Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 400
ethings are hatched she sends them out of the houseinto the great world of water to take care of them-selves, and the first thing the poor little houselessthings do is to lay claim to some unoccupied placenear their mothers house, for a foundation on whichto build their own domicile. (The letter G… … FIG. 2.—THE BRICK-MAKER (MAGNIFIED). to build its house. In a few days it will haveerected quite an edifice of its own to live in; andwhen it is tired of working, it can fold up its wheelsand draw in its horns, and go down into its house,where it can rest secure from all danger. 176 THE QUEEN OF…
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