| Show r I THE HE CL CLAWS 5 By Thornton V IV W Burgess Durgess GaIning knowledge Is no task To 10 those who do not fear to ask Reddy Reddy Fox neddy Isn't a bit bashful ThatIs That ThatIs Thatis Is he isn't a bit bashful where he be Is not suspicious Ho He had set setout setout setout I out to find out about lobsters and hI he meant to find out all about them Perhaps it Is just as well that Barker the Seal w was s good natured Is there only one one one kind ot of o lob lob- lobster lobster lob ster Inquired Reddy Heddy is only one kind around here replied Barker but I am told that hat there ther la is another kind ot of lobster that has no claws Do you mean man I It hasn't any legs at all cried criel ReddY opening lila hla yes eJes very wide I didn't say tay legs less I said Eald claws retorted Barker somewhat sharp sharp- sharply sharply sharply ly But Dut a while ao ago ngo you told me that th the claws ar are feet so how should I know Wll Wil VII I meant those big biz pinch pinch pinch- pinchIng pinching Ing claws exclaimed Darker Barker This lobster I speak of ot Is fount foum away down South In tire the warns water and I am told he bo i Is all alsa found out on another shore calle called the Pacific Ocean Instead ot of eight regular feet and two big this lobster has ten reg- reg regular ular ular ulaI feet I hav have havn never ne seen It myself but I have havo been boen told about it Reddy neddy thought this over o for a afew afew few rew moments Then came another question It If It he h hasn't any big pinchinG claws how does ho he h pro pro- protect protect pro protect himself lie HI H is protected by sharp spInes on his shell I hear On account ot of these he h ii ils Is called the Spiny Lobster He lIe is a very ery good rood swim swim- swimmer swimmer mer and like Big Bif Claws ho he swims backward explained Bark Dark Barker Darke Barker er e I wonder It he ha has the same colors that Big Ble Claw lias has re remarked re- re remarked remarked marked Reddy They say tay he Is quite quit a hand hand- handsome sonic some fellow as lobsters go so re- re reI replied re replied I plied lied Barker lie He Is blue blu and yellow and bro brown mixed together Ito He likes ho rocks where there are places place to squeeze e Into and so get away from Irom enemies Some Some- Some Some- Sometimes Sometimes times an enemy wilt will get et him by bya bYa bya a let leg and try to pull 1 ull him out but but he cant can't do it Why not Inquired Reddy looking much Interested Is Js he heCo heso GO Co strong that ho he cant can't be pulled I out What does he ho do hang hanff on with all his feet I dont don't see seo how ho could hane hant onto a rock roele He I doesn't have hav to replied I Darker Barker ire Ho just throws throw that leg 10 t i- i C Y iY I 11 I 1 1 lr If lie he lias Las time llio sam sanio that bat Big Elg Claw has has lias re- re re remarked marked nc 1 1 off The enemy gets the th leg ler but I that's all all Say that again exclaimed Redd Bedd I said he just throws th the leg legoff legoff off replied Barker somewhat sharply I 1 suppose you meau mean It gets pulled of off ott said sald saId Reddy Beady I suppose se I mean just what I Isaid Isaid said retorted Barker lie H does not try to keep It from being pulled oft off He lIe throws s It ort oft Lets Leta LetagO Letsgo gO ott of It Gets rid of ot it It Reddy remembered a certain Lizard that could do the th same thing with his tall When he remembered this It wasn't quite so hard to believe that the lobster could let a leg ler co so Does he ever get that leg lee back Inquired nedd Reddy What a silly question snapped Barker Of ot course cours lie he doesn't But the th next time he changes his shell thell h he eel gets another leg lee In its place so o what's the tho dif difference dif dif- difference ference Copyright by T W D Burgess The Th next story Reddy Do- Do Becomes Be Becomes comes Personal |
