Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 434
ently heavingsea. So, you see, its outward appearance is lovelyand peaceful; but, under the water, it is at war. Dangling from the bubbles lower surface aremany blue feelers, or tentacles; some of these areshort and thick, but the others—with which thecreature wriggles itself along—are of great… … THE PORTUGUESE MAN-OF-WAR. grabs one of them, hoping for a pleasant meal;but the tempting, worm-like feelers wind theirfolds around him, and he dies, poor fellow,—but he dies at once. While he is being lifted toward the short thickarms, five or six very small blue fish dart out fromamong them, and…
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