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nothing arouses their interest like a group of _ ,, „ _ ._ 



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So the little cubs took their first glimpse fe^^^ //? ^ 

 of the big world, of mountains and sea and I 

 sunshine, and children playing on the shore, 

 and the world was altogether too wonderful 

 for little heads to comprehend. Nevertheless 

 one plain impression remained, the same that 

 you see in the ears and nose and stumbling 

 feet and wagging tail of every puppy-dog you 

 meet on the streets, that this bright world 

 is a famous place, just made a-purpose for 

 little ones to play in. Sitting on their tails 

 in a solemn row the wolf cubs bent their 

 heads and pointed their noses gravely at the 

 sea. There it was, all silver and blue and 

 boundless, with tiny white sails dancing over 

 it, winking and flashing like entangled bits of 

 sunshine; and since the eyes of a cub, like 

 those of a little child, cannot judge distances, 

 one stretched a paw at the nearest sail, miles 

 away, to turn it over and make it go the other 

 way. They turned up their heads sidewise 

 and blinked at the sky, all blue and calm and 



