. St. Nicholas [serial]. shadowsbegin to creep acrossthe garden and the cool, flower-scented breath ofevening tells of the closing day, then the toadwakes up and begins to bestir himself. As we follow, we find his course is leadingtoward the birds drinking-dish, and presently helands right alongside the shallow pan of he woke up thirsty. His first thoughtwas for a drink, and he seems to know just whereto get it. He does nt appear to be in any greathurry about it, though, but sits beside the dish,blinking, as if wishing to prolong the pleasantanticipation. Finally, the spirit mo
. St. Nicholas [serial]. shadowsbegin to creep acrossthe garden and the cool, flower-scented breath ofevening tells of the closing day, then the toadwakes up and begins to bestir himself. As we follow, we find his course is leadingtoward the birds drinking-dish, and presently helands right alongside the shallow pan of he woke up thirsty. His first thoughtwas for a drink, and he seems to know just whereto get it. He does nt appear to be in any greathurry about it, though, but sits beside the dish,blinking, as if wishing to prolong the pleasantanticipation. Finally, the spirit moves, and taking a big hop, with a splash, he strikes thewater fairly in the middle of the dish. And now comes our great surprise, for, natu-rally, we expect to see him enjoy his drink in thesame manner as a bird or animal would, but wesoon learn that he does nothing of the kind. If we watch closely now, we shall see that in-stead of lapping or sipping the water, our toadsimply settles down until he is completely covered,. IN THE SHADEOF THE OVER-HANGINGLEAVES, OURTOAD PASSESTHE LONGDAY DRINKING THROUGHHIS SKIN except his head, and in this position he sits, let-ting the water soak in through his skin. In thisway he will spend minutes at a time, only varyingit occasionally by lowering his head until he isentirely submerged, then backing rapidly aroundthe dish under water. After enjoying himself in this way for some time,he seems to feel that he has had enough of a goodthing and hops out on the ground again, lookingclean and bright, and apparently feeling greatlyrefreshed. George A. King. THE TIPTOE TWINS AT THE BEACH
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