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Chapter XIII: The Queer Storehouse - Page 2
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"Do, and then come tell us," begged Peter, who was growing so curious that he couldn't sit still.
So Jerry swam out to where Paddy was so busy. "Is this your food supply, Cousin Paddy?" he asked.
"Yes," replied Paddy, crawling up on the side of his house to rest. "Yes, this is my food supply. Isn't it splendid?"
"I guess it is," replied Jerry, trying to be polite, "though I like lily roots and clams better. But what are you going to do with it? Where is your storehouse?"
"This pond is my storehouse," replied Paddy. "I will make a great pile right here close to my house, and the water will keep it nice and fresh all winter. When the pond is frozen over, all I will have to do is to slip out of one of my doorways down there on the bottom, swim over here and get a stick, and fill my stomach. Isn't it handy?"
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