IN FEATHERS AND FUR, 
297 
THE FISH THAT BUILDS A HOUSE. 
You never heard of such a thing ? Well, I mean you shall 
hear all about it in two or three minutes, for he's as funny a fellow 
as I know anything about. 
His name — according to the wise men — is Cottoida, but the 
rest of the world call him Stickleback. I think one name is about 
as bad as the other. 
He not only builds a house, but he takes care of the babies 
himself, which is even more extraordinary. 
Mrs. Stickleback has a very easy time. She don't help her 
husband build the house ; indeed he never thinks of a wife, or if he 
does, he don't speak of it, till he has the home ready. After she 
