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fused - s4l @ny tang, however teupung,
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tless t"in heads was : cricket or grass
hopper Bat the heaa lucky enough 70
seize u nrst found lis rght 70 sole posses
sion stoutly contested % the other Siace
they were equals in age and strength, and
had fair snd equal advantages ia every
way, these spirited little tugs Of war ended
only when the morsel separated. Then
eacn, thinking itself the hero, gulpsd its
portion with great satisfaction. They
seemed healthy and aue with evident relish,
and consumed equal amounts, but often
their appeutes were not the same, for al
feeding time the greed of one and zDsti-
nence OF the other showed they were not
equally hungry. Repeatedly / have seen
one little head turn slyly around and snap
a, the bright eye OF the other. plainly mis-
taxing II for something 10 eat, and causing
that head 70 withdraw hastily into the shell
And thereby there Is suggested a point Of
continual discussion between these two
heads which fear was never settled ami
ca5ly. For 10 often happened that both
heads were inclined 10 Withdraw into their
common shell or house at the same time,
which they could 30, IL is true; but when
both were IN IL was plainly very crowded.
Now, II there Is any one privilege pc
cuharly that OF the tortoise, it is the priyi-
lege Of Withdrawing at its own sweet will
into its own private shell, without any con-
siderations for outsiders. Certainly, il would
be a very lax and easy gong tortoise that
would yield its long established right 10 Sc
clusion aud submit peaceaOly TO the en-
crOachment of another SO these heads
Quarreled daily. Sometimes one head
wished 10 look around, and then the other
enjoyed the luxury Of the shell in peace, but
In course OF time the twin was sure 10
withdraw, too. Then the two heads would
fdget irritably; only for brief moment,
however, for they came out almost at once,
as indignant and angry as their tender
years would allow, and, closing their eyes,
beat their heads together and fought with
all their might, till some compromise was
effected. These were the most amusing
and absurd little scrinmages imaginable.
Just think of one GSeif engaged In deadly
combat with another itself; what an alb
surdityi but SO it was. And neither one
could 90 away TO leave the other and sulk
and pout about it, so they generally gave
up when tired out and wisely agreed to dis
agree.
When sleep overcame one head, it with
drew, together with its two feet, into the
shell. But the companion head, wide
awake and looking about in all directions,
might simultaneously decide to be up and
doing, and then il would start of vigorously
with the two feet belonging TO its side Of
the house; but its efforts were vain; il only
went round and round in circle, the
sleeping side acting as a dead weight. II
didn't seem to mind it much, however. but
continued on its journey uninterruptedly
till the sleeper awOke, whereupon the two
sides started of IN unison, but with the
most awkward gait possible. For, instead
OF putting fore foot forward, like the
normal tortoise, following Immediately with
a ciagonally opposite hind foot, this little
monster stepped out with its front feet
at once, so tha. its fore parts were left with
out support, and dropped; then the hind