In Coral-Land 89 
the inhabitants of Coral-Land sometimes 
took refuge. 
As for the smaller fish, the reefs were 
punctured with innumerable little pas¬ 
sages and caverns through which they 
could easily gain access to the outside 
ocean, if they wished, but most of them 
preferred the quiet and security of the 
Lagoon. Many had been born there and 
knew no other life, and many, like the 
Sun-Fish had grown so fat with good liv¬ 
ing that it would have been almost im¬ 
possible for them to squeeze through the 
largest opening. 
In fact the Lagoon was like a large 
aquarium of curious and beautiful fish. 
Floating lazily along was a round, prickly 
Globe-Fish, and close behind him drifted 
a cross looking Porcupine-Fish, an odd, 
countrified sort of creature, with his gap¬ 
ing mouth, the sharp spines on his ugly 
