he isn’t a bit bashful where he is not
suspicious. He had set out to find out
•bout lobsters, and he meant to find
out all about them. Perhaps it is just
as well that Barker the Seal was good
natured.
"Is there only one kind of lobster?”
Inquired Reddy.
"There is only one kind around
here,” replied Barker, "but I am told
that there is another kind of lobster
that has no claws.”
"Do you mean it. hasn’t any legs at
"I WONDER IF HE HAS THE
SAME COLORS THAT BIG CLAW
HAS?” REMARKED REDDY.
•11?” cried Reddy, opening his eyes
very wide.
"I didn't say legs, I said claws,” re
torted Barker somewhat sharply:
“But a while ago you told me that
the claws are feet, so how should 1
know?”
"Well, I meant those big pinching
qlaws,” exclaimed Barker. “This lob
ster I speak of is found away down
South in the warm water, and I am
told he is also found out on another
shore called the Pacific Coast. Instead
of eight regular feet and two big
pinchers, this lobster has 10 regular
feet. I have never seen it myself, but
I have been told about it.”
Reddv thought this over for a few
moments. Then came another ques
tion. "If he has’nt any big pinching
claws, how does he protect himself?”
"He Is protected by sharp spines on
his shell. I hear. On account of these
he Is called the Spiny Lobster. He i 4»
a verv good swimmer and, like Big
Claw, he swims backward,” explained
Barker.
"I wonder if he has the same colors
that Big Claw has?’’ remarked Reddy.
"They eay he is quite a handsome
fellow, as lobsters go,” replied Barker.
