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8. ''Yes/' said Tom. ''This one has four feet; 
but there are Kzards with only two feet, and 
some with none at all." 
"What does it eat?" asked Nell. 
"Flies and insects/' replied Will. "It has 
sharp, pointed teeth, but it will not hurt us." 
CROCODILES. 
1. " You would not like to have the teeth of an 
alligator or a crocodile near you/' said Tom. 
2. "No; I should have a poor chance of life 
then/' said Will. " Think what big creatures 
they are. Teacher said some of them are twelve 
feet long. 
3. " Father has seen the crocodiles in the Black 
River, in St. Elizabeth. Some people call them 
alHgators, but it is easy to make a mistake in 
the name, because there is not much difference 
between alligators and crocodiles." 
4. " They want something better than flies and 
insects to eat, I should think," said Nell. 
" Of course they do; they eat fish," said Tom. 
5. "Yes," added Will, "and they catch animals 
that go too near the river. A crocodile can dart 
through the w^ater very fast, driving itself along 
by its strong tail, in much the same way as a 
