THE TADPOLE 



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The Tadpole has two eyes, nose, mouth and 

 tail. 



And so has the fish. 



But the tadpole has no arms nor legs. 



But perhaps that does not matter. 



Wait until spring, and then we shall see. 



These other animals do not 

 look at all like a fish. 



One of them is a snail, and 

 the other a mussel. 



Both of them have very strange coverings. 



The snail carries his house with him. 



But it is very light. 



His body is so soft that he needs a shell to 

 protect him. 



But how does the mussel get around with his 

 heavy house ? 



He cannot move quite so quickly as the 

 snail. 



