I have no head. I have no feet. I have no teeth. But I have a mouth. My house is a hard shell made of two valves joined together by a hinge. Of course you know that pearls come from oysters. Often men risk their lives in diving to the bottom of the ocean to get these precious gems. Sharks are great enemies of the pearl divers. The mother of pearl is the lining of the pearl oyster shell. Have any of you little chaps knives with handles made of mother of pearl? Oh! I am an exciting fish, I am! Good night. Don't dream about me! BY THE SARDINE We are called sardines because we are caught on the coast of a country called Sardinia. [Illustration: (sardines)] We are considered beautiful, graceful little swimmers. Most of us are about three or four inches long. Our color is bright green above and silvery white below. We live in the deep sea and only come to the surface to lay our eggs. Along the coasts where we are caught there are many sardine factories. There they can us. Ask your mother to buy a box of sardines for supper tonight. Then tell her all you know about us. End of Project Gutenberg's My Book of Ten Fishes, by Rosalie G. Mendel