16 Ho<w Sammy Went to Coral-Land 
“ How would it do to make a com¬ 
promise?’' suggested grandma. “ You 
were asking me some questions yesterday 
about the shells, seaweed and all the fas¬ 
cinating things found on the shore. Sup¬ 
pose I tell you a story about all the won¬ 
derful creatures that live in the ocean ? 
The part of it that tells how they live 
and grow, and get their food will be all 
true, and I think Eleanor will find it 
more marvelous than the make-believe 
part, which will tell about the adventures, 
and the conversations that our hero had 
with the strange creatures that he met 
with in his wanderings.” 
This proposition was agreeable; the 
children settled themselves comfortably 
to listen, and grandma, with her eyes on 
a passing sail, began—- 
