FINDING NATURE’S TREASURES 
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pinch so hard that I am very careful, when I pick them 
up, to hold them in such a way that they cannot hurt 
me. ,> 
“Where can we find one of his babies?” asked Marylee. 
“The babies live in the water like the babies of the 
dragon fly. They like to hide under the stones. You may 
find one if you look under these that lie along the edge 
of the water.” 
Buddy and Fred began to turn over the stones. Soon 
Marylee asked, “Uncle Jack, what is this ugly thing? 
Its back is the color of mud. It is long and flat, with legs 
all along its body.” 
