. Little Rosy's voyage of discovery undertaken in company with her cousin Charley . HE sun was shining brightly, and MasterRobin was rather heavy; for he was avery large lamb. So Rosys arms began to achea little, and she soon told Charley that shethought the desert was a very hot place. Charley laughed, and said,- Well! I think it would have been a funnything if we had found it cold, Rosy. * It makes me thirsty, answered Rosy. c Arepeople always thirsty in the deserts ? c Pretty often, replied Charley; c you hadbetter drink a little water, Rosy. Rosy was not sorry to do that; but whenshe offer
. Little Rosy's voyage of discovery undertaken in company with her cousin Charley . HE sun was shining brightly, and MasterRobin was rather heavy; for he was avery large lamb. So Rosys arms began to achea little, and she soon told Charley that shethought the desert was a very hot place. Charley laughed, and said,- Well! I think it would have been a funnything if we had found it cold, Rosy. * It makes me thirsty, answered Rosy. c Arepeople always thirsty in the deserts ? c Pretty often, replied Charley; c you hadbetter drink a little water, Rosy. Rosy was not sorry to do that; but whenshe offered the bottle to him, he only wipedhis face with his handkerchief, and said,- c Oh, no ! not yet! I can wait a bit. LITTLE ROSYS VOYAGE OF XL Rosy soon told Charley that she thought the desert a very hot place. LITTLE ROSYS VOYAGE OF DISCOVERY. For Charley thought to himself,— (I must take care of Rosy because she is alittle girl; but as for myself, why, of course,I must learn to do without lots of things. Ishouldnt make much of a traveller unless I cango without food and water sometimes; so thesooner I begin to use myself to hardships thebetter. Charley had read a great deal about hard-ships in his book; and he thought there wouldbe no glory in his journey unless he had some-times been almost starved to death or parchedup with thirst. As for Master Robin, he seemed to get onvery comfortably. At any rate he made nocomplaints. And Rosys arms felt all the betterfor having been without him for a few minutes. D LITTLE ROSYS VOYAGE OF DISCOVERY. XII. THE FOREST.
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