1.Many years ago there was a farmer living in America who had a large family.The youngest child,Derrick,was a little boy about four years old.
2.His father and mother were much alarmed one day when Derrick did not come home to dinner.They searched for him all about the farm,but he was nowhere to be found.Then his father knew that he must be lost in the woods,and he set off at once with several of the farm servants to try to find him.
3.They spent the whole day in seeking for the child，but in vain.When night came on，the servants went home，but the father wouldnot go back with them.He got a lantern，and said he would spend the night in looking for his child.
4.The night passed slowly away，and the morning came，but Derrick was not found.Still the father did not give up hope.He went home to get something to eat before starting again on his search.
5.Just as he was going out again，an Indian called to see the farmer.The Indian had with him a dog that he was very fond of.When heheard that the farmer‘s little boy was lost in the woods，he asked for the shoes and stockings which Derrick had worn last.
6.As soon as they were brought to him he held them out to his dog，and said，“Rover，these are the stockings and shoes of the little boy who is lost.”
7.The dog sniffed them all over，and then looked at his master，as if he meant to say，“I know what you want，and I’ll see what I can do to help you.”The Indian then pointed towards the wood，and the dog started off on his search.
8.Knowing that they could not keep up with the dog，the farmer and the Indianwaited at the house till he should return.To the poor father and mother the time seemed very long，but in about an hour the dog came running back，wagging his tail，and looking very happy.
9.“There！”said the Indian；“he has found the child.Let us go with him now.”The dog led theway；and they soon found the poor child，almost dead with cold and hunger，lying under some bushes.He was carried home by his father，and soon got quite strong again.
GRAMMAR EXERCISE
1.Point out the verbs in sections 5to 8.
2.Give proper nouns which might be used for boy，girl town，river.