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THE SEA GutLs.
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i"Ah," said Mother Sea Gull, "ti,ere
are some creatures who think they're
lucky, but no creatures. is my sea
gull mind, are as happy as we are.
"wby is thatt' asked the little Sea
Gulis.
''Oh. my children don't rou know?
Haven't You been hying long enough
to know ff.
Yes. we do believe We do krow.''
said the little Sen Gulls. hut, Sill
we'd like TO hear OF gil the joys which
will come to us and of the lifprT,
happy days ahead
."Ill tell you Of them" ssi,l. Mother
Sea Gull.
DO" said the little Sea Gulls.
There are creatures they call boys"
said Mother Sea Gull. 4, -
'They play baseball and if their
ball goes as far as the river here
they do not like it at all and they
don't know how 10 get it.
"Of course we can't get it for them,
but we wouldn't mind II anything We
! owned dropped in the river. for quick.
Is, SO quickly, we'd swoop Gown atsd
| get it.
| Boys ny kites but they run anil
walk themselves. They 60 in. swim
ming but they don't rest on the fo;'
OF the water and then go soaring up
into the air again.
There arc other creatures snoTn
as girls. They're much The same as
boys, much the same. Boys may he a
little bit more daring than girls, but
not much. not much.
They're both rather absurd, bot,
boys and girls. Then there are ani.
mals-animals that live in the =-ounf.
Think Of that, little Sea Guls.
There are creatures who wrap
, themselves up in mud and 20 70 sieae. !,
Yes, there arc. And there are other
creatures who slways ike under
! ground who have their homes there.
Fancy living under ground when
there is the whole skt for them Co
G 1--we in. believe, though. If they
S should try to ike in tine sky they
{ couldn't for they haven't wings.
: There are creatures who I've By
crawling along The ground snaass
Il they call them, and lizards, too. There
Z are other creatures who live In barns
. horses I believe they're called
s "Of course many Of these creatures
' could not live In The air don't snip
y pose any of Their, could. or shosiit
think they'd be doing II.
But oh, little Sea Gulls. "jutt thin
how fortunate you are 10 he born 81
as TO fy.
The whole great SKY is yours, snt
the water. too. Just think how We 4;
8 and how we coast in the air, right IL
the air. And then we swoop dow,
= and rest on the water Of The harbo
v and Of the ocean.
If Then we fly out to sea and tas.
l. the salt of the water and whisper /
the great and mighty old Motbe
Ocean all sorts of wonderful secrets.
a "She tells us things. too: she tel,
A. us of the great ocean life and sh
is tells Us OF our relations who hae
Ii been there before and how happy the
y were. just as We are.
= "Of course. little Sea GuIls. othe
D. creatures are happy. ! suppose. |
i'd fact I've heard people on boats tall
re ing of. the happiness of the creature
lg who lived on the land. That va
ne when the lroats were ready to leay
y the docks and the people were on tn
e decks. looking over at ne and at 10
q family that ] heard them talking.
10 "Bnt think bow horrible it, wnul
be for sea gull to be horse vii
four legs, to have to wear harnes
and to carry wagons and people on til
e ferry: boats, acrpss the harbor.
N Think how horrible IT would be
+ we were dogs who ran about and wh
y never. never wea. high into the air.
% How still more horrible il ToDl
,r be if ne were the creatures Sho live
3. underground. and even as bad won
IT be if We were the creatures vi
crawled. 50
And 40 while we're 50 happy. 4
:. ing, resting on the waves roasting
). the air. shrisking glad. Eat, hapi
~ shrieks.: we must too be i'ssnsful, +,
- so thankful that we're sea gull
~ great free happy sea s:;i::s.
10 Were happy. about II. VERT. ye
happy" said the little Sea Cults.