THE WEB OE EIEE—THE SOIE 
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through the bodies of worms. The plough is one of 
the most ancient and most valuable of man’s inventions ; 
but long before he existed the land was regularly 
ploughed by earthworms. It may be doubted whether 
there are many animals which have played so impor¬ 
tant a part in the history of the world, as have these 
lowly creatures.” 
Without earthworms the soil would soon become cold 
and hard, unfit for plants to grow in. 
Without bees the clover would die. 
Without birds the trees and plants would die, eaten by 
the myriad insects ready, if unchecked by birds, to swarm 
from the earth in a dark destroying cloud. 
Without plants the animals would starve—but this 
story could go on forever, like the story of “The House 
that Jack Built.” 
What have you seen that you can add to the story of 
Nature’s Web of Tife? 
