Маугли

The White Seal

           "Thereneverhasbeensuchathingintheworldasawhiteseal."

           "Ican’thelpthat,"saidMatkah;"there’sgoingtobenow."Andshesangthelow,crooningsealsongthatallthemothersealssingtotheirbabies:

           

           Youmustn’tswimtillyou’resixweeksold,

           Oryourheadwillbesunkbyyourheels;

           AndsummergalesandKillerWhales

           Arebadforbabyseals.

           

           Arebadforbabyseals,dearrat,

           Asbadasbadcanbe;

           Butsplashandgrowstrong,

           Andyoucan’tbewrong.

           ChildoftheOpenSea!

           

           Ofcoursethelittlefellowdidnotunderstandthewordsatfirst.Hepaddledandscrambledaboutbyhismother’sside,andlearnedtoscuffleoutofthewaywhenhisfatherwasfightingwithanotherseal,andthetworolledandroaredupanddowntheslipperyrocks.Matkahusedtogotoseatogetthingstoeat,andthebabywasfedonlyonceintwodays,butthenheateallhecouldandthroveuponit.

           Thefirstthinghedidwastocrawlinland,andtherehemettensofthousandsofbabiesofhisownage,andtheyplayedtogetherlikepuppies,wenttosleeponthecleansand,andplayedagain.Theoldpeopleinthenurseriestooknonoticeofthem,andtheholluschickiekepttotheirowngrounds,andthebabieshadabeautifulplaytime.

           WhenMatkahcamebackfromherdeep-seafishingshewouldgostraighttotheirplaygroundandcallasasheepcallsforalamb,andwaituntilsheheardKotickbleat.

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