Lessons in the School-yard. 151 



Now, Mary, tell us what you know about the slug. What 

 do slugs eat ? Who ever found one eating a strawberry, a 

 tomato, a grape ? 



For to-morrow's language lesson I want you to make up a 

 story about a slug. Put into your story some things you 

 have learned about slugs. Be careful about your capitals, 

 periods, and commas. You must write it very neatly and 

 well. 



THE SNAIL. 



Teacher. Henry has found some snails. What animal 

 do they look like ? Like slugs. Yes, they are like a slug, 

 but they have a shell, and the slug has none. Is the shell 

 a part of the snail, or is it the house of the snail ? 



ist Pupil. It is a part of the snail, because he cannot 

 get out of the shell. 



Teacher. What does he do with his shell when he goes 

 from place to place? 



2d Pupil. He carries his shell on his back. 



Teacher. We-will put some snails on this piece of glass 

 and watch them. 



\st Pupil. He is beginning to stretch out. 



2d Pupil. He is putting out a pair of feelers. 



$d Pupil. He has two pairs of feelers like the garden- 

 slug. 



Teacher. Can the snail feel ? 



ist Pupil. I touched his body and he drew in his feelers 

 and rolled up 'his body into the shell. 



2d Pupil. When I touched his feelers, he pulled them 

 in and did not put them out for a long time. 



Teacher. Can you find the snail's mouth ? 



$d Pupil. This snail is eating the lettuce-leaf, and his 

 mouth seems to be just below his feelers. 



Teacher. Yes, the snail is like the slug. His mouth is 

 just below in front. He has a tongue like a file, and so gets 

 his food to eat. Are there rings to his body ? Is the snail 

 warm or cold ? Does he leave slimy marks behind him ? 



