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NatureStoriesforYoungReaders_10270709
L I B R A RY
S T A N FO R D U N I V E R S I TY
I
L BRARIES
NATURE STO RIES FO R
YO UNG READERS
A NI MA L L I FE
FL O R E N C E BA S S
I w o u ld t
n o t e n er o n my li s t of fr i en ds ,
Th houg i h li h
grac e d w t po s e d m ann e rs a nd fin e se nse,
l i i ili y
Ye t ac k ng s e n s b t , t h e m an
Wh o l ly
n e e d e ss se t s foo t u po n a wor m .
— CO W PE R .
B O S T O N, U S A . . .
D . c . H E AT H co .
,
P U B L S H E RS I
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BY FLO R ENC E B A SS .
Cf
T v roc m m v av ! . S . C us u m c Co .
, BO S T O N ,
Ma s s , U S A. .
P a ns s w o a x av C . H . H s m r za MANN, Bo sr ou ,
'
MAS S .
, U S A
. . .
P R E FAC E .
TH E s ubjec ts of th i s s e ri e s of lesson s a re m a in ly
s c h in se ct s o r oth e r ani m als a s t he ch i l dre n m ay
u
ob se rv e fo r th e m s el v e s .
T he l e sso n s a im t o giv e i ll u s t r at i o n s o f so m e o f th e
v a rie d m e an s of s e l f pro te ctio n e m pl oy e d by a ni m als !
-
I t i s h o p e d th a t s c h r e a d e r s m y b eco m e in te re s t e d
u a ,
a e s p ec t fo r all l i fe m y b e in c l cate d
r a u .
I t i s d e s ir bl e th a t c h il dr e n
a c q ire s ch fee l ing
a u u
in
lv P REFACE .
a l i fe e x ce p t sel f d e fe n se o r fo r som e o t he r ve ry
in -
m y b eco m e less f e a r f u l a nd fi d p le a s ur e w h e r e
a n
no t b e k e p t at all T h e c h i l dr e n m ay b e le d t o sea r c h
.
s ch w o rk m s t b e d o n e D
u u t as k i t o f th e . o no
t h e re fo r e be t t e r d o n e w i th o u t
.
F B . .
I ND I A NAP O LI S , I ND .
TO TH E CH I L D RE N .
DE AR LI TTL E FRI E ND S
S o m e t i m e ago I w ro te you so m e l ittle sto ies ab o t r u
plants .
I t ri e d t o s h ow y h w all p l a n t m o the r s ha v e
ou o
Foo d i s l e ft i th e s e e d f o r th e m t o eat w h e n t h ey
n
begin t o grow .
e o
So m e t i m es i t i s d o n e w i th th o rn s o r brie r s o r h a rd
shells o r bitte r fr i t u .
Y ou w i ll s e e th a t a n a ni m al m o the r m s t also u
Sh lea v es h e r e gg s w h e r e th e l i t t le o es w i ll fi d
e n n
B t y
u m ay b e u e s he w i l l d o th at m c h
ou s r u .
So m e t i m es s h e t a k e s ca r e o f t h e m t i l l the y a r e
gro w n .
So m e t i m e s sh e e v e n giv e s he r l i fe fo r t h e m .
In th ese l ittl e s to ri es w w i ll re ad o f so m e of th e e
A y
s ta k e yo r w a l k s in t o the co n try l oo k
ou u . u ,
s e e ac t e d t fo r yo r e l f
ou ,
u s .
N w be
o se a nim als can a c t so m c h m o re th ey
ca u u ,
ca n te l l m o re
us .
P e r h a p s t h ey r e ally d o h a v e a w y o f t al king t o a
A yo u wa t c h th es e l it t le in ec t s y
s m y se e s ou a
c r el to y
u ou .
S pp o e y
u s w a t c h t o s ee w h y the y d o th e e th ing s
ou s .
an o the r e c e p t f foo d
x t o d e fe nd i t s e l f
or i ts
. or or
h o m e f ro m h a r m .
W d o t h a t o r s e l v e s I h o pe w d o t d o m o e
e u . e no r .
TO TH E C HILDREN .
Wh e n we le a rn so m an y wo nd e rf ul th ings o f the se
l i ttle peo ple ab o u t u s they see m al m ost l ike fa iries
, ,
d o th ey n o t
Re m e m b e r that yo u a r e a gi a n t in th i s fa iry l a n d- .
I h o p e yo u w i l l t ry t o b e a g e n t l e gi a n t .
DO n ot h a r m th e m if yo u c a n he l p i t
,
.
FL O RE N C E B AS S .
CONTENTS .
P AG E
A L TT E
I L M TH E O R
T HE L TT I LE CH D E IL R N
WA P CS o .
A D E WA PI GG R S
ST Y A S P DE
OR OF I R
I
N A F WE LO R
UP INA B AL L O O N
A M TH E S P D E
O R I R
A B D E BU D E
RI G IL R
DW
O NTH E WA T E
IN R
DW
O NTH E G U D
IN RO N
EVE CH U
N I NG OR S
ARE TH EY FA E I RI S
H EY B EE
ON S
ST Y A L U T HA VE T
OR OF OC S , OR R S
A B A E T MA E
SK K R
A L TT E BU D E
I L IL R
AM UT OS ! I O
AH UEF O S LY
S ME F E D
O RI OU N S OF RS
A L E AF C U TT E B EE- R
CON T EN T S .
