170 MARCH 



No wonder that near the water they are 

 smaller still. 



People call them grains of sand. 



To just such a beach of sand came a strange 

 ship one day. 



This ship carried a large load of soda. 



It had been on the ocean a long time. 



So the sailors were glad to see the sandy 

 beach. 



They landed. 



They built a fire from sticks. 



But there were no stones to prop up the kettle. 



The waves had worn them into sand. 



So they brought soda from the ship. 



At first the fire burned well. 



Then suddenly something happened. 



The fire melted the soda and sand together. 



And for the first time glass was made. 



THE WIND AND THE SUN 



The North Wind and the Sun once had a 

 dispute. 



" I am stronger than you/' said the North 

 Wind, 



