THINGS TO DO THIS SPRING 



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fish to bite, to hear a belted kingfisher, or see a 

 painted turtle, or catch the breath of the sweet 

 leaf-buds and clustered catkins opening around the 

 wooded pond. It is a very good thing for the young 

 naturalist to learn to sit still. A fish-pole is a great 

 help in learning that necessary lesson. 



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One of the most interesting things you can do for 

 special study is to collect some frogs' eggs from the 

 pond and watch them grow into tadpoles 

 and on into frogs. There are jj glass vessels 



made particularly 

 -y~ for such study (an 

 ordinary glass jar will 

 do). If you can afford a 

 ^a // small glass aquarium, get one 

 and with a few green water- 

 plants put in a few minnows, a 

 snail or two, a young turtle, water-beetles, and 

 frogs' eggs, and watch them grow. 