P AG E
A B TT F Y
U ER L
A QUE H U E ER O S
M A U T TH E R U D H U E
OR E BO O N O S
A G A H PPE
R SS O R
A P
S LE E T EE ON TH E R S
A EEP
SL G U D IN TH E RO N
AN O WL
B E AV E RSU AN D ! I R RE L
THE DU CK H AN D TH E EN
WH H IC TH E B E T C A T ?
H AS S O
A C U TT E F H L IS
S M L TT E D MA
O E I L R ES S K ER S
AW A KE
AC O CO O N
T HEM TH O
AK D
I NGBI R
T HER S OB I N S
’
ONG
A A T
N ST Y
N
’
S OR
T H E B T ! U MPE ES R
A MA Y F LY .
S ME L TT E H E PE
O I L L RS
TU M BU B LE GS
A L TT E C A PE TE
I L R N R
A QU E F W E R E L LO
A L AD Y B T A UG S
’
LK
A L TT E A T
I L C OR
A L TT E G YM A T
I L N S
A L V L HT
I I NG IG
A L TT E M E
I L ES S NG E R
A L TT E GA DE
I L R NE R
CON T EN T S . x i
P AG E
A H U MM B D I NG I R
A H A W M TH K O
ASA N IL
ADA R G ON
A C A E F U L TT E M TH
R L I L O ER
THE M T W DE FU
OS ON R L OF AL L
2 NAT U RE S T OR I ES .
'
S he i s Mr s Mud Wasp
. S he i s .
! u st n ow s he i s building her h o u s e .
gone for m o re so ft m u d .
of th at egg .
o ur m others ge t for us .
Th e n she fl i e s aw ay an d n e v e r c om e s
back .
Perhaps sh e kno w s th at sh e h a s
t aken all the care of t he m th at th e y
n eed .
TH E L I TT L E CH I L D RE N .
VV O l l l d
you like t o kno w w h at goe s
on inside t his m u d hous e I will
tell you ab o ut it .
A t iny w hi t e gr ub creeps ou t of
each of th o se eggs It lo o ks like a .
li tt le wor m .
“
What ! y o u say , a worm out
”
of a w a s p s egg !
’ ”
lo o k s like .
Aft e r a whil e it go e s to s le e p in a
little c a s e
.
It se e m s t o b e de a d , but i t is not .
By a nd by it w ak e s up , a full
gr own w a sp .
It n e v e r grows a ny m or e .
It surely knows h ow t o d o t he
s am e things for it s own little o n es .
6 NAT U RE S T OR I ES .
WAS P CO .
O LDES T P A PE R M AKE RS I N T HE W OR LD .
S e e thi s p ap e r
hous e .
I t belo n gs t o
Mr s VV aSp She
. . ,
is a cou s in of
Mrs Mu d Wa s p
. .
Her fo lk s kne w h ow t o
m ake paper l o ng be fo re m e n did .
fe n ce r ails Sh e bites t h e m up fin e
‘
fr e ezing .
II .
a go o d place .
S he began several r oo m s at o nc e .
h er bab y t o ea t ,
a s M r s M u d W a sp
.
does .
IO NAT U RE S T OR I ES .
Th e y ar e a sl ee p S h e is n ot u n ea sy
.
a bou t th e m.
w orker wa sps .
N ow wh at do you s uppose t he s e
children d o
WASP CO . 11
work t o do .
t hink s o
12 NAT U RE ST OR I ES .
A D I GGER W A S P .
Wh o i s this Wh at is sh e doing
her ging i n th e dirt
wit h her front
fee t , like a dog .
S he is m ak
i n g a h o le in
t h e ground .
Can she b e
I t ing for so m e
thing to eat ? us w a t c h a n d s ee
what she d o e s .
S he m u st g o d ow n and brin g up
e a ch piece of di r t , just a s an a nt
do e s
N ow s he s ee m s to h a ve finished her
wo rk She t ake s a li ttle piec e of dirt
.
and s t o p s up the h o le .
A DI G GER W ASP . 13
“
Did y ou s ay Dinner ? for w hom
, ,
a nd of w h at kind
Why ! din n e r for h e r little o n e , of
course .
,
14 NAT U RE S T OR I ES .
S T OR Y O F A S P I D ER .
you k n ow .
S T OR Y OF A S P I DER .
S he w as al
m ost a s pret t y
as t he flo w ers
.
What a
beau tiful web
sh e had , too !
It wa s m a d e
of t he finest silk .
It wa s all Mr s S pider s
.
’
w o rk You m u st k no w
.
s ee h i m.
So s he sh o ok her w eb a s h ard a s
s he could .
He doe s n ot s ee m to kn o w th at she
i s o ne of hi s be s t frie n d s .
Bu t so s he i s ! s he is a b enefit t o
h i m every day .
Bu t s he hersel f does hi m n o h ar m .
Mud W a sp .
I f she h a d n ot Mr s Mud W a sp ,
.
der ?
S he s aw Mr s Mud Wa s p c o m ing
. .
! ui c k a s a fl a sh sh e dropp e d fro m
her web .
W as p .
touch her .
S T OR Y OF A SPI DER .
“
Mrs S pid e r is playing d ea d dow n
.
”
th e re .
S h e k n ows how to k ee p h e rs e l f
s afe
.
d ea d spid e r S o off sh e go e s
.
'
qui c kly .
he does n o t s ee h e r w e b , h e m ay
If
be caugh t in it .
