Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 805
Joey, fascinated, peeped from behind thebase of the log, he saw the bird calmly stretchingthe cobra with beak and foot, preparatory toswallowing it. What had been a dreadful experi-ence for the boy, meant merely a good meal toPatrick. THE SNAPPING-TURTLE All of the tortoise family, to which most of… … VVAlriNG FOK DINNKK. in this latter respect they are fully the equal ofthe true reptiles. To these qualities, common to all of the tor-toise tribe, the snapping-turtle adds that of ex-treme ferocity; not only will he defend himselfvaliantly when attacked, but at certain seasonsof the year will…
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