all well,' she proceeds to form a hole in the sand, which she effects by removing it from under her body with her hind flappers, scooping it out with so much dexterity that the sides seldom if ever fall in. The sand is raised alternately with each flapper,... Mexico: The Country, History, and People - Page 3061863 - 340 pagesFull view - About this book
| 1835 - 428 pages
...full stretch of her neck, and when she has reached a place fitted for her purpose, she gazes all round in silence. Finding ' all well,' she proceeds to form...is raised alternately with each flapper, as with a large ladle, until it has accumulated behind her, when supporting herself with her head and fore part... | |
| 1835 - 428 pages
...full stretch of her neck, and when she has reached a place fitted for her purpose, she gazes all round in silence. Finding ' all well,' she proceeds to form...is raised alternately with each flapper, as with a large ladle, until it has accumulated behind her, when supporting herself with her head and fore part... | |
| J H Hedley - 1836 - 352 pages
...full stretch of her neck; and when she has reached a place fitted for her purpose, she gazes all round in silence. Finding, 'all well', she proceeds to form...is raised alternately with each flapper, as with a large ladle, until it has accumulated behind her, when supporting herself with her head and fore part... | |
| Thomas Bell - Amphibians - 1838 - 62 pages
...she has reached a place fitted for her purpose, she gazes all around in silence. Finding ' all well,1 she proceeds to form a hole in the sand, which she...is raised alternately with each flapper, as with a large ladle, until it has accumulated behind her, when, supporting herself with her head and fore part... | |
| 1840 - 752 pages
...indications of danger, she instantly sinks, and goes off to a considerable distance ; but should every thing be quiet, she advances slowly towards the beach, crawls...is raised alternately with each flapper, as with a large ladle, until it has accumulated behind her, when, supporting herself with her head and fore part... | |
| 1840 - 906 pages
...to form a hole in the sand, which she effects by removing it from under her body with her /,//,,• flappers, scooping it out with so much dexterity that...is raised alternately with each flapper, as with a large ladle, until it has accumulated behind her, when, supporting herself with her head and fore part... | |
| Popular history - 1843 - 434 pages
...over it, her head raised to the full stretch of her neck, and when she has reached a place fitted to her purpose, she gazes all around in silence. Finding...is raised alternately with each flapper, as with a large ladle, until it has accumulated behind her, when, supporting herself with her head and forepart... | |
| Philip Henry Gosse - 1850 - 308 pages
...full stretch of her neck, and when she has reached a place fitted for her purpose, she gazes all round in silence. Finding all well, she proceeds to form...is raised alternately with each flapper, as with a large ladle, until it has accumulated behind her, when supporting herself with her head and forepart... | |
| Ludwig Herrig - American literature - 1854 - 580 pages
...her neck; and when she has reached a place fitted for her purpose, she gazes all round in silpnce. Finding ,.all well", she proceeds to form a hole in...the sides seldom if ever fall in. The sand is raised altemately with each flapper, äs with a large ladle, until it has accumulated behind her, when supporfing... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1856 - 826 pages
...proceeds to form a hole ¡a the sand, which she effects by removing it from under her body with her kind flappers, scooping it out with so much dexterity that...is raised alternately with each flapper, as with a large ladle, until it has accumulated behind her, when supporting herself with her head and fore part... | |
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