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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1874 Excerpt: ...I remembered Sybil's prohibition." "0I wish you could have got that," said Chryssa, "and then it would have been like mine. Is this fan as pretty as that one?" "Quite as pretty." "What nice things ribbons are," said Chryssa after a pause. "Do you know what they are made of?" "Why no, Uncle Ruth,--they look a little lika Aunt Esther's silk frocks only they're softer." "They are made of silk threads, as those frocks are; and the silk threads are made by a worm." "A worm, Uncle Ruth? Garret showed me some worms the other day when he was digging, but they didn't look as if they could make silk or anything else. They were very ugly indeed." "Those were earth-worms; the silk-worms are short and thick, and of a whitish colour." "And can they make ribbons 1" said Chryssa wonderingly. "They make the silk threads from which rib bons and all other silk things are woven. Some day I will take you to Mr. Grandin's and show you his silk-worms, and then you will understand more about it." "0h thank you Uncle Ruth 1"--and so it was CHAPTER IX. Tn« SILK-WORMS AND THE BUTTERFLY DOOR. "Pt YBIL l" cried Chryssa the minute she opened 'her eyes next morning, "did we find any eggs in that nest yesterday?" "What nest?" said Sybil very sleepily. "Why that new nest we made in the cowhouse,--don't you know V "Why yes child, of course we did. How can you forget so 1" "I didn't forget, only I didn't know but I dreamt it." "Well yon didn't dream it,--at least I don't know but you dreamt it, bnt it's true;--so I hope you are satisfied." "We found two eggs, didn't we? I was thinking of two nic...
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