ESSAY ON THE SNAKE.
An essay on the snake, described as written by a small boy in a fairly well known school, is printed in the "Country Gentleman":—
'■The snake is a worm that has lived a uappv life and grown fat. If you see a snake, go were you can't see it as soon as possible. An adder is a snake, but a lightening calculator is Dot a snake.
'•The Americans say that the rattlesnake is 'great shakes' at kiliing. Also the boa constrictor opens its mouth and stares at birds and small animals, and they are bound to hop own its throat very soon, and once down it's all up with them."
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Auckland Star, Volume XXXV, Issue 56, 5 March 1904, Page 1 (Supplement)
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114ESSAY ON THE SNAKE. Auckland Star, Volume XXXV, Issue 56, 5 March 1904, Page 1 (Supplement)
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