Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 425
of their houses are brokenin by the flood, but instead of coming to the sur-face in scattered hundreds and being swept off todestruction, out of the ruins rises a black ball that rides safely on the _ water and driftsaway. At the firstwarning of danger,the little creaturesrush together, andform a… … ■^J^m THE GREBE AND HER FLOATING NEST. SOME CURIOUS MARINERS. 895 clerk with feathery pens behind her ear, constructsa nest that will rise and fall with the tides, and canbe moved from place to place. The boat is firstbuilt of rushes and grass; this is then packed withmoss, and lined and relined…
Children's literature
Internet Archive · UNC Libraries · Public Domain Mark 1.0. Free to use for anything.
![An illustration from St. Nicholas [serial], 1873, leaf 425](https://img.insideoutlibrary.com/img/1024/ia-stnicholasserial132dodg-425-362.webp)
![An illustration from St. Nicholas [serial] (1873)](https://img.insideoutlibrary.com/img/200/ia-stnicholasserial04dodg-517-334.webp)
