 
1. Two men were making a wall by the road-side, and Harry and Dora stopped to look at them. 2. Another man was going away with a horse and cart. The cart was empty, but it had been full of red bricks. The men were putting these bricks on the wall and making them fast with mortar. 3. Dora liked the sound which the trowel made when it struck against the wall. Harry picked up one of the bricks and looked at it, and then Dora must look at one too. 4. They found that the bricks were light and easy to lift. They also saw 5. They did not like to ask the men about them, and so they put the bricks down, and set off on their way home. 6. As they went they met their teacher, who stopped and spoke to them, so Harry asked her to tell them what bricks really were. 7. 'I wish there were a brick-field near,' she said, 'and then we would go 8. 'Bricks are made of clay, and clay is dug out of the ground. Men dig it before winter comes, and let it lie out all the winter, and the frost breaks it up nicely for them. 9. 'The next thing is to mix it well into a paste, and then it is put into moulds.' 'What are moulds?' Harry asked. 'Well, these moulds are like boxes with no bottom or top.' 'Only sides, then?' said Dora. 10. 'Yes, they have two long sides, and two short ones, and they hold the soft, wet clay. 'You may call them clay-puddings before they are put into the hot oven. When they are taken out, what do you think they are? They are bricks!' |
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