THE.BIRD THAT WALKS ON THE WATER.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

“Ho! Pshaw! He isn’t walking on the water!” exclaimed
Perey. “ You can’t fool me!”

“What is he walking on, then?” asked Aunt Helen.

“Why, on great broad leaves.”

“Well, that’s curious, and quite a new thing under the sun,
Don’t you think so, Perey ?”

“Why, yes. And just look what long, slender toes the
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