  John and Lincoln have a fleet of ten boats. They made these boats themselves. They are made out of flat chips. They are whittled round at one end and pointed at the other. Each boat has a mast and a sail. Sometimes they tie these boats together, and call them the John and Lincoln fleet; they call each other “Captain John” and “Captain Lincoln.” They have a big boat called the Mary; aunt Mary gave it to them. The Mary is their flagship. CAPTAIN JOHN AND THE MARY. One day the fleet were all out when a storm came. The wind blew, the rain fell, and the waves were big. Six of the little boats were wrecked on a rock. But the Mary only plunged a little. It was great fun. What, a storm at sea great fun! Yes, because John and Lincoln made the storm themselves. They made the wind with the bellows; they poured the big raindrops from the watering-pot; and they made the high waves by dragging shingles through the water. |
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