CHAPTER X. 
LIFE AT STELLINGEN. 
I HAVE already described the process whereby, in the course 
of a few years, wide flat plains, fit for nothing but potato 
fields, and uncultivated land, interspersed by a few bushes, 
have been converted into a magnificent park. It is true that 
the hills and dales of this area do not accord well with the 
flat expanse of Northern Germany, but they are admirably 
suited to the purpose for which they were created. Under 
the precipitous cliffs and through the green meadows run 
small rivulets, spanned here and there by bridges so as to 
give a very picturesque effect. 
In each portion of this animal park there are kept the 
kinds of animals most suited to that special part; so that, 
within the limits of the park itself, there are contained speci- 
mens representing the fauna of every part of the globe. The 
stranger should direct his steps towards the group of build- 
ings in the centre of the park ; for when he stands there and 
looks outwards, he can obtain a fine view over every part of 
this veritable animal paradise. 
In the foreground is a large lake for the water birds, on 
which may be seen many varieties of swans, geese, and ducks. 
Beyond this there rises a rocky cliff, and on either side of it 
there stretch wide meadows, in which may be seen flamin- 
goes, cranes, pelicans, and ibises disporting themselves in the 
sun. This great expanse of lowland stretches far away to 
the foot of those rocky hills seen in the distance, and across 
the plain there roam so many different kinds of herbivores 
that one might fancy oneself in the Garden of Eden. Sheep, 
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