That i s t h e o n ly w ay sh e h a s to g et
the m e at for her dinner .
I think I w i ll g o o n Mr s S pider
,
. .
I d o no t care t o s ee y ou ge t y our
dinn e r r ea dy .
IN A F L O W ER .
Y o u c a n s carcely s ee h e r un l e ss y ou,
lo o k very closely .
IN A FL O WER . 21
c olors
n ever go e s to on e of the wr o ng c o l o r .
Then sh e d o e s n o t wi s h to be s een
by t he l i ttle i n sects t h at c o m e t o t he
flower t o feed Then sh e can j u m p
.
A h ! little fairy w h o g a v e y o u th at
,
pr e tty dress
Who taught you w h e r e to hid e a n d
how to g e t y our livi n g
U P I N A B A LL O O N .
Wh o m ade t he balloon
Wh o is g oing up in it ?
The sam e an s wer will do for b oth
que s ti o n s
.
Fo r it w as no o t h e r th an Mr s S pi .
h a d n o w ings t o fly with .
w e do .
UP IN A B A LL OON . 23
S he s pun a nu m ber of
li gh t s i lk e n
t h rea ds
.
They
f°f
light th ey E
l f-St er n?
fl o at e d u p w a r d .
S o o n s h e h a d s pun
s o m a ny s h e fe lt t hey
,
w o u ld h e a r h e r up .
S o s h e g a v a litt l e
leap an d aw ay sh e
,
I f s h e wishe s to c o m e down , sh e
c an r o ll up h e r threads Th e n
.
Is sh e n ot like a fairy to do su c h
w on derful things
A M O T H ER S P I D ER .
A B RI D GE B U I L D ER .
by the s ide of a br oo k .
to hersel f .
“
Then s he thought Why , ther e m us t
,
be a bridge of cour s e
,
.
“
There s ee m s t o be none here I .
m u st build o ne m y s el f .
A B R I D G E B U ILDER . 27
w aited .
Th at wa s j ust w h at Sh e w as w ait
i n g for .
O n c e a m an wi s hed to build a
bridge .
D O WN I N THE W A T ER .
N ow we m ust he ar a s tory of
diver .
How c a n sh e
l ive dow n in t he
wat er
S he m u s t have
air t o br e ath e .
30 NAT U RE S T OR I ES .
I s s he n ot a queer bu i lder ?
D O WN I N TH E GRO UND .
o ther s pider .
N o t s he so sh e wo rk s h ard a s any ,
h ou s e l oo k w ell .
D OWN I N TH E GRO U ND . 31
Then S h e m ak e s a do o r that j u st
fit s i n to t he to p of her h o u s e .
She fas t e n s i t on w it h a hi n ge .
S he d o es not wi s h an y vi s it o r s
-
.
Do you n o t think s o
34 N AT U RE S T ORI ES .
E V E N I N G CH OR U S !
Given by the S u m m er Night Gl e e
C lub Beginning A ugust firs t
. .
Mr F rog Mr S creec h O w l a nd Mr
.
,
.
,
.
ARE T H E Y F A I RI E S ?
I sa w so m e
w hite thing s fl y
ing about ov e r t he cab W
bage What could they be
.
They st o pped ju s t a m om e nt on a
leaf
Then off they darted to another .
By an d by it st o pped eating It .
s ee m ed to gro w s leepy
A li t t le green skin co v ered it all
over .
B ut y ou c a n se e t h at it is done .
H O N E Y B EE S .
S e e th i s litt le
b e e o n t h e big
s u nfl ow er “ ha t
T
i s sh e d o i n g ?
S he two b as k e ts wi t h her .
S he ha s co m e to m arket Watch .
her a m o m ent .
You will se e
her filling her
b a sk e t s w i t h
flo w er dust .
See how
m uch flower
dust sh e al
rea dy ha s .
Wh at is sh e
going to do with thi s yell ow du s t
She w ill t ake it ho m e to m ake be e
bread for the baby bee s .
E ach ha s j u st s ix s ides .
Y o u have all ta st ed
the sw eet h o ney t he
b ees m ake Y o u k n o w
.
h ow g oo d it i s .
D o y o u n ot wo nder h ow they ca n
42 NAT U RE S T OR I ES .
people .
TH E S T O R Y O F A L O C U S T OR ,
H ARV E S T FLY .
I .
D o you s ee that
brown s hell
I u s ed t o live there .
My real na m e i s C ica da .
I f that i s t oo hard to s ay y o u ,
m ay call m e a Harvest F ly .
I d o n ot like
to be called a
L oc u st I w ill .
tell y o u w hy .
R e al loc u s ts
a r e a ki n d o f gr a ss h o pper .
44 NAT U RE S T OR IES .
a s t hat .
I do n o t e a t up y our crops .
I kne w that m y ho m e w a s t o be in
the gr o u n d .
S T OR Y OF A L OC U S T . 45
grou nd.
It did n o t h u rt m e at all .
I at e r o ot s for m y foo d .
I did n ot lo o k a s I do n ow .
L a st week so m e th ing s ee m e d t o
me up int o t he brigh t w o rld .
S o I b o red m y w ay th rough
gr o und a nd ca m e ou t .
46 NAT U RE S T OR I ES .
m y fo ur wi n g s .
gr o w str o nger .
Bu t I clung to it w it h m y feet .
S T ORY OF A L OC U S T .
47
B A S KE T M A KER .
M S KA I
' '
I li v e in the ba s ket . I t is
m y hou s e .
