. Children of the Arctic. waterwas lighter than that above the water, andthe berg became top-heavy and tumbled first there was a low rumbling noise, then asit gained headway it grew to a roar, like theincreasing sound of an approaching train. Thiswas followed by the boiling and foaming ofthe water (filled with pieces of ice which hadbroken off) as far as the eye could see, until atthe shore the waves dashed high. The poor old ice palace would roll overand over and rock and sway and totter until at lastit regained its balance. But now the part whichbefore had been under water was above
. Children of the Arctic. waterwas lighter than that above the water, andthe berg became top-heavy and tumbled first there was a low rumbling noise, then asit gained headway it grew to a roar, like theincreasing sound of an approaching train. Thiswas followed by the boiling and foaming ofthe water (filled with pieces of ice which hadbroken off) as far as the eye could see, until atthe shore the waves dashed high. The poor old ice palace would roll overand over and rock and sway and totter until at lastit regained its balance. But now the part whichbefore had been under water was above it andglistened like polished silver, with lots of littlerainbow colours in between, where the sun glintedfrom drops of sea water. Here it would stay until some other time whenit again became top-heavy by the washing ofthe waves, and the same thing would happento it. Each time it would become smaller, untilat last it was only a lump of ice floating idlyabout on the water. Such pieces are liked by 35 CHILDREN OF THE ARCTIC. Iceberg, Palace of the Ice King the seals and walrus to crawl upon out of thecold water into the warm sunshine, and theretake their sun-bath. AH-NI-GHI-TO thought it must be a verycold bed, but these animals all have such a thick 36 CHILDREN OF THE ARCTIC blanket of fat wrapped entirely around them, justunder the skin, that it does not seem cold to them. One morning about four oclock AH-NI-GHI-TOS mother came on deck to lookaround, when just alongside, on quite a largecake of ice she saw a beautiful snow-white had been swimming about in the hope offinding a seal or two for his breakfast, and com-ing to this cake of ice, thought he would getup on it, stretch his legs, and get a nice drinkof water. The man on the ^lookout had been lookingat ice and water in the glaring sunshine for solong that he had failed to notice the bear whowas just the colour of the ice on which it stood,and so it was that AH-NI-GHI-TOS motherwas the first one to see it, and call
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