THE BREAD ARIE.

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“Wert me another story about the
strange trees, uncle.”

“Well, there is the bread-fruit tree.”

“Ts it like real bread ?”

“Ves: it has a round fruit something
like a melon, and when it is baked it tastes
very much like bread.”

“T shouldn’t think the people ought to
starve in those countries, with the bréad
fruit to give them bread and the cow tree
to give them milk. They wouldn't need
to work very hard, either!” :

“No; they don’: have to work hard; it —
is too hot for that. ‘Then there are a great
many other useful trees, as the banana and
cocoanut trees, the date tree and others.”
~ “T think I would like to live there, uncle.
Why, I never need work at all.”

_“ Ah, Frank, such men are not much
use in the world.”