50 NAT U RE S T ORI ES .
He m ay be on a l o cust or c edar or
p ine tree .
A L I TT L E B U I LD ER .
He i s called a C addi s “ e r m T
.
Mr Ca ddi s “ o r m h as a very so ft
.
f
little body .
Wh at c an he do He m ust find a
s afe pl a ce to live.
a go o d th ing t hat is .
B ut no ho u se has be e n given to Mr .
C addis Worm .
Perhaps he ha s heard ho w Mr B a s .
m y s elf ”
Ba s ket “ or m
f .
Yes he fli e s aw ay , for wh e n he
,
c alled a Ca ddis F ly .
time n ow .
54 NAT U RE ST ORI ES .
A M O S ! UIT O .
I .
s ure th at none
of u s w ill ever
like her .
An d no won
der , she does
n o t tre at us at
all we ll .
n ot like her bi t e.
Is it not a queer
p l a c e for M r s .
Mosquito to leave
her egg s
But sh e kn ows
wh a t sh e i s about I s u ppose
,
.
56 NAT U RE S T OR I ES .
A HO USE FLY .
Thank you ,
wa s very kind
0 f you to
help m e out
of that di sh
of w ater .
Se e h ow quickly I c a n b e nd m y
he a d and give it a rub .
I w a s h s o m e w h at as your cat do es .
co u ld se e m ore thin gs ab ou t m e .
I h ave hundred s of e y e s .
he a d do w n
.
! u s t thi nk of that !
You we r e kind to m e .
S O M E F R I E NDS O F O U R S .
I .
i s Ichneum on F ly .
N o hunte r or dog
could find hi s pr ey
better .
course .
II .
out .
Th e pieces of le av es we re n early
r oun d .
Is it n ot que e r th at sh e can c ut
th e m out hers e lf ?
S h e c a rri e s her s cissors wit h h e r .
A ft e r s e v e r al d ay s I w e n t b ack .
I w as a nxious to s e e wh at I should
find insid e .
Mr s B e e knows h ow to m ake b ee
.
Bu t r e m e m b e r th at it gr ows v e ry
m uch bigg e r eating all th at food .
S he pu t up enough to l a st till i t wa s
re a dy to go to sleep a n d c h ange into
a bee .
A B U TT ER FL Y .
I l ew do y o u do
9
yo u
st e ppe d t here on
th a t fl o wer .
h av e fo l low ed you
s o m e t im e .
O h ! d o n ot be a fraid I .
Why should I d o th at ?
Yo u would n ot l ook pretty then ,
.
I only wi s h to lo o k at y ou .
e v e r the flo w er.
70 A RE S TOR I ES
N TU .
Wh at a lo ng t ongue y ou h av e
looks lik e a bl ack thre a d .
queer it looks t o
s ee you roll i t up lik e a
watch sp ri ng Do .
Butterfly
I am gl a d you did n o t fl y off at
fi r st w hen I c am e u p so cl os e t o
,
you.
A ! U EER H O U S E .
I .
What is thi s
It gre w 0 11 an o ak tree , but
not an a corn .
It h as no d oo r s or wi n dows .
72 NAT URE S T OR I ES .
But so m e o n e
will c o m e out ,
by an d by .
too .
O ne day a g all fl y c am e up to th e
-
plac e w h er e t hi s h o u se is now
‘
S he m ade a h o le wit h it .
I n s ide t he h o le S he pu t an egg .
74 NAT U RE S T OR I ES .
III .
M ORE A B O U T T HE RO U N D H O U SE .
“
Wh at “
you say ! how can we
use the m
“
They are not good to eat They .
fro m t he m .
w and .
NA TU RE S T ORI ES .
A GRA SSH O P P ER .
How do y o u do Mr ,
.
G ra ss hopper
very lon g legs
y ou have !
Ye s they help m e
,
to ju m p But I
c an fly too ,
.
Bu t I w a s v e ry littl e and I h ad no
wings .
A s I gr e w bigger of c ourse I c ut
,
gr e w m y first c oat .
I h a d nobody t o m ak e m e a n e w
suit a s you hav e .
n ow .
I o utgrow it .
H M H
A S L EE P O N T H E T REE S .
B ut w hat i s t hi s on a twig ?
be a bu d ?
N 0 i t i s to o big
,
for a bud .
AS L EEP ON TH E TR EES . 79
It is a big br ow n cr ad le .
sh o uld h a v e seen h i m do it !
S pin spin spin ! How h ard he did
, ,
work !
“ hen his cr a dle w a s done h e went
T
,
t o sle e p .
Do y o u know w h at he was
O nly a big green caterpill ar .
Who c o uld h a ve
done s uch a thing
The little fello w i n
side of t he lea f did it .
their w inter .
w ere g o ne .
OWL .
“h
T
y, m y
“
son he s aid , see th at
”
,
ow l ! ”
Ca n you think w hy
I will t ell you .
Mr O w l s at v e ry still
. He di d .
not m ove .
part of it .
W at ch m e a s I t ur n a nut over
a nd o v e r i n m y sh arp cl aws an d
gnaw it .
“
My te e th we ar away as I use the m .
Th at ke e ps the m sh arp .
“ “
Why , s aid the be a ver , I h a v e
”
“
But I ca n gnaw m u c h bigger
thing s th a n nuts with m y teeth I .
c an gn aw down a tr ee ”
.
