The life of a shell

Title

The life of a shell

Creator

Pineda, Irma

Language

English

Source

Our young contributors' corner.

Year

1935

Subject

Shell--Juvenile literature.

Rights

In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted

Abstract

A short story of a child about a shell.

Fulltext

F'brnary 1935 THE YOUNG CITIZEN .Aunt Julia's Corner IThi1> de/J1U"t1>1ent ;,, e011durtfd JJr1·~onally 1111 /I/rs, J11/ium1 C. l'i1wda, /'l'i11cival, f:111ilio Jariuto f,'kmc11tal'I/ Sc/100/, Jlf1rnila] My dear young friends: pulls a stick or a piece of string. Every time THE YOUNG CITI· The one who gets the longest is ZEN comes to you, you will find ;he "Mother." The other players ,.tidbits" for you on this page. Sometimes I shall tell you littl.! form a circh• around her. You start the game with this true stories about your nature conversation between the "Mother" friends. Ac other times, I shall :i.nd the other players: tdl you stories that come to me in Mother: Pass in order~ dreams. Such stories may not be Players: Deep convene. true but they may be incerestin~. Mother: Who will be the first Once in a while I shall teach you to get me a stick? (The how to play games. And sometimes I shall try to help you with your school work. Today I shall tell you how to play a game that your parents ;15:ed to play. Noc many of you rlay it now because you have been taught to play American games. Mother can name ·any object found about the place. The players rush out to obey the order.) A player: I am the first. Another: I come second: The first player to return and give the Mother the thiq.g wanted This game is "Pass in Order." iemiins with her. He is the You can play it indoors, but you quickest child. Perhaps he should must remember what your teaCher ;ilso be the dearest. Whal Do lJou ... (Answers to Nature I7 Quiz on page 11) 1. A dog can perspire only from his mouth and tongue and not like ourselves, from all over the body. lf you keep his mouth closed, you stop him from panting, or perspiring and he cann!)t cool off. 2. Yes. Many insec'ts never see their parents, because the parents' lives arc finished before the young are born. 3. Yes. Although ~any die off when cold comes, some get into houses and stay in a sleeping state <luring the cold, but wake up when warm weather comes. 4. Sideways about a foot and upwards about six inches. 5. Yes. These are: yeast, mushroorris, molds, ferns, and horsetail~. 6. Yes. All trees belong to the flowering plants. Some people do not realise this, because the flowers tP.aches you. You must play out The game is repeated until all are often very small and not of doors a part of every day. From the players are left with the Moth- showy. The reason is that tree five to ten players can play this er. f.l)Wers are often fertilized by the rame. Now can you play the game? I wind and have no need of fancy We shall choose the leader, who would be glad to hear from yon petals, as the wind has no eyes. is called "Mother", by drawing about what you think of this corn- 7. The bird, the carabao, the lots. Get as many sticks or pieces er of your magazine. I shall be bear, the whale, the monkey, and of string as there are players. They glad to answer your questions about man. must be of different lengths. Hold anything which you think I know 8. No. them tightly in your hand with about. 9. No. only the ends out. Each player AUNT JULIA 10. Some kinds of grasshoppers have their hearing organs in the OUR YOUNG CONTRIBUTORS' CORN~R abdomen, and other kinds have .them on the front legs. The Life of a Shell By IRMA PINEDA, VI-A neck. Then I felt that I wJs Emilio Jo,cinfo Elementary School, Manila lifted. Afterwards [ saw something I AM a small shell. I live in the going to c;tch me. But when I with holes. There I saw many of deep blue waters. I was hap- came nearer I found out that it my friends So I was happy PY there. My master the snail was something with two feet and Jgain. But yet, I could not fed was kind to me. two hands. It was swimming to the water for I was in a basket on One day my master left me me. When it came nearer I found the dry land. Then the man took that it was a water baby. We the basket away and brought it to talked together and I was happy his daughter. The girl put me to to be with her. her ear. I sang songs for her un~'lone. I wanted to see the beaut!es of my home so I left the place where I was and after a while, I . .,aw something. I thought it was Suddenly I saw five long, white til I rot and she threw me away . things. It held me tight in th'! Until now I am in a dirty nook.

Date Issued

I(1) February, 1935

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