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roof is of wood which has drifted to their shores. You must remember
that no trees will grow in these very cold lands.
6. Some Eskimos make their winter houses of blocks of snow, with sheets
of ice for the windows. Perhaps you shiver at the thought of living in a
snow house, but you need not do so.
[Illustration: {Snow house}]
7. Really, a snow house is quite a snug home. The snow keeps in the heat
of the house, just as a blanket keeps in the heat of your body. Perhaps
you know that it is the blanket of snow spread over the ground in winter
which keeps the roots of the plants from being frozen.
8. When summer comes, the snow and ice melt along the edge of the sea.
Then the Eskimo leaves his winter quarters for the seashore.
9. The sea-shores of these very cold lands abound in bears, seals,
foxes, and other wild animals. The sea is full of fish, and millions of
gulls, geese, and other birds fly north for the summer.
[Illustration: {Polar bear}]
10. When a boy is ten years of age his father gives him a bow and arrows
and a canoe. Then he thinks himself a man indeed.
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