“
Ind e ed ! but why s h ould you do '
that
“
We need the trees to m ake a dam
acr o ss the w ater .
C o m e wit h m e , so m e day , an d I
will show you how we do i t .
M a ny of us w ork together in wi n
ter We can w ork bett e r i n th at w ay
. .
88 NAT U RE S T OR I ES .
t e r e d over w i t h m u d .
“
H o w do you plas t er the m 9 s aid
the squirrel .
“
We do i t with our big fl at t ail s .
“
Yo ur t ail i s be a uti ful but do e s ,
y o u no goo d I fear ,
”
.
“
There y o u are m istaken ! I t i s so
ligh t t h at it be ars m e up w hen I le ap ,
“
I m ust tell you m ore about w h at
w e can b uil t said the beaver .
“
We like t o have the water com e
90 NAT U RE S T OR I ES .
But ea ch of us s e e m s to h a ve the
things he m o s t n e eds .
”
G ood m orn i n g , M r s H . en
,
”
q u ac k e d
the duck .
“
G ood m orn in g clucked th e h e n
,
”
.
“
L et us go down to the pond a nd
h a ve a good s wim .
”
S wi m ! ”
s aid the h e n N ot I ! .
TH E D U CK AND TH E H EN .
I do no t enj oy h a vi n g my dre s s so w et
a n d drabbled .
I V hy ,
'
I r u n in o ut of the rain
w he n ever I can .
“
I look like a fright with m y dress
92 NAT U RE S T OR I ES .
whe n ever I c an .
“
It does not get m y dr e ss w e t at all .
“
But i f you can not s wim , you can
run m uch better th an I c a n .
“
The children all l a ugh w hen they
s e e m e runni n g T h ey say I w addl e
. .
Perhap s I do .
“
That is bec a us e m y legs are set so
far back o n m y body I can swim .
better w ith t he m so .
0 Mr s Duck let u s st e p h e re an d
,
.
A h ! wh at a good c o at she h a s !
Here is an a ni m al w ho h a s a nother
kind of co at .
Mr Mu ss el lives in s ide
. .
E ac h one se e m s to h a ve w h at is b e st
for his ow n use .
A C U TT L E FI SH .
“ “
Ah s aid Mr Big F i s h now I
.
,
fa st a s h e c ould .
“ “
Why ! said Mr Big F ish , w hat
”
.
can be t he m atte r Wh at h a s be
c o m e of m y dinner
“ '
I cannot s ee anyt h i n g
Has it suddenly beco m e night o r,
fish
S hall I tell you a s e cret th at Mr .
bag with h i m .
S O he e m ptied hi s b a g i n to the
water .
hi m .
S he needed on ly to l eave th e m on
this dr e s s .
I V h at di d t hey d o t hen
’
I V h y ! t he m o st sen s i ble thing i n
t he world .
T h ey c ut ope n the i r
o ld dre s se s and s et in
a n ew piece .
I m ea n to keep y ou out of m y
clos e t .
“
The S pri ng Su n a nd A pril R ain
and I m u s t have our ti m e n ow .
106 N AT U R E S T OR I ES .
y o u fl y m g flo w ers .
’
ge t up .
Bu t n ow t he So u t h I V i n d and t he
S un have s ent ! ack F ro st and N orth
Wind off for a long ti m e .
i n g plac e i t is n ow
.
A C O C OO N .
Her e i s a c o coo n.
We cann o t se e inside of it .
I t s ee m s like a po o r dead
thing .
N o c o l d can get i n to
har m the little s leeper inside .
On e day he bega n to s pi n .
110 NAT U RE S T ORI ES .
A K I NGBI RD .
Do you s ee m e 9
I am a kingbird .
S he is s itt i ng in t h e ne s t no w
.
of his fe a thers .
S om eti m e s a thunder s h ow er co m e s
up but I do not m i n d that m uch
,
.
A s oldier m u s t n ot r un even i f ,
h e re an d s ing .
will be kind .
Ou r nest i s n o t in this tr e e .
S he h a s to si t on h e r nest a long
tim e.
her so m ething t o e at .
1 16 NA T U R E O I ES
ST R .
A N A N T S S T OR Y
’
.
I am a
On e day l w a s
o ut hu n ting so m e
thi n g t o e at So on I
. a big
piece of s ugar m any ti m e s as big
,
as I am .
“
Well I th o u ght not all these
”
, ,
bi g pe o ple ar e cruel .
”
118 NAT U RE S TOR I ES .
S he h a d a glass with h e r .
Her e y es c an n o t s ee suc h li t tl e
things a s w e ar e very we ll
,
.
Do w n there i s our qu e en S he is .
O nce sh e h ad wing s .
AN AN T S S T OR Y
’
.
1 19
a nts t ak e car e of t he m .
By an d by it go e s to s le e p in a w hit e
c ase .
I II .
little people .
S he m ay fo llo w m e s o m e d ay to the
pri m ro s e bush .
We do not like h i m .
'
-o o w: o-
o
TH E BEST ! U M P ER .
“
I can j u m p farther than you
:
far t hest ”
.
Wh at an odd
l oo kin g in s ect !
See ,
what
stro n g leg s !
His b o dy i s
c o v e r e d with
plate s of h a r d to ugh s ki n
,
.
n o t like hi m !
N either d o I ! but t h at i s no reason
w hy I s h ould n ot learn so m e thi n g
ab o ut h i m .
He c a n j um p t wo hundred ti m es hi s
o w n leng t h .
