CONTENTS 1
1．SURPRISE 1
2．SPRINGTIME ON THE CLAIM 3
3．THE NECESSARY CAT 18
4．THE HAPPY DAYS 25
5．WORKING IN TOWN 33
6．THE MONTH OF ROSES 44
7．NINE DOLLARS 52
8．FOURTH OF JULY 59
9．BLACKBIRDS 81
10．MARY GOES TO COLLEGE 102
11．MISS WILDER TEACHES SCHOOL 117
12．SNUG FOR WINTER 129
13．SCHOOL DAYS 137
14．SENT HOME FROM SCHOOL 143
15．THE SCHOOL BOARD’S VISIT 158
16．NAME CARDS 177
17．THE SOCIABLE 192
18．LITERARIES 200
19．THE WHIRL OF GAIETY 211
20．THE BIRTHDAY PARTY 229
21．THE MADCAP DAYS 241
22．UNEXPECTED IN APRIL 252
23．SCHOOLTIME BEGINS AGAIN 256
24．THE SCHOOL EXHIBITION 272
25．UNEXPECTED IN DECEMBER 286
NOTES 296
VOCABULARY 403