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land�察  �in   the   open   air�察  �and   must   have   sunk   since   into   the   sea�察  �which   is 

gnawing at it day and night�察�and will some day eat it all up�察�as it would eat 

up all the dry land in the world�察�if Madam How was not continually lifting 

up fresh land�察�to make up for what the sea has carried off。 

     Oh�察�look there� �some one has caught a fish�察�and is hauling it up。 What 

a strange creature�       �It is not a mackerel�察�nor a gurnet�察�nor a pollock。 

     How do you know that�拭�

     Why�察  �it   is   running   along   the  top   of   the  water  like   a  snake�察  �and   they 

never do that。      Here it comes。       It has got a long beak�察�like a snipe。         Oh�察�

let me see。 



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     See if you like�此    �but don't get in the way。       Remember you are but a 

little boy。 

    What is it�拭�a snake with a bird's head�拭�

    No�此    �a snake has no fins�察�and look at its beak�此       �it is full of little teeth�察�

which no bird has。        But a very curious fellow he is�察�nevertheless�此           �and 

his name is Gar´fish。       Some call him Green´ bone�察�because his bones are 

green。 

    But what kind of fish is he�拭       �He is like nothing I ever saw。 

    I believe he is nearest to a pike�察�though his backbone is different from 

a pike�察�and from all other known fishes。 

    But is he not very rare�拭�

     Oh no�此    �he comes to Devonshire and Cornwall with the mackerel�察�as 

he   has   come   here�察  �and   in   calm   weather   he   will   swim   on   the   top   of   the 

water�察�and play about�察�and catch flies�察�and stand bolt upright with his long 

nose in the air�察�and when the fisher´boys throw him a stick�察�he will jump 

over it again and again�察�and play with it in the most ridiculous way。 

    And what will they do with him�拭�

     Cut him up for bait�察�I suppose�察�for he is not very good to eat。 

     Certainly�察�he does smell very nasty。 

    Have you only just found out that�拭           �Sometimes when I have caught 

one�察�he has made the boat smell so that I was glad to throw him overboard�察�

and so he saved his life by his nastiness。           But they will catch plenty of 

mackerel now�察�for where he is they are�察�and where they are�察�perhaps the 

whale will be�察�for we are now well outside the harbour�察�and running across 

the open bay�察�and lucky for you that there are no rollers coming in from 

the Atlantic�察�and spouting up those cliffs in columns of white foam。 

     * * * 

     ;Hoch� ─�

    Ah�     �Who was that coughed just behind the ship�拭�

    Who�察�indeed�拭�look round and see。 

     There is nobody。      There could not be in the sea。 

    Lookthere�察�a quarter of a mile away。 

     Oh�    �What is that turning over in the water�察�like a great black wheel�拭�

And a great tooth on it�察�andoh� �it is gone� �



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     Never mind。       It will soon show itself again。 

     But what was it�拭�

     The   whale�此    �one   of   them�察  �at   least�察  �for   the   men   say   there   are   two 

different ones about the bay。         That black wheel was part of his back�察�as he 

turned down�察�and the tooth on it was his back´fin。 

     But the noise�察�like a giant's cough�拭�

     Rather    like   the  blast  of  a  locomotive      just  starting。   That    was   his 

breath。 

     What�拭�as loud as that�拭�

     Why not�拭      �He is a very big fellow�察�and has big lungs。 

     How big is he�拭�

     I cannot say�此     �perhaps thirty or forty feet long。          We shall be able to 

see better soon。      He will come up again�察�and very likely nearer us�察�where 

those birds are。 

     I don't want him to come any nearer。 

     You really need not be afraid。         He is quite harmless。 

     But he might run against the yacht。 

     He   might�此    �and   so   might   a   hundred   things   happen   which   never   do。 

But   I   never   heard   of   one   of   these   whales   running   against   a   vessel�察  �so   I 

suppose he has sense enough to know that the yacht is no concern of his�察�

and to keep out of its way。 

     But why does he make that tremendous noise only once�察�and then go 

under water again�拭�

     You must remember that he is not a fish。               A fish takes the water in 

through his mouth continually�察�and it runs over his gills�察�and out behind 

through his gill´covers。        So the gills suck´up the air out of the water�察�and 

send it into the fish's blood�察�just as they do in the newt´larva。 

     Yes�察�I know。 

     But the whale breathes with lungs like you and me�察�and when he goes 

under water he has to hold his breath�察�as you and I have。 

     What a long time he can hold it。 

     Yes。    He   is   a   wonderful   diver。   Some   whales�察  �they   say�察  �will   keep 

under   for   an   hour。  But   while   he   is   under�察  �mind�察  �the   air  in   his   lungs   is 

getting foul�察�and full of carbonic acid�察�just as it would in your lungs�察�if you 



