large/3413/bunnybrown_christmastreecove_1012_librivox_64kb_mp3/bunnybrownchristmastreecove_18_hope_64kb_14
large/3413/bunnybrown_christmastreecove_1012_librivox_64kb_mp3/bunnybrownchristmastreecove_18_hope_64kb
English
3413
When the tide covered the low flats at one part of Christmas Tree Cove the soft clams could not be found. WHEN THE TIDE COVERED THE LOW FLATS AT ONE PART OF CHRISTMAS TREE COVE THE SOFT CLAMS COULD NOT BE FOUND
elped dig for potatoes in the ground," said Harry. "But I never dug for clams. I'd like to." "We'll show you how," offered Bunny. "Mother lets us dig soft clams, and she makes chowder of 'em. Come on, we'll go over and dig clams." Harry was very glad of this chance for fun, and when Mrs. Brown had said her two children might go, and when Mrs. Slater had also consented to let her boy accompany his two new playmates, they set off. "There isn't any water on the flats when the tide is out," said Mrs. Brown. "Bunny and Sue often go there to dig clams, and we can see them from here." Soft clams are not like hard clams. The shell is a sort of bluish black and is quite thin, so it is easily crushed. The soft clam is long and thin, instead of being almost round, like a hard clam. A soft clam lives down in the mud or sand under water. Within his shell the soft clam has a long tube, which seems as if made of rubber, for it can be stretched out greatly, or made so small as to fit inside the shell.  ON MY GRANDPA'S FARM ONCE AND I HELPED DIG FOR POTATOES IN THE GROUND SAID HARRY BUT I NEVER DUG FOR CLAMS I'D LIKE TO WE'LL SHOW YOU HOW OFFERED BUNNY MOTHER LETS US DIG SOFT CLAMS AND SHE MAKES CHOWDER OF EM COME ON WE'LL GO OVER AND DIG CLAMS HARRY WAS VERY GLAD OF THIS CHANCE FOR FUN AND WHEN MISSUS BROWN HAD SAID HER TWO CHILDREN MIGHT GO AND WHEN MISSUS SLATER HAD ALSO CONSENTED TO LET HER BOY ACCOMPANY HIS TWO NEW PLAYMATES THEY SET OFF THERE ISN'T ANY WATER ON THE FLATS WHEN THE TIDE IS OUT SAID MISSUS BROWN BUNNY AND SUE OFTEN GO THERE AND DIG CLAMS AND WE CAN SEE THEM FROM HERE SOFT CLAMS ARE NOT LIKE HARD CLAMS THE SHELL IS A SORT OF BLUISH BLACK AND IS QUITE THIN SO IT IS EASILY CRUSHED THE SOFT CLAM IS LONG AND THIN INSTEAD OF BEING ALMOST ROUND LIKE A HARD CLAM A SOFT CLAM LIVES DOWN IN THE MUD OR SAND UNDER WATER WITHIN HIS SHELL THE SOFT CLAM HAS A LONG TUBE WHICH SEEMS AS IF MADE OF RUBBER FOR IT CAN BE STRETCHED OUT GREATLY OR MADE SO SMALL AS TO FIT INSIDE THE SHELL
large/3413/bunnybrown_christmastreecove_1012_librivox_64kb_mp3/bunnybrownchristmastreecove_18_hope_64kb
file
download/librilight/large/3413/bunnybrown_christmastreecove_1012_librivox_64kb_mp3/bunnybrownchristmastreecove_18_hope_64kb.flac