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Some were building themselves into a pyramid, each standing on edge, with the biggest and strongest ones at the bottom. When the crabs were five or six rows high, they would all tumble over, still clinging to one another and, having reached the ground, they would separate and commence to build the pyramid over again.
It started off, and, along with the others, made straight towards the lagoon. For a time, Hendrik was again chagrined to think that the rival hunter had been more successful than himself. His chagrin, however, was not destined to long continuance; for on their way to the water, one of the hippopotami was observed to tumble over in its tracks.
I really do not know what else happened; but I would advise you not to follow my example if you can help it." "But I say, Jack, how did you manage to tumble into the water?" inquired Oliver. "That's a puzzle to me," answered Jack. "I believe that I had jumped up on the taffrail when the vessel gave a kick, and over I went.
Clover was kneeling beside her with a pale, scared face, and Aunt Izzie was dropping something cold and wet on her forehead. "What's the matter?" said Katy, faintly. "Oh, she's alive she's alive!" and Clover put her arms round Katy's neck and sobbed. "Hush, dear!" Aunt Izzie's voice sounded unusually gentle. "You've had a bad tumble, Katy. Don't you recollect?" "A tumble?
Timid youngsters, fleeing from the road at my approach, in their scrambling haste sometimes tumble "head-over-heels" in the water; but, beyond a little extra terror lest the dreadful object they see coming bowling along should overtake them, it doesn't matter they haven't any clothes to spoil or soil.
Perhaps he did, having just left a pleasant little smoking-party of twelve medical students, in a small back parlour with a large fire. 'But I am delighted to see you, said Mr. Ben Allen. 'Bless you, Bella! 'There, said Arabella, bending forward to kiss her brother; 'don't take hold of me again, Ben, dear, because you tumble me so. At this point of the reconciliation, Mr.
"Then you've seen him?" continued the head keeper. "I certainly have, sir, or I couldn't have described him very well," Max went on, not too anxious to make his disclosure; for he thought he ought to enjoy the situation a little, after experiencing that rough tumble. "Can you take us to where we can find him?" next asked the warden. "Inside of five minutes, sir.
Philip looked up with deprecating politeness, on being directly addressed. "Please, Faver, if you don't mind my name's Jinks! You must say, 'Here, Jinks, and I say 'Woof! Woof! and wag my tail." "Say wuff!" echoed Angela, with a dazzling smile at her elders, and an effort not to tumble over on the grass.
Since then, I've had a chance to try my hand several times, and you may not tumble to the diversity of all my accomplishments, but I'm an artist on bear sign. "Miller arose, took him by the hand, and said, 'That's straight, now, is it? "'That's straight. Making bear sign is my long suit.
Brother Bart is a regular old softy about Freddy. He took him when he was a little kid and keeps babying him yet." "He is good to him, you mean?" asked the other, eagerly. "Good? Well, I suppose you'd call it good. I couldn't stand any such fussing. Why, when Fred got a tumble in the gym the other day the old man almost had a fit!" "A tumble, a fall; did it hurt him much?"
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