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UP AND DOWN THE BROOKS. 



others afterwards rubbed their eyes open and 

 arose. 



But the Giants were not as of old. They had 

 taken to themselves beautiful gauzy wings, and 

 were pretty creatures with green bodies and bright 



yellow eyes. Chrysopa, 

 the Golden-eyed Fly, is 

 the rightful name of 

 these creatures, albeit to 

 me the eyes look very 

 much as though made 

 of brass instead of gold. But I would not insult 

 Chrysopa with such a suggestion. Moreover, 

 Chrysopa is not a fly at all, but belongs to the 

 Neuroptera, being a distant relative of the Dragon- 

 flies. Perhaps, on some leaf that I shall never 

 see, there have stood ere now some more little 

 " beans " set up by one of my Giants, and the 

 story of the bean-stalks may all have begun over 

 again. 



Chrysopa. 

 The Golden-eyed Fly. 



