The small u
is a small umbrella.
    When it is raining umbrellas are useful
but you must keep under the umbrella
unless you want to get wet.
George thought rain was a nuisance.

    The big V
    For George
from the man
with the
yellow
hat
    is a big VALENTINE,

    and the small v
    to George
with
Love
    is a small valentine.
George loved valentines.
He got several valentine cards every year.
One card came from Nevada.

    The big W and the small w
are WHISKERS, big ones and small ones.
    A WALRUS has WHISKERS.

    Some men have whiskers
    and cats have whiskers.
    George did not have whiskers
but he was curious how
he would look if he did.

    The next letter of the alphabet is X.
    The big X and the small x look alike, only one is big and one is small, just like the big W and the small w, or the V, or the U, or the S,