. Four feet, two feet, and no feet; or, Furry and feathery pets, and how they live. Animal behavior. 58 A MOUSE THAT LIVES IN THE MUD. Rubies, emeralds, sapphires, topazes, diamonds, amethysts, opals, â â take a handful of each, mix them altogether, and toss them up in the sunlight at noon when the sun is brightest; then you may have some idea of the sparkling beauty of this little sea-mouse, which creeps so quietly about in the mud at the bottom of the sea. By the way, she has another name besides sea- and a much prettier one,â dite. Let us call her future. Aphrodite proud of her We should be
. Four feet, two feet, and no feet; or, Furry and feathery pets, and how they live. Animal behavior. 58 A MOUSE THAT LIVES IN THE MUD. Rubies, emeralds, sapphires, topazes, diamonds, amethysts, opals, â â take a handful of each, mix them altogether, and toss them up in the sunlight at noon when the sun is brightest; then you may have some idea of the sparkling beauty of this little sea-mouse, which creeps so quietly about in the mud at the bottom of the sea. By the way, she has another name besides sea- and a much prettier one,â dite. Let us call her future. Aphrodite proud of her We should be, I am sure, ])la( t A\ c should spend time in tlic. 1)1 ightest i: mouse, Aphro- that in ]S'ow,is beauty ? in her all our sunshine we could find, on top of the biggest roclv, and we should sparkle and sparkle until the sun hiui- would be je<don Aphrodite is not ]jioiul, on the central}, ^he is the --h}a sea-weed mantle, she seems to be constantlj' saying: â "Oh! don't, I beg of you, take the trouble to look at me! I am only four inches long, and I haven't any head worth mentioning. You really embarrass me by staring; and there are so many creatures all around hei-e that are really worth looking at. See that great octopus over there, who is trying so hard to attract your attention. Go and look at him, like good people! He is fifty times .It But. 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 Richards, Laura Elizabeth Howe, 1850-1943. Boston, Estes and Lauriat
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