. Little folks in feathers and fur, and others in neither. is a By means of it hein the sand. First,foot as far as he can 323 LITTLE FOLKS Cockles are much sought after to eat, and the fishermen canalways find them, no matter how cunningly they are hidden underthe sand, by the tiny fountains made by the water, which theyspurt out through their tubes. There are two hundred kinds of Cockles known, and all ofthem are much admired for their beauty. IN FEATHERS AND FUR. 329. THE PAPER NAUTILUS. Who would suspect, to look at this pretty shaped shell, thatthe creature who made it, and spent its life
. Little folks in feathers and fur, and others in neither. is a By means of it hein the sand. First,foot as far as he can 323 LITTLE FOLKS Cockles are much sought after to eat, and the fishermen canalways find them, no matter how cunningly they are hidden underthe sand, by the tiny fountains made by the water, which theyspurt out through their tubes. There are two hundred kinds of Cockles known, and all ofthem are much admired for their beauty. IN FEATHERS AND FUR. 329. THE PAPER NAUTILUS. Who would suspect, to look at this pretty shaped shell, thatthe creature who made it, and spent its life in it, was a member ofthe cuttle fish family, and own cousin to the horrid Octopus thatI have already told you about! I dont suppose there ever lived another creature, of whom somany different stories have been told—and believed—as the Nau-tilus. The ancients have romanced about it, and poets havewritten about it, till we hardly know what to believe. It was calledthe Argonaut, in memory of the ship Argo, about which there is anold fable which you must find out for yourselves in some ClassicalDictionary, or Encyclopedia. It received the name of Paper Nautilus because of its shell,which is not much thicker than paper. It was said to sail theocean by means of two sails, assisted by its arms used as oars, andrudder. It was regarded as a good omen to meet the prettylittle navigator, and a sign of good weather. But modern scientific men have had their eyes on the
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