1 24 NA T U RE S T OR I ES .
T hi n k wh at a sp ring h e m ust m ak e
to go so far !
I f a litt le boy cou l d ju m p lik e th at ,
he could go m o r e th a n a s qu ar e at on e
leap .
-
o
A MAY FLY .
By a nd by sh e wa s all ready
S he crep t out of the water and out ,
a s can be .
S he ha s but o ne thing t o d o ! s he
m ust lay her egg s on the w ater .
S upp os e y o u o r I h ad to m ake so m e
thing that wa s t o last but one day
W o uld we try to m ake it as p r et t y
and perfe ct as this little May F ly is
SOM E LITTL E H E L PE RS . 1 27
S O M E L I TT L E H E L P ER S .
Som e o ne o u gh t t o bury i t .
L oo k ! t h ere are so m e li t t l e p eo p l e
about it .
SO th ey ar e going to l ea ve their
egg s there .
do no t know it .
130 NAT U RE S T OR I ES .
place .
A h ! a s lip d ow n t h ey go bugs
, ,
It l oo k s very funny .
What does t hi s m e an
Where did t hey ge t the ball ?
What are they g o ing to d o with i t
They m ade it t he m s elve s .
the m c o ver it up .
A L I TT L E C AR P E N T ER .
“
This twig suit s m e pr e tty w e ll .
“
Yo u are a pre t ty fine little carpe n
ter I think
,
.
“
The carpenter s tha t I kno w m ake ,
“
Perh ap s you cann o t learn to d o
that B ut I am su r e you do the best
.
y o u can .
”
A ! U EER F E LL O W .
Hi s na m e i s Walking S t i ck .
He is j u st about
t he c o lor and shape
of a li tt le t wig .
But h e really
has a head and
legs .
When he w alks
he look s very m u ch lik e
stick walking So h e h a s
.
.
I 36 NAT U RE S T OR I ES .
Hi s M ak e r gave h i m Wh at h e m ost
needed .
A L AD Y B U G S ’
T A LK .
I .
S e e m y b ea u t i fu l red and
black cl o ak !
I h av e a pair of w ings
folded up sa fe u n der it .
They h ar m t he plants .
t oo .
o ne s
Bu t t h ey are gr ow ing fa s t you se e !
,
yell ow sp ots .
Be a friend to m e .
- o }“
o - 0 0
A L I TT L E A C T OR .
flu ttering al o ng in fr o n t of m e .
“
P o or little t hi n g I s aid h ow
”
, ,
lam e y o u ar e !
“
Y o u m u s t be badly hurt .
1 40 NAT URE S T OR I ES .
Bu t I di d n ot pick her up .
! u s t a s I g o t to h e r sh e fl e w aw ay
,
“
What c o ul d sh e m e a n by pl aying
hu r t in t h a t w ay
”
NAT U RE S T OR I ES .
A L I TT L E GYMNAST .
Do y o u kn ow w ho t hi s
is I t is Mr L ooper
. .
He m akes hi s body in t o
a loop a s he w alks .
Do you know w hy he
m ust walk t ha t way
He ha s n o leg s in the m id dle par t
of hi s bo dy.
I f he w i s he s hi s back leg s
co m e up w ith hi s fro n t one s ,
he m u s t m ake a Ioop of hi m
s el f
.
I V at ch h i m so m e t i m e to
see h o w he d o e s it .
S om e ti m e s he w i s he s t o g o
fro m a t ree to t h e gr o und .
A LITTLE GYMNAST . 1 43
He ha s a cu t e w ay of doi n g t h at .
thing he can do .
He c a n h o ld hi m s elf t o a t wig w it h
hi s tw o b a ck legs .
D o y o u not think t ha t i s a ha r d
exercise
He l ook s al m o s t exa ctly like a t wig
w h en he doe s t hat .
A LI V I N G LI GHT .
I n deed w h y should he
He carrie s h i s own litt le
light w it h hi m .
Y o u call h i m a F irefly .
146 NAT U R E S T OR I ES .
A L I TT L E M E SS E N GER .
Here is a fine
lit tle m essenger .
He is dre s sed
i n v e l v e t an d
gold .
He i s a pretty
noisy litt le fello w .
“
H u m, h um,
buzz buzz all ,
”
day .
He is a very
fai t h ful m es s en
ger .
He goe s to s ee R e d C lover .
“
G o od m orn ing dear C l o ver he
, ,
”
A LITTLE MESSENGER . 147
“
says . I have brought y o u s o m ething
n ice.
“
Here is s om e fl ow e r dust fro m
-
“
Than k y ou , Mr Bee , s ays R e d
.
”
C lo v er .
How glad I am t o ge t it !
-
I wa s needing so m e fl ow e r dust -
v ery m uch .
“
I use i t to m ake m y s eed s grow .
t ake h e r s o m e of m y fl ow er dus t -
“
Tha t w ill h elp her seed s to gro w .
as he .
I am gl a d Mr Bu m bl e B e e , th at you
,
.
A HU MMI NG B I RD .
W at ch he r dart fl ow er
fl ow er .
S ee her pu t h e r l o ng s lender
in to the fl ow er s .
So m e t im e s s he m ake s her ne st o n
t he li m b of a tree .
I t lo o k s al m ost li k e a kn o t o n the
li m b.
inches long .
He wa s called a tobacco wo r m , or a
to m a t o wo r m.
seen h i m d o i t .
A HAWK M O TH .
