. The great sea horse . d in and saw heaps of lustrous pearls,pink and white coral, delicate shells, and fair-ies eggs, which some people call sea beans. Busy dwarfs were making these thingsinto beautiful jewelry as they sat cross-legged,their nimble fingers turning out fine rings,crowns, and bracelets, tortoise-shell combs andmother-of-pearl hand-glasses. We are the slaves of the old sea king,they said, and we make these pretty thingsfor his daughters. There goes a cobbler fish, said the dwarfwho had me by the hand ; he makes bootswith fins upon them — - like this! and he heldhis little foot
. The great sea horse . d in and saw heaps of lustrous pearls,pink and white coral, delicate shells, and fair-ies eggs, which some people call sea beans. Busy dwarfs were making these thingsinto beautiful jewelry as they sat cross-legged,their nimble fingers turning out fine rings,crowns, and bracelets, tortoise-shell combs andmother-of-pearl hand-glasses. We are the slaves of the old sea king,they said, and we make these pretty thingsfor his daughters. There goes a cobbler fish, said the dwarfwho had me by the hand ; he makes bootswith fins upon them — - like this! and he heldhis little foot up for me to see. Dont youwish you had a pair, too ? he asked. Then hepointed out a needle-fish that had a sharp nose,and a thimble that looked something like ajellyfish. They make our sou-westers, saidthe dwarf. Then they seized me again. Come and dance! they cried, and theywhirled me madly about as they sang : — 188 THE BOLD SEA DWARFS I was sitting on a cockle-shell, gliding over the surface of the water Page 189.
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