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+var baseSlice = require('./_baseSlice'),
+ toInteger = require('./toInteger');
+
+/**
+ * Creates a slice of `array` with `n` elements taken from the beginning.
+ *
+ * @static
+ * @memberOf _
+ * @since 0.1.0
+ * @category Array
+ * @param {Array} array The array to query.
+ * @param {number} [n=1] The number of elements to take.
+ * @param- {Object} [guard] Enables use as an iteratee for methods like `_.map`.
+ * @returns {Array} Returns the slice of `array`.
+ * @example
+ *
+ * _.take([1, 2, 3]);
+ * // => [1]
+ *
+ * _.take([1, 2, 3], 2);
+ * // => [1, 2]
+ *
+ * _.take([1, 2, 3], 5);
+ * // => [1, 2, 3]
+ *
+ * _.take([1, 2, 3], 0);
+ * // => []
+ */
+function take(array, n, guard) {
+ if (!(array && array.length)) {
+ return [];
+ }
+ n = (guard || n === undefined) ? 1 : toInteger(n);
+ return baseSlice(array, 0, n < 0 ? 0 : n);
+}
+
+module.exports = take;