155
He w e nt do wn
in to t he ground
for hi s long nap .
So he did no t
ne e d to m ake a thick
cocoon to keep h i m
w arm in wint e r
He slep t in a
qu eer lit tl e ca se do w n in t h e ground .
Wh e n spring c am e h e c r e pt out of
his dark b e d .
He w e nt forth to feed up o n t h e
flower s .
A SN AI L .
H ow do y o u d o Mr S nail ?
,
.
Y o u g o so s lo w ly .
“
My ho m e i s alw ays with m e y o u ,
h ow y o u get ab o u t at all .
“
! u s t thi nk of having a house to
carry and o nly o ne foot to w alk w ith l
“
I cann o t g o very fas t a s y o u se e ,
,
but I d o m y bes t .
“
When I s t art I keep at it
,
.
A D R AGO N .
D o y ou s e e m e
S ee m y fo ur beau t iful w i ng s
S ee m y big bri gh t eyes !
A DRAGON .
S o m e li t t le childr e n
call m e a s n ake feeder .
That is n o t m y na m e .
I have n othing t o do
wit h sn ake s .
I a m a Dragon F ly .
I am a dr ag o n to lit t le
insects .
goo d .
old ho m e Do I look a s
I t w as m y .
s ure .
I w o re a m a s k over m y fa ce Th e n .
lily st e m .
A C ARE F UL L I TT L E M O T HER .
H e re is one of the
queerest of i n
sect m o ther s .
S h e is not
like d very
w ell S he h a s not a pretty nam e
.
,
S he h a s qu e er little wings .
We ha v e r e ad of so m e insect
m oth e rs w h o never se e th e ir b abies .
TH E M O S T W O ND ER F UL O F A LL .
I .
I have t o ld y o u so m e storie s of so m e
little being s abo ut u s .
S o m e m ake th e m s e l ves ca s es or
dre ss e s .
They kn o w wh e re an d h o w to get it .
You kn o w t h at he w ill be a m an
w hen he i s gr own .
wh at he m ay le a rn to do .
III .
He has no h o u se given to hi m as ,
he could n ot s ee at all wi t ho ut t h e m .
1 70 NAT U RE S TOR I ES .
S o he knows wh at h appen e d in th e
world l o ng be fore h e cam e into it .
D o es not m an see m t o y ou a v e ry
wise and wonderful being
He can be w hat i s be t ter still .
An d w o r k a w ay t h e s um m er hours
Without a tho ught of re st
He give s to u s m y childre n de ar ,
,
L ea ves and Fl ow er s .
Fi r st S t u d i es f or You ng R ea d e r s
l
Mod e h l t t l h Nor ma
. By
Wes t
MA RY A
h t . S P E AR , lt Pi i l
a e r nc
pa of
In t ti i
r od uc t
Sc
on
oo
p r
,
ce ,
S
2
a e
5 c en s .
Sc oo l , C es er , Pa . B oa rds . 10
3 pa ges .
Tbe Sp i r i t f
o Obser va t i on Is t b c bes t o
f fe ss or s
P ro .
P r oper ly p r es en t ed , n o l es s on s a r e s o i n t er es t i ng a n d a t t r a et i w t o
f l u/d r en a s t / zos e w i ne /z d ea l w i t / i li w n r l d a m m o /s , a n d
'
g p a n t s a n
n on e a r e m or e e Z ct i ve i n t lze e u l t i z a t zon o l mbi t s o ex a ct obs er v a t i on ,
j f f
' '
’
a cc u r a t e c orn a r zs on , a n d s ou n d r ea s on i n w R I C KS
f . .
T h as b ll i d t h t h b tt t i t he
!
een we sa at ea c ers ca n in no e er wa y ra n
pe r c e p tiv e facu l ti f h h i l d t h
es o t e c an by t eac hi g n him t o O b v
s er e
i t ll ig t l y g i d d d h di
n e en u e un er t e re c ti
on of a ill f l t h
sk h u ea c er . T e
F h ffi i l p g m p p ly i
re n c o c a ro ra ur ose it
ns s s o n t h v y l m e t y h
er e e e n ar c ar
t f h i t ti giv i h
ac e r o t e n s ruc on en n t e p hy i s ca l d t l i
an i
n a u ra s c e n ces n
t h e co mm h l h h ild
on s c oo . T e c a t fi rs t t
s u di th thi g th t d
es os e n s a e
l ig h t h i h fl d
s s e n s e s , s uc as o w ers a n t he lp t f m f v g t bl
e asa n e r or s o e e a e
l i f i l h m t tt tiv m i
e , an ma s, t e os a ra c e l
ner a s , a n d h m t t mm
e f m os co on or s
o fi n se c t l if e .
E LE ME N TAR Y N A T UR E S T UD I E S .
My S a t u r day B i r d Cl a ss .
H I S m ll v l m
s ah i g bj t t i g ph i
o u t
e on a c ar m n su ec con a n s a ra c a c c ou n
f o l l t gh t b y h t h i h i h h m f m i l i
a rea c as s au t e au or n w c t e o re a ar
bi dr s d
w ere ib d d t l k d b t A h l f h l
es c r e an a e a ou . t t e c os e o eac es s on a
wa l k t k f p ti l b v ti
wa s a en or ra c ca O se r a on .
