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Your home is a very comfortable, pleasant place in which to live. Did you ever stop to think why?

There is a fine big family there, from father down to you, and each one has a part in the work and the play of your house. Your father pays for your house, your food, your clothes, and everything else that you need. Your mother keeps the house beautiful, has dinner ready for you when you come home from school, and makes your clothes. So, 1f your father or mother say that you can’t play ball on Saturday morning because they need your help at home, you do not stop to argue about it. They give you their love and a home, and in return, you love and obey them. They are your first lawmakers, and Uncle Sam says, "obey the law."

One of the nicest things about your home is your room. It is your very own, with shelves for your books and games, and a place for tennis rackets, balls, dolls’ dressmaking, Camp Fire, or Boy Scout trophies, and anything else that is yours. Your father has a corner of the living room for his desk. There he keeps his important papers. Rh