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SNOWFLAKE 



ROAD AFTER A SNOWSTORM 



together to form large ones. So in large flakes you can make 



out no regular form. You will usually find the most perfect 



flakes at the beginning of a 

 cold storm. Why is this ? 



Snow Writings. Sometimes 

 animals and birds leave writ- 

 ings in the snow. If you find 

 their tracks, see how much 

 they tell you about the creature 

 that made them. 



What tracks did you find 

 on your way to school ? Was 

 the trackmaker going fast or 

 slow ? Was it walking, trot- 

 ting, galloping, or hopping ? 



What is the difference between a dog's track and a cat's 



track ? In which do you see the prints of the toenails ? 

 At each leap a rabbit 



carries its hind legs out- 

 side of, and ahead of its 



fore legs. So the two 



prints of its hind legs are 



in front, and a little dis- 

 tance apart, while behind 



them are the tracks of its 



fore legs near together. 

 Make a dog run over 



the snow. At each leap 



does it put its hind feet 



between its fore feet or 



outside of them ? Do its 



hind feet strike the ground 



behind or in front of the 



tracks of its fore feet? 

 Look at the tracks of a 



galloping horse. Are the tracks arranged like a dog's tracks ? 



RABBIT TRACKS 