Th b ek m y boo d id h ta h ppl m
e us e as a n a to t e eac er , or as a s u e en
t y d I i p i ll y d pt d f h p i g t m
ar r ea er t s es ec a a a e or t e s r n er .
ig t f h igi f t h i b k giv ll t
.
id f i p p
ea o ts d pl ur ose a n an
MI SS MI LLER S ’
B I R D -C LAS S I N H ATFI E LD .
Th a t i t h l ll tiv
m e n s o u d e a d t o a n arra e o f i t s c o urse i s t h e
h l lly t g l i t htti h Mt iv gli ttlt Mill th t t H Mt t
w o esom e
a
day Bi r d C a ss
p e rs o n a
n a ura m e a n s b y w
e xper
c a r ar e e r s a cc o u n o f
’
D C ea h
y S a u
CO
r
re w n o t h e a r ac e b oo k
”
li h g i th t th ght th i i
e a . . .
h il lv th t l g th i
. ou
fe w c dre n t h e o e o f bi rds a c o m e s fr o m k no w e d e o f e r n a m es a n d
y h t
w a s a n d c a rac e rs , t h e c a r m n h ig j t lw l ittl
a s so w e co m e d by t h e
l t t Mi Mill l g i i th
ro e c e
p
fo k s h a e r s bo o k n o w a d dr e ss e s a a r er a ud e n ce w a ll t he
’
tg v tt t i th v l
ss
a dv a n a e s o f a ro e d a e m I t h b d t h f f
ty l t t l v
u
l
e o a s p o n
p p as e s e e ur e r a
g
.
, ,
il
c h d r e n as w e ll i
as s h e do e s b rds , a n d i n m uch h i Wi t tty
t h e sa m e fas o n h p re
t h h i l t tiv l g g t
.
o uc es o f u m or a n d i n t h e s m p e s o f n a rra a n ua e t h e r e po r o f a
l gi i g hi i l i
e
doz e n esso n s i s ve n , du r n w c h t h e r o b n s , b ueb rds, S pa rr o w s , w o o d
k h l w k d thl l t h tg t f f w d
h it t y l m lli h
e c e rs , s c re e c o e s o o u r o o s
p s c u c oo s an a e o e r re q u e n u s
g
, ,
l t l h t
e n er a n n
e a sa n , a n d t o c i n c t h f i t h y m m
p
l h h t t i i g i ti
e a c s n e e o r .
A t t h e c ose o f ea c r i s a p e n d e d a n o e s um m ar z n t h e s c e n fic
t th t ith i l t t l t iv
c a e
p p
fac s w a d m ra b e a r e e xc ude d fro m t h e m a i n n a rr a
t th t t i il
a ac e! an
g
a rra n e m e n be t oo m u c h c o m m e n ded fo r s m a r b oo k s o f
i t y g h h t ith t t y
a ca n n o
c a rm i n ac c o u n o f Bi h a s be e n pr e
”
o us e k e e
’
w
it th it A
o us
gh
re n s c
p n ,
b d i n a n e w s a e r, bu t i s d t b n ed
l th g tti g l i i t y g h th v
p u s e e
p p q u e g o o e n o u o e u s r p r .
a n t he o f e a rn n e a ds m us a e be e n
th t h i t t hi h l y i l t
a rge r p u r po s e e n o u n
g n o
in i s e ac e r s n e n , w c h as l e d h e r a w a s t o t ry t o m p an i n t h e o u n g
’
y
h tt hl
e ar s t h e es so n o f
fu r h e r s o w s h o w w o
h h llyi t y t
um an
y
i
g th i g
i s t he
t li ttl f
o w a r d t h e b rds ! an d t h e u n a ffec e d
ll i of
“
c o ec t o n s
e b oo k
”
t th i gg h i h t l th
o
i
u n n e c e ssa r a er n
s u ffe d b r ds a n d s, w at d i fi r e o ur us ua m e od of
t h i g it l gy
e r e c g u
p re se n s
e ac n orn h o o R EPU B LI CAN, S r i n i eld,
.
p gf A t a ss .
SEAS IDE AND WAYS IDE .
B OO K 1 .
I ll u s t ra t on i f ro m No . I . ME . A ND MRS . C RA B .
C ON TE N TS .
LES S O N . LES S O N .
t XX i
. . . . .
XX V th
. . . . .
t X XV th
. . . . .
C oa s. O er B ee s
V Wh t XXV t
. .
Fi XX V i
. . . .
id
. . . .
V it XX X i l t
. . .
IX Th e C rab ’
s E n em es The S p der and his oo d .
X XXX V y! i
. . .
T h e U ses of C ra b s I er u eer S p de r s .
X XX vi
. . .
Mr s Was p an d h er H om e II Re ew .
ht XXX
.
V
. .
XI I W a Mrs ! as p ca n do III O ut of H ar m s
’
Way
h ll F i h
.
X XX V
.
X
. . .
XXV t y h
. . . . .
XI V Mr s Wasp s Year ’
X . Th e S or of Mr C on c .
XV XXX V i
. . . .
Mrs Wa s p a t H om e I S ea-B ab es
vi XXX V t bi
. . . . .
XV I Re ew II Mor e abo u S ea - Ba es .
XV X XXV t i ll
. . .
h ll Fi F
. . .
.
XX vi
. . .
. Th e B ee B bi a es . Re ew .
Bo o k I .
95 p ag e s .
32 i ll u s t rat i o n s . I n t r o d uc t i on pr i ce , z q c t s
B OO K II I .
C ON TE N TS .
N LESS O N
t M th XX V t
. .
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