104 How Sammy Went to Coral-Land 
phosphorescent bodies lighted up the 
darkness of the sleeping Lagoon. 
Sammy learned that the affectionate 
embrace of the many-armed Octopus was 
not to be desired; and that a thicket of 
seaweed is a good hiding-place from a 
chance enemy, and is apt to contain many 
delicious tidbits in the way of fish food. 
He knew the manners and habits of the 
many brilliant-hued fish who live in 
Coral-Land ; and he knew that the floor 
of the Lagoon had as many curious and 
beautiful inhabitants as its waters. 
There the Star-Fish sprawled on the 
sand, the Sea-Cucumber crawled along, 
expanding and contracting its worm-like 
body; there the Sea-Urchin hid himself 
in the rock, and shells large and small, 
pink, blue, red and all the colors of the 
rainbow lay scattered about on the sand 
and rocks. 
