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Tales worth telling, or, A traveller's adventures by sea and land; told to his young listeners, Frederic and Lucy

Paperback (RareBooksClub.com May 10, 2012)
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1861 Excerpt: ...to neat white sticks, and keeping the beds so nice, that not a weed was to be seen. In autumn they picked up all the withered leaves and branches that fell upon the beds and gravel-walks. Many people used to speak of the neatness of Mrs. Johnson's garden, and then she felt much pleasure in telling them it was owing to her own children's care, while they were delighted with their mother's approbation. In spring, Mr. Johnson himself assisted in digging the garden, as Frederic and Lucy had not strength to do it properly; and, at such times, he showed them how to plant all kinds of seeds, and instructed them how to raise delicate plants and vegetables. While Mrs. Johnson was putting on her bonnet, Lucy stood on tiptoe at her ear, saying, ' The camel.' Ah that is true, my dear, I promised to say something of the camel, and I will be as good as my word. Go into the summerhouse, and I will follow you. In the mean time you can there take leave of your father, before he goes on his daily round of business. The children thanked their good mother, and ran off as fast as possible. Mrs. Johnson soon followed; and, when seated in the garden-chair, beneath the shade of a large beech-tree, she began: The camel is the most valuable of all animals in that part of the world it inhabits. It is the only animal that can endure the extreme heat and want of water, in the dry and burning sands of Africa and Asia. Although the form of the camel appear clumsy, it is most admirably adapted, both for its own comfort and for rendering it useful to man. Its feet are covered with a strong, thick, loose skin, which easily gives way to any roughness on the road, and equally prevents the foot from being injured by the heat of the sand. Its usefulness was apparent to man in the earliest times...
ISBN
1231204362 / 9781231204368
Pages
46
Weight
3.7 oz.
Dimensions
7.4 x 0.1 in.

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