Sammy lived very near the river, and, being a small boy, had littleelse to do than to play. He liked to watch the boats, big and little,that plied up and down the broad sheet of water, and had a littlefleet of his own. He could not make his boats very well. Somewere too heavy, and some a little… … 236 SAMMYS BOAT. One day Sammy was sitting as usual on the shore when he saw alittle vessel sailing towards him with very different rigging from anyof his own make. She was well-shaped, with a keel and masts, andhad been painted, but the water had washed off much of the paint.She was, in fact, a…
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