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Lesson 15 – Nellie's First Picnic

Nelie lived in Sydney and went to a Sunday school there. One day in November all the scholars with their teachers and some of their parents went for a picnic to Manly.

It was a clear bright day and a cool breeze was blowing over the water. The children were all smiling and happy. They ran from one end of the little steamer to the other, looking at a hundred things – the white track the steamer made, the big ships, the crowded houses of the town. The band played a merry tune, and the sunlight danced on the waves and on the faces of the children.

Very soon they came to the sea beach, where they all played and ran about. Some played rounders, some cricket and some went on swings. Nellie with other girls got some pretty wildflowers to take home.

After a time they had dinner – lots of cake and buns and fruit; then more play, and soon the day was done, and they went home tired and happy.

Next day Nellie wrote a letter to her cousin Polly who lived in the country and told her all about her first picnic.

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