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 

 j help in learning that necessary lesson. 



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\ // One of the most interesting things you can do for 

 V> special study is to collect some frogs' eggs from the 

 \ J, pond and watch them grow g into tadpoles 

 ;!and on into frogs. There are m glass vessels 



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made particularly 

 for such study (an 

 ordinary glass jar will 

 do). If you can afford 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. 



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