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LITTLE FOLKS 
THE DEEP DISH. 
Curious name for a family of living creatures, isn't it? They 
received the name because of their shells, which are shaped a good 
deal like a dish ; though when the owner of the deep dish is inside, 
it looks more like a roof. At any rate, he uses it as a roof, and 
lives under it. The common name of these creatures is Limpet, 
and there are a great many kinds. 
The shell of the Limpet is generally of an oval shape, and 
higher in the middle, but every different kind has its own peculi- 
arity. Those at the head of this article are the Ruby-eyed Limpet, 
found in the Antilles, and the Long-spined Limpet. The common 
Limpet is found everywhere on the sea-shore, living on the rocks 
that are covered by the tide. It is of a gray color outside, and 
yellow on the inside. The shell is thick and solid. But those of 
the family who live near the equator are much richer in color, larger 
in size, and have greater variety of shapes. One kind is as large as 
a good-sized dish, and it is used by the people of the Straits of 
Magellan for kitchen purposes. Even one of the common Limpets 
sometimes grows as large as a foot in diameter. 
But the shell is not the only curious part of the Limpet ; the 
tongue is a very singular organ. In the common sort the tongue 
is three inches long, and a twelfth of an inch wide, and looks 
