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drake told me that the man eats her^ and saves 
her soft feathers for stuffing pillows. I hope he 
may not catch me! 
12. Good-bye now! I must look about for 
food for my ducklings." 
LIZARDS. 
1. ^^Here is one! I have caught it!" shouted 
Tom Smith to his brother Will. 
Will ran to the spot;, where Tom had just caught 
a small lizard as it was gliding away amongst the 
ferns and fallen leaves. 
2. Come here, Nell/' they cried to their sister, 
vvho was in the garden. " Now w^e can tell you 
all about a lizard, just as our teacher told us 
to-day. You can see for yourself what it is 
covered with." 
3. '^Anyone knows that, of course," said Nell. 
^^It is covered with a hard skin, but it has 
neither hair nor feathers." 
4. ^^Ah! but you don't know all," said Tom. 
^^Its skin has scales; not loose scales like those 
of fishes, but closely-fitting ones, which feel quite 
hard when you touch them." 
5. Lizards are reptiles," said Will; ^^so are 
crocodiles and alligators. But in those large 
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