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You youngster« will won­
der what A KweC-Kwce
might be. So I’ll spin you
a yarn about th’ strangest
creature of th' sea.
My shipmate, Tops'l Bar­
n e y ; Kangy, my kangaroo
pal, and 1 had gone ashore
to gather some fruit in th’
jungle.
We were restin’
in th' shad« of a palm-tree,
when all at once, Kangy
pricked up hla ears and
hopped away up th’ bench.
Barney and I were won­
derin' what was up, when
from behind a little point
of land came Kangy charg­
in’ back. From behind him
came a strange cry that
sounded like, kwee-kwee!
Right away Harney and I
knew somethin' was up.
Kungy was still racin’
along th' l»each, headed our
way. when a great spiny
head with big goggle-eyes
popped out of th' water and
squeaker), kwee-kwee' What
beat Barney and me was
when that goggle-eyed thing
!
waded ashore, right up to
Kangy, and th’ two of them
acted as friendly as two
kittens in a basket. That
tickled Barney. "By gravy,
I’m goln’ to th’ boat, git a
rope, and ketch that critter,
wot ever It Is," said Barney.
In two shakes of a tops’l
sheet he was back with th’
rope. We slipped through
th' jungle, sneaked up close
to th’ creature, and Barney
lassoed It th' first throw.
Wow! Right then things be­
gan to happen. With a loud
ye-ye! th’ thing started for
th’ water, draggin* Barney
and nie with it. First thing
we knew we were under
water. Our lungs were al­
most buratln’ for want of
air, when pop, th’ rope
broke, and into a dark, un­
der-sea cave th’ thing went.
When Barney and I craw­
led out onto th’ beach
Kangy was wigglin’ his
whiskers and grinnin’ over
th’ joke that kwee-kwee
thing had played on us.
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