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pike. There are very few fish in this pond. I think there
must be some eels; it seems to be the very place for eels.
In that brook are some trout; shall we try if we can catch
a few? These carps are very large; are they out of your
pond? Yes, they are; we have them still larger. Carp
have very large scales. Do you like fish? Yes, I like them
well enough, but I am not at all pleased with their bones;
they are very disagreeable and troublesome. What other
animals live in water besides fish? Frogs, and also some
snakes that live in water, are called water-snakes, and the
others, land-snakes. Most of the snakes are poisonous.
They generally creep about in bushes and in the grass on
the meadows and are sometimes very dangerous. Are
frogs also poisonous? No, not in the least, although a great
many people are afraid of them. They are even eaten by
some people, and are said to taste very beautifully. Few
people like oysters when they eat them for the first time.
അഭ്യാസങ്ങൾ.
നീ ഈ മനോഹരമുള്ള കണിയാൻ പക്ഷികളെ
എവിടെ പിടിച്ചു? ഞാൻ അവറ്റെ ഇന്നു രാവിലെ
ഞങ്ങളുടെ പറമ്പിൽനിന്നു പിടിച്ചു. അവയുടെ ചിറ
കുകൾ ഈച്ചയുടെ ചിറകുകളെ പോലെ; മാത്രം കുറ
യ വലിയതു. ഈച്ചകൾ മഹാ അസഹ്യമുള്ള പ്രാ
ണികൾ ആകുന്നു. തേനീച്ചകൾ എത്രയും ഉപകാ
രമുള്ളതാകുന്നു,കാരണംഅവപൂക്കളിൽനിന്നു തേനും
മെഴുകും കൂട്ടുന്നു. തേനീച്ചകളും ഉറുമ്പുകളും യത്ന
ത്തിന്റെ ✱ഉപമാനം ആകുന്നു. നാം തോട്ടത്തിൽ
✱ Emblem=ഉപമാനം.
