1.   "Herbert, will you please peel my
orange?" said Lucy. Herbert was read-
ing his new book, but he put it down
at once, and took the orange from his
little sister.
2.   "Shall I make a pair of scales,
Lucy, for you to use when you play
store?"
3.   "Oh yes! but how can you do that?"
4.   "I'll show you. First, we must
take the peel off in two little cups, one
just as large as the other. While I do
this, see if you can find me two nice
sticks about ten inches long."
5.   Lucy ran out to the woodhouse
to find the sticks. -- "Will these do?"
6.   "No, they are too hard. Find
some pine sticks if you can."
7.   "Here are some."
8.   "These will do nicely. Now I
must make a scalebeam and a post.
Can you find me a little block for a
post, Lucy?"
9.   "Will a ribbon block do, Herbert?"
10.  "Yes, if it is not too thick."
11.   "Here is one an inch thick."
12.   "That will be just right. Now
get the little gimlet."
13.   Herbert worked away until he had
made the beam and the post. Then
he made a hole in the middle of the
block, and put the post in. Next, he
put the beam into a little groove at
the top of the post, so that it would
balance nicely.
14.   "Now, Lucy, we must have a
needle and some thread. We must
put four threads to each cup; then
we will tie the threads to the ends
of the beam.
15.   "There, Lucy, what do you think
of that?"
16.   "Why, Herbert, that is just as
nice as the real scales in father's store;
and you may have all my orange for
making them."