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Title: Four feet, wings, and fins
Year: 1879 (1870s)
Authors: Maskell, A. E. Anderson- Mrs
Subjects: Zoology
Publisher: Boston, D. Lothrop and Co
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: The Library of Congress

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askedGrace. O, I knowd tause its in my picture-book. Sit in my lap, Rosie, dear, and hear this story. Once upon a time two pretty, graceful littlecreatures with the blackest of black eyes, and carry-ing their soft, fine brushes over their backs — justsuch little creatures as Rosie saw to-day out in theorchard — were seeking around for a home. Theyexplored one tree after another, but it took con-siderable time for them to find one suitable to alltheir wants. At last they found a fork in a tree, justa little decayed, so they could dig a nice little hollow.Then they brought sticks, moss and dried leavesand wove them together so stoutly that the hardestwinds and rains could not move them. Then theybuilt it up on all sides, just leaving a tiny hole atthe top for a door; this opening just large enoughto admit their bodies. Did they have a door that would open an sut ?asked Rose.
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Flying Squirrels at Home. DOWN BY THE CREEK. No, but they did have something Hke a Kttleumbrella hoisted over their door, only a great dealstouter, so thick and strong no rain could dripthrough, though it tried ever so much. When theirhouse was finished, it was roomy, warm and com-fortable. Then they hunted for some cunning littlehollow places in the trees, close to their house, touse as cupboards. Then the little things busiedthemselves for several days in filling their tinypantries with nuts and acorns — not to eat so longas they could pick up their living in the woods —but for times of scarcity, prudent little squirrel-peo-ple that they were. When all the cupboards werefilled, they dug places in the ground close to theroots of the trees as little cellars ; and when thesewere full then they seemed to know they were safefrom want for the long winter, I saw a great num-ber of chestnuts that were dug out of one of thesecellars early in the spring. Every one was sprouted,and a littl

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