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held your breath。      So he is forced to come up at last�此        �and then out of his 

blowers�察�which are on the top of his head�察�he blasts out all the foul breath�察�

and with it the water  which has got into his   mouth�察�in a cloud of spray。 

Then he sucks in fresh air�察�as much as he wants�察�and dives again�察�as you 

saw him do just now。 

     And what does he do under water�拭�

     Lookand   you   will   see。    Look   at   those   birds。  We   will   sail   up   to 

them�察�for Mr。 Whale will probably rise among them soon。 

     Oh�察�what a screaming and what a fighting�            �How many sorts there are� �

What     are  those   beautiful    little  ones�察 �like  great  white    swallows�察   �with 

crested heads and forked tails�察�who hover�察�and then dip down and pick up 

something�拭�

     Ternssea´swallows。        And there are gulls in hundreds�察�you see�察�large 

and small�察�gray´backed and black´backed�察�and over them all two or three 

great gannets swooping round and round。 

     Oh� �one has fallen into the sea� �

     Yes�察  �with   a   splash   just   like   a   cannon   ball。 And   here   he   comes   up 

again�察�with a fish in his beak。         If he had fallen on your head�察�with that 

beak of his�察�he would have split it open。            I have heard of men catching 

gannets by tying a fish on a board�察�and letting it float�察�and when the gannet 

strikes at it he drives his bill into the board�察�and cannot get it out。 

     But is not that cruel�拭�

     I think so。    Gannets are of no use�察�for eating�察�or anything else。 

     What a noise�      �It is quite deafening。      And what are those black birds 

about�察�who croak like crows�察�or parrots�拭�

     Look at them。       Some have broad bills�察�with a white stripe on it�察�and 

cry something like the moor´hens at home。             Those are razor´ bills。 

     And what are those who say ;marrock�察─�something like a parrot�拭�

     The ones with thin bills�拭�they are guillemots�察 �murres; as we call them 

in Devon�此     �but in some places they call them ;marrocks�察─�from what they 

say。 

     And each has a little baby bird swimming behind it。                Oh� �there�此�the 

mother has cocked up her tail and dived�察�and the little one is swimming 

about looking for her�       �How it cries�      �It is afraid of the yacht。 



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     And there she comes up again�察�and cries ;marrock; to call it。 

     Look at it swimming up to her�察�and cuddling to her�察�quite happy。 

     Quite happy。      And do you not think that any one who took a gun and 

shot either that mother or that child would be both cowardly and cruel�拭�

     But they might eat them。 

     These sea´birds are not good to eat。          They taste too strong of fish´oil。 

They are of no use at all�察�except that the gulls' and terns' feathers are put 

into girls' hats。 

     Well they might find plenty of other things to put in their hats。 

     So   I   think。  Yes�此   �it   would   be   very   cruel�察  �very   cruel   indeed�察  �to   do 

what some do�察�shoot at these poor things�察�and leave them floating about 

wounded till they die。        But I suppose�察�if one gave them one's mind about 

such doings�察�and threatened to put the new Sea Fowl Act in force against 

them�察�and fine them�察�and show them up in the newspapers�察�they would say 

they meant no harm�察�and had never thought about its being cruel。 

     Then they ought to think。 

     They ought�察�and so ought you。           Half the cruelty in the world�察�like half 

the misery�察�comes simply from people's not thinking�察�and boys are often 

very cruel from mere thoughtlessness。             So when you are tempted to rob 

birds' nests�察�or to set the dogs on a moorhen�察�or pelt wrens in the hedge�察�

think�察�and sayHow should I like that to be done to me�拭�

     I know�此    �but what are all the birds doing�拭�

     Look   at   the   water�察  �how   it   sparkles。 It   is   alive   with   tiny   fish�察   �fry�察─�

;brett; as we call them in the West�察�which the mackerel are driving up to 

the top。 

     Poor  little things�     �How   hard on them�         �The  big   fish   at   them  from 

below�察�and the birds at them from above。            And what is that�拭�Thousands of 

fish leaping out of the water�察�scrambling over each other's backs。                What a 

curious soft rushing roaring noise they make� �

     Aha�     �The    eaters   are  going    to  be   eaten   in  turn。   Those     are  the 

mackerel      themselves�察     �and   I  suspect    they   see   Mr。    Whale�察    �and   are 

scrambling out of the way as fast as they can�察�le

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