and oranges, and bananas, and great bags
full of coffee.”

“ Does his ship have to go to that place
to be mended, too, papa?

“Yes; there are often heavy storms out
at sea, when the waves are so big they look
almost like mountains. They dash the ship
around and sometimes break it. Then the
captain has to take it to a shipyard to be
mended.”

“T should think he would be afraid to
go out so far across the water if the storms
break his boat.”
“But the ships are built very strong
my boy, so they only once in a while Bel
broken.” :

“Well, if I was sure the ship was strong
and safe, I would like to go to those coun-—
tries where Captain Brown goes. Did you
say that oranges and bananas grew there,
papa?”

“Yes, Benny, and they don’t have any
winter there; but it is summer all the time.”