Jimmy, Lucy, and All by Sophie [pseud.] May
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Edith clapped her hands. She did not know what a barbecue might be, but
it sounded wild and jolly. "What a long stretch of mud-puddle right here by the tailings," said Kyzie. Nate laughed. "It _is_ a damp spot, that's a fact!" They all wondered what he was laughing at. "I guess there used to be water here once," said Jimmy at a venture. "There's water here now standing round in spots. And,--why, it's _fishes_!" Lucy stooped all of a sudden and picked up a dead fish. "Ugh! I never caught a fish before!" But next moment she threw it away in disgust. "How did dead fishes ever get into this mud-puddle?" queried Edith. "Well, they used to live in it before it dried up," replied Nate. "Fact is, this is a _lake_!" Everybody exclaimed in surprise; and Kyzie said:-- "It doesn't seem possible; but then things are so queer up here that you can believe almost anything." "Really it is a lake. It's all right in the winter, and swells tremendously then; but this is a dry year, you know, and it's all dried up." Kyzie forgave the lake for drying up, but pitied the fishes. Edith |
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