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THE CRAB. 
good deal of the tar gets on old Ross as well as on 
the boat and the nets. As the tar is used to keep 
out the wet, he puts some of it into each seam in 
his boot also, so that he does not get his feet wet 
when he puts them into the sand or sea. By his 
hut he has a deep tub, sunk into the sand, to keep 
some of his fish in when he is not able to sell them ; 
some will live a long time in this tub. He took 
a Crab out of it to show me when I was with him 
last. The Crab has a hard case over its back, and 
has long, hard arms, with a claw at the end of each. 
The Crab goes in a very odd way: it runs side 
ways. If the Crab has the ill luck to lose a claw, 
a new one will grow in time, so that it can run as 
well as ever. It is very fond of the sand, and will 
make a hole in it to live in. Ross sets a trap for 
it in the sea ; this trap has much the look of a bird 
cage made of wood : some meat or fish is put into 
it for a bait, and when the crab has got in to eat it, 
he will not be able to get out. A crab is not red 
till you cook it, you know, but is very dark. 
