. Stories of humble friends . Animal behavior. I.^ll The larva fastened itself to the plant, and the beetle sat down beside it to talk. The beetle liked to talk. It told the larva all over acfain about how it had burrowed down into the earth and burst its skin. The larva said very little. It seemed to feel dull. "Why, how curious you do look," cried the beetle suddenly. "How your eyes shine! They're every color,—blue and green and red. And, oh dear! I do believe beg-inninof to How do you. Dragonfly coming out of Larva you re split, feel ? " But the larva said nothing. It, t
. Stories of humble friends . Animal behavior. I.^ll The larva fastened itself to the plant, and the beetle sat down beside it to talk. The beetle liked to talk. It told the larva all over acfain about how it had burrowed down into the earth and burst its skin. The larva said very little. It seemed to feel dull. "Why, how curious you do look," cried the beetle suddenly. "How your eyes shine! They're every color,—blue and green and red. And, oh dear! I do believe beg-inninof to How do you. Dragonfly coming out of Larva you re split, feel ? " But the larva said nothing. It, too, knew that something wonderful was happening to it. It was swelling itself with violent motions. The split in its back was length- Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Pyle, Katharine, d. 1938. New York : American Book Co.
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