There is a great deal more to know about Five-fingers; and the
Sea-urchin still has his secrets which no one can explain. We have but
glanced at their story in this lesson; but you can see that the
Starfish, lying limp on the sands, is not so dull as it looks.
EXERCISES
1. Where is the mouth of the Starfish placed?
2. Describe how the Starfish moves.
3. How does the Starfish feed on the oyster?
4. Why is the _Brittle_ Star given that name?
5. How do the Starfish and Sea-urchin keep themselves clean?
LESSON II.
A STROLL BY THE SEA.
The sea and the land are always at war. When you are at the seaside,
with spade and bucket to make "castles" and "pies" of the sand, you can
see and hear the battle.
A wave comes rolling smoothly on towards the shore. It reaches the land
and can go no further, and then, with a roar and a crash and splash of
sparkling foam, it breaks. It spreads into a sheet of foaming water,
and, after rushing as far as it can up the beach, it seethes back as the
next wave takes up the battle.
What a grinding and tearing, as wave after wave is hurled at the land!
That is the battle-cry of the land and sea! Most of the pebbles and the
sand on the beach have been won from the land in the great fight.
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