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    Peter and Polly Series by Rose Lucia Peter and Polly by Rose Lucia    

Lesson 34: Polly Goes to a Wedding Part I

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Polly was very much excited. She was going to a wedding. So was Peter. But he did not care so much about it. Father and mother were going, too.

Every morning at breakfast Polly talked about that wedding.

"Now there are only five days to wait. Now there are only four days to wait," she would say.

And at last she said, "Oh, goody, goody! It is tomorrow!"

Mother said, "Yesterday I bought some new ribbon for your hair, Polly. See, here it is."

"It is wide, isn't it, mother? Thank you very much. And I am going to wear my white dress and my white shoes and stockings."

"Yes," said mother, "and your coat is all clean. You may wear that."

"I think that I shall look very well," said Polly.

"Perhaps you will," father said. "But remember, 'Handsome is that handsome does.' It means that if you behave well, you will look well. And if you do not behave well, you will not look well."

The day of the wedding came. Mother dressed Peter and Polly. Both had on their best clothes. How well they did look!

Father harnessed Mary to the two-seated carriage. Then off they went.

It was not many miles to the house. Soon they were there.

"I am glad that we are early," said mother. "I promised to help see to the things in the dining room."

"Oh, are there things to eat?" asked Peter. "I am hungry now."

"Yes, there are things to eat," said mother. "But they come after the wedding. So you must wait."

"I will unharness the horse," said father. "Then I will see if I can help. What shall Peter and Polly do? We must not let them get in the way."

"Let me see," said mother. "Why, Peter and Polly may sit right here in the carriage. By and by we will come out for them."

"Goodbye, children," said father. "'Handsome is that handsome does,' you know, Polly."

Peter and Polly sat in the carriage. At first, they played that they were driving. But, after a short time, they wished to do something else.

Then they looked around. They saw the barn, the henhouses, and another small building.

"Maybe that is the ice house," said Polly.

"Do you think that they will have ice cream?" asked Peter. "Oh, I hope so! I hope so!"

"Perhaps they will, if that is really an ice house," said Polly.

"Then I must see if it is, Polly. Mother will not care." And down he jumped.

He ran to the little house. A padlock was on the door. He could not open it. But he saw sawdust about. So he felt sure that it was an ice house.

    Peter and Polly Series by Rose Lucia Peter and Polly by Rose Lucia    

Lesson 34: Polly Goes to a Wedding Part I

Directions

Study the lesson for one week.

Over the week:

  • Read the story multiple times.
  • Review the synopsis.
  • Study the vocabulary words.
  • Learn the concepts.
  • Complete the enrichment activities.
  • Study the review questions.

Synopsis

Peter and Polly travel with their parents to attend a wedding. They ride in a carriage pulled by their horse, Mary. At the wedding site, Peter spots a building with sawdust nearby. He believes it is an ice house and hopes he will have some ice cream.

Vocabulary

Carriage: A four-wheeled passenger vehicle pulled by horses.
Harness: A harness is a set of straps and fittings securing a horse to a cart, carriage, plow, etc.
Unharness: To remove a harness.
Ice House: A building used to store ice. Ice is packed with sawdust to prevent it from melting.
Sawdust: Powdery particles of wood produced by sawing.

Concepts

Horses are 'solid-hoofed plant-eating mammals with flowing manes and tails, used for riding, racing, and to carry and pull loads.'

Facts about horses:

  1. They are animals, mammals, and vertebrates (they have backbones).
  2. Hair covers their bodies.
  3. They breathe with lungs.
  4. They are warm-blooded.
  5. Females give birth to live babies called colts.
  6. Females feed babies their milk.

Some horses are domesticated animals. That means they live and work with humans. Humans care for and feed domesticated horses. Other horses are wild. That means they take care of themselves. They are free to go where they please. In the United States, some wild horses live on western plains. Others live on Atlantic Ocean islands.

Enrichment

Activity 1: Narrate the Story

  • After reading or listening to the story, narrate the story events aloud using your own words.

Activity 2: Draw a Horse

Objective:

Reinforce the definition of harness and some external parts of a horse.

Materials:

Crayons or markers and paper.

Procedure:

Use the picture below as a guide to draw a horse and its harness, hooves, mane, and tail.

Review

Question 1

Where do Peter and Polly travel to in the story?
1 / 7

Answer 1

They travel to a wedding.
1 / 7

Question 2

How do Peter and Polly get to the wedding?
2 / 7

Answer 2

They take a horse and carriage
2 / 7

Question 3

Why does the sight of sawdust excite Peter?
3 / 7

Answer 3

The building with sawdust is probably an ice house. An ice house means the wedding may offer ice cream.
3 / 7

Question 4

What might happen if Mary’s harness broke while she pulls the carriage?
4 / 7

Answer 4

The horse would pull free of the carriage. The carriage would stop. They might not make it to the wedding.
4 / 7

Question 5

How is a modern freezer like an old-fashioned ice house?
5 / 7

Answer 5

They both keep things cold.
5 / 7

Question 6

Is a horse a mammal? Why or why not?
6 / 7

Answer 6

Yes, horses have backbones and lungs, they are warm-blooded, they have hair, and females give birth to live babies and feed them their milk.
6 / 7

Question 7

Is a horse a vertebrate? Why or why not?
7 / 7

Answer 7

Yes, horses have backbones.
7 / 7

  1. Where do Peter and Polly travel to in the story? They travel to a wedding.
  2. How do Peter and Polly get to the wedding? They take a horse and carriage
  3. Why does the sight of sawdust excite Peter? The building with sawdust is probably an ice house. An ice house means the wedding may offer ice cream.
  4. What might happen if Mary’s harness broke while she pulls the carriage? The horse would pull free of the carriage. The carriage would stop. They might not make it to the wedding.
  5. How is a modern freezer like an old-fashioned ice house? They both keep things cold.
  6. Is a horse a mammal? Why or why not? Yes, horses have backbones and lungs, they are warm-blooded, they have hair, and females give birth to live babies and feed them their milk.
  7. Is a horse a vertebrate? Why or why not? Yes, horses have backbones.

References

  1. 'Horse.' Wikipedia. Wikipedia.org. n.p.

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