. The sacred beetle, and others [microform]. Beetles; Coléoptères. The Sacred Beetle and Others 'M r-'/T .â * : -': »: narrow passage all round, just wide enough to ^'ive the mother room to move. This sumptuous portion, a regular Twelfth-Night cake, has no fixed shape. I come across some that are ovoid, suggest- ing a Turkey's egg in form and si/e; 1 Hnd some that are a Hattcned ellipsoid, similar to the conunon onion; I discover some that ar.* almost round, reminding me of a Dutch cheese; I sec some that arc circular with a slight swelling on the upper surface, like the loaves of the I'rov
. The sacred beetle, and others [microform]. Beetles; Coléoptères. The Sacred Beetle and Others 'M r-'/T .â * : -': »: narrow passage all round, just wide enough to ^'ive the mother room to move. This sumptuous portion, a regular Twelfth-Night cake, has no fixed shape. I come across some that are ovoid, suggest- ing a Turkey's egg in form and si/e; 1 Hnd some that are a Hattcned ellipsoid, similar to the conunon onion; I discover some that ar.* almost round, reminding me of a Dutch cheese; I sec some that arc circular with a slight swelling on the upper surface, like the loaves of the I'rovencal peasant or. beticr still, the foiujasso ii I'ioii with which he cele- brates blaster. In every case, the surface is smooth and nicely curved. There is no mistaking what has happened: the mother has collected and kneaded into one lump the numerous fragments brought down one after the other; (>ut of all those particles she has made a homogeneous thing, by mashing them, working them together and treading on them. Time after time I come across the baker on top of the colossal loaf which makes the Sacred Be tic's pill look so insignificant; she strolls about on the convex surface, which sometimes measures as much as four inches across; she pats the mass, makes it firm and level. I just catch sight of the curious scene, for the moment she is 192. ' a S'i i. 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 Fabre, J. Henri (Jean Henri), 1823-1915. Toronto : McClelland, Goodchild & Stewart
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