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It was still clinging to the reed with its hooked 

 feet. With a violent effort it drew its upper part 

 back, and out of the shell. Then it rested per- 

 fectly quiet. 



" Dead," said the beetle, after watching it for 

 some time and seeing no motion. But the other 



was not dead. It 

 was only recover- 

 ,ing its strength. 

 The beetle went 

 away after a while, 

 but the chan-ged 

 larva still hung 

 there silent and 

 motionless. After 

 a time it slowly 

 drew the rest of its 

 body out of the 

 dried shell, and 

 crawled farther up 



The Dragonfly , , , 



the reed. 



It was a beautiful dragonfly. Its wings were 

 clear, but strengthened with delicate veins. Its 

 eyes shone with all the colors of the rainbow. 



It still sat on the reed for some time, get- 



