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THE LAND-CRAB 



AM absolutely unchange- 

 able. Nothing can turn me 

 aside one hairs-breadth 

 from my purpose," said the 

 Land-crab, as he left his winter 

 quarters in the hills and began his regular 

 spring journey to the Sea. But during the 

 winter a line of telegraph poles had been 

 placed along his track. The Land-crab 

 came to the first pole. He would not turn 

 aside one inch. He spent all day climb- 

 ing up the side of the pole, and all the 

 next day climbing down the other side, 

 then on till he came to the next pole, 

 where he had another frightful climb up 

 and over and down again. Thus he went 

 on day after day, and when the summer 

 was gone they found the body of the poor 



