g I would like
not to tell you, but it really happened, so I must.

As Sweetclover stood up to move she slipped and fell upon the deck and
would have rolled overboard if the Villain hadn't caught her, but
alas! his generous action brought about his own misfortune for the
vessel lurched at that moment and he was carried down to the side and
before he could regain his balance he was swept overboard.

There was no time to stand there, for nothing could be done and sadly
Kernel Cob lifted Sweetclover and carried her below.

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Let us not dwell upon the sadness of our poor little friends, but let
us feel sure that no matter how long they live and no matter where
they go, they will always remember this good, true, unselfish friend
who was willing to lose his own life to save another's.

* * * * *

And at length the vessel stuck in the ice and that was as far as they
could go. Kernel Cob put his head out of the window of the vessel,
which is called a port-hole, and saw nothing but ice, great fields of
ice, greenish white and it was bitter cold. But Sweetclover had found
some strips of woolen cloth on the ship which Jackie Tar had torn and
tied about them to keep them warm, for sailors, you know, are very
handy because they have no women about to help them to sew their
clothes and cannot be running to the stores to buy things.

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VILLAINS

A Villain must be very horrid
To wear a frown upon his forehead
And lead a wicked pirate crew
To do the awful things they do.

It's quite as easy to be good
And kind to all, as children should,
For grown-ups never give you toys
If you are naughty girls and boys.

Besides, if you do what is right
Your mother kisses you at night,
And who could sleep in peaceful bliss
Without a mother's good-night kiss?

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CHAPTER XX

And Jackie Tar had found a little compass on the ship, and this he had
put in his pocket, for said he:

"You can never tell when you may be lost around the North Pole."

So they went ashore and, after Jackie had taken his bearings with his
compass to see which way to go, they set out to walk to the North
Pole.

And after they had walked for hours and hours, they saw a little bear,
which is called a cub.

"I wonder if he is a tame bear," said Sweetclover.

An