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Updated: May 12, 2025
One day bugs were very scarce, and both little Sandpipers were so hungry that they could have eaten a whole starfish if he had come out of his shelter. Suddenly Nipsy, who was a trifle near sighted, said he saw a large beetle coming along the beach. They ran quickly to meet it. But what in the world was it! It had legs; oh, such legs! They were larger than Pipsy's and Nipsy's put together.
I can see your toes all doubled up, even if the water is muddy," said Nipsy, and rushed at him to punish him for bragging. They both rolled under the water, and then out on the shore, dripping wet and very angry with each other. Pipsy went home to the old bush and was very miserable. He wanted something to eat, and did not know where to find anything.
It was very wet and slippery, but they held on with their toes, while C. Crab gave himself a heave and started. "Oh, my!" exclaimed Nipsy. "He's going backward!" "He actually is!" cried Pipsy. "At this rate we'll get there day before yesterday, wont we?" "Surely," said Nipsy. "How very horrid of him when we are so hungry! What a slow coach!"
It was quite a trouble at first, for Mamma Sandpiper had always helped them to bugs and worms, one apiece, turn about, so all was fair. But now Pipsy always wanted the best of everything, and Nipsy, being good tempered, had to eat what his brother left.
Peter Sandpiper to come help them out, and at night they chirped in their sleep and disturbed Mrs. Sandpiper dreadfully by kicking each other. At last she said she could stand it no longer; they must take care of themselves. So she cried "Pe-tweet, good-by," and then she flew away, leaving Pipsy and Nipsy alone by the sea to take care of themselves.
Nipsy went high up the beach, and found a lot of young hedge-crickets. But he did not half enjoy them. They were fat and smooth, and he was hungry, but crickets had no flavor without Pipsy to help eat them. But he was angry at him yet. "He must come to me," he said, sternly, to the cricket he was eating.
"Could you oblige me by telling me if you see any boys near?" "Any boys?" said Pipsy and Nipsy, looking at each other. "Never saw one in my life. What do they look like? Have they many legs? Are they fat? Are they good to eat?" asked both the hungry little sandpipers. "They are creatures," said the crab, with a groan, "creatures a thousand times larger than we are. They have strings.
"Here's a glorious fat cricket for you." "Forgive me, Nipsy," said his brother. And then they were happy. Putting all care behind them, the young folks ran down the hill, with a very lively dog gamboling beside them, and took a delightfully tantalizing survey of the external charms of the big tent.
The cricket said nothing, being half-way down his throat, and pretty soon Nipsy could stand his feelings no longer. Catching up the largest, smoothest, softest cricket, he ran down to the shore as fast as his legs could carry him. There, in the twilight, he saw a lonely figure standing on one leg. "Pipsy!" he cried. "Nipsy!" cried Pipsy. And they flew to each other.
Sandpiper had to fly off, to see what Pipsy Sandpiper was doing, and keep Nipsy Sandpiper from swallowing a June beetle twice too big for him. They were great trials. They were always eating the wrong kind of bugs, and having indigestion and headaches. They were forever getting their legs tangled up in long wet grass, and screaming for Mrs.
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