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The shark was nearing to her every moment. At last a strong and brave man jumped into the water, and swimming up to the shark, killed him with a long knife which he carried in his belt. THE SHARK WAS NEARING TO HER EVERY MOMENT AT LAST A STRONG AND BRAVE JUMPED INTO THE WATER AND SWIMMING UP TO THE SHARK KILLED HIM WITH A LONG KNIFE WHICH HE CARRIED IN HIS BELT
g to let me bathe alone. I enjoyed the water very much, and thought what a great loss it must be to some dolls, w T ho cannot go into the water because their complexion will not allow them to be washed in any thing but sweet oil or butter. I thought how sticky it must feel during the process, and how uncomfortable it must be afterwards. We went into the little house again, after bathing, and put on our skirts and dresses. All day it was very hot, and we remained in the house reading, until evening, when we went to bathe again. While bathing, I saw several large birds fly over the water, and several times dip down into the waves. I asked my mother what they were, and she said they were sea-gulls. The next morning, when we were in the midst of bathing, there was the cry of "A shark! a shark!" As soon as this 3 42 MEMOIRS OF A was said, every one started for the shore, and all got there safely, except one little girl, about nine years of age, who was so frightened that she could not swim. E WATER AND HOW TO SWIM FOR SHE SAID THAT SOON SHE WAS GOING TO LET ME BATHE ALONE I ENJOYED THE WATER VERY MUCH AND THOUGHT WHAT A GREAT LOSS IT MUST BE TO SOME DOLLS WHO CANNOT GO INTO THE WATER BECAUSE THEIR COMPLEXION WILL NOT ALLOW THEM TO BE WASHED IN ANYTHING BUT SWEET OIL OR BUTTER I THOUGHT HOW STICKY IT MUST FEEL DURING THE PROCESS AND HOW UNCOMFORTABLE IT MUST BE AFTERWARDS WE WENT INTO THE LITTLE HOUSE AGAIN AFTER BATHING AND PUT ON OUR SKIRTS AND DRESSES ALL DAY IT WAS VERY HOT AND WE REMAINED IN THE HOUSE READING UNTIL EVENING WHEN WE WENT TO BATHE AGAIN WHILE BATHING I SAW SEVERAL LARGE BIRDS FLY OVER THE WATER AND SEVERAL TIMES DIP DOWN INTO THE WAVES I ASKED MY MOTHER WHAT THEY WERE AND SHE SAID THEY WERE SEA GULLS THE NEXT MORNING WHEN WE WERE IN THE MIDST OF BATHING THERE WAS A CRY OF A SHARK A SHARK AS SOON AS THIS WAS SAID EVERYONE STARTED FOR SHORE AND ALL GOT THERE SAFELY EXCEPT ONE LITTLE GIRL ABOUT NINE YEARS OF AGE WHO WAS SO FRIGHTENED THAT SHE COULD NOT SWIM
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