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couldn’t make herself sink at all. She held 
her breath until she could no longer do so. 
She put her head down into the water, but 
then her feet stuck up. She tried every way 
she knew, but at last she had to give it 
up and come back to shore. 
“Not so easy, is it?” laughed her mother 
good-naturedly. “Didn’t I tell you that the 
Loon family were almost the only people 
in the world who could do it well? Come 
out with me and I will show you how it is 
done, but you will have to practice many, 
many times before you can do it really well.” 
Baby was eager to take her first lesson, 
so away they splashed. She worked hard 
and learned much that first day. We may 
be certain she was ready for a good supper 
of shrimp and clam chowder when night 
came. She was happy, as everyone has a 
right to be when he is learning some new 
thing and doing their very best at it. 
It was not many days before Baby could 
play submarine almost as well as her mother. 
Then such good times as they did have try- 
