Show fa E ally ff ta mia ai tf 8 A az v nary graham bonnar ca a faw aim THE OCEAN david noticed a great confusion lie was taking a trip und and was now flow ut at the tip most southern point of africa it t was all ocean to la front of the cape of good hope and yet tile the ocean was being so very vory very excited even for fop un an ocean hut but it was not just one ocean in stead here the atlantic and indian oceans were meeting and they were talking I 1 I hello cifello indian ocean 11 alello I hello lello atlantic ocean hoddo ilow do you feer fealt in tile the bestif spirits how do you feel splendidly 11 ill k reach up to the ilia southern coast of asia I 1 reach over to australia 1 I like long stretches 11 ri iata nothing 1 1 reach over to north and south america V I 1 know something about 1 europe too each boasted to the other you cant go 94 99 very far ar in a map way without meeting ao an ocean roared atlantic old land said indian indianu ocean we have more daythan say ny than it has far town down in my great ocean the water Is dork dark and still butila butI but im lm gay conj on top cried atlantic juat tile the way it la Is with me Il hello lello atlantic I 1 know you called each boasted to the other david he arid hard to make his voice sound above the noise but atlantic was too abo busy to notice david now as he wa was talking to the indian ocean und as aa david stood there with the mighty cape of good hope und and tile the two oceans before him he felt so small in the midst of such strength and power but soon along came wind and abid lie he fot felt mure more himself again even though wind looked pretty excited too you could have gone up the west coast of africa and havo have seen been liberia a small republic with great rubber plantations wind said or you could havo have seen the gulf of guinea up tip there which Is so important and yet which Is obliging enough to take the time nud aud trouble to bring moist air to the warm continent and rain to tile the coast but you cant see everything jump into ruy my airship the first of all ships and wa well 11 be on off for australia australia ils waiting to see you 11 and again it seemed to david how wonderfully they had biad arranged it all a spread out map a spread out world that gave mill him such an idea of tho proportions of everything and yet wits was made convenient for his gutting getting about they did know how to fix maps find living inapt and magle magic maps in tills this map world and nil all of the places were just like individual characters to lie ile sure you con could go up over tile lie indian ocean to asia but directly east la Is australia and australia Is expecting you wind said david had often thought he would like to soe see australia now lie ho was going there and more than that he yas was expected I 1 |