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hundreds of empty canoes�察�while scores of others were drawn up on the 

strand�察  �and   then   the   first   thing   I   chanced   upon   was   a   group   of   people 

youthful�察�of course�察�with the  eternal Martian bloomand in the  splendid 

simplicity   of   almost   complete   nakedness。            My   first   idea   was   that   they 

were bathing�察�and fixing my eyes on the tree´tops with great propriety�察�I 

gave   a   warning   cough。         At   that   sound   instead   of   getting   to   cover�察  �or 

clothes�察�all started up and stood staring for a time like a herd of startled 

cattle。   It   was   highly   embarrassing�察  �they   were   right   in   the   path�察  �a   round 

dozen   of   them�察  �naked   and   so   little   ashamed   that   when          I   edged   away 

modestly they began to run after me。 And the farther they came forward 

the more I retired�察�till we were playing a kind of game of hide´and´seek 

round   the   tree´stems。       In   the   middle   of it   my  heel   caught in   a   root   and 

down I went very hard and very ignominiously�察�whereon those laughing�察�

light´hearted   folk   rushed   in�察  �and   with   smiles   and   jests   helped   me   to   my 



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feet。 

     ;Was I the traveller who had come from Seth�拭─�

     ;Yes。; 

     ;Oh�察�then that was well。         They had heard such a traveller was on the 

road�察�and had come a little way down the path�察�as far as might be without 

fatigue�察�to meet him。; 

     ;Would I eat with them�拭─�these amiable strangers asked�察�pushing their 

soft   warm   fingers   into   mine   and   ringing   me   round   with   a   circle。 ;But 

firstly might they help me out of my clothes�拭             �It was hot�察�and these things 

were   cumber´   some。;       As   to   the   eating�察  �I   was   agreeable   enough   seeing 

how casual meals had been with me lately�察�but my clothes�察�though Heaven 

knows   they   were   getting   horribly   ragged   and   travel´stained�察  �I   clung   to 

desperately。 

     My   new     friends   shrugged     their  dimpled     shoulders    and�察  �arguments 

being tedious�察�at once squatted round me in the dappled shade of a big tree 

and   produced   their   stores   of   never   failing   provisions。    After   a   pleasant 

little meal taken thus in the open and with all the simplicity Martians de´ 

light in�察�we got to talking about those yellow canoes which were bobbing 

about on the blue waters of the bay。 

     ;Would   you   like   to   see   where   they   are   grown�拭─  �asked   an   individual 

basking by my side。 

     ;Grown� ─  �I   answered   with   incredulity。       ;Built�察  �you   mean。   Never   in 

my life did I hear of growing boats。; 

     ;But then�察  �sir�察─�observed the girl   as she sucked the honey out   of the 

stalk of an azure convolvulus flower and threw the remains at a butterfly 

that sailed across the sunshine�察 �you know so little�             �You have come from 

afar�察  �from   some     barbarous    and   barren    district。  Here    we    undoubtedly 

grow     our    boats�察  �and    though    we    know     the   Thither    folk   and   such 

uncultivated   races   make   their   craft   by  cumbrous   methods of   flat   planks�察�

yet we prefer our own way�察�for one thing be´ cause it saves trouble�察─�and 

as   she   murmured   that   all´    sufficient   reason   the   gentle   damsel    nodded 

reflectively。 

     But one   of her   companions�察 �more lively  for   the   moment�察 �tickled her 

with a straw until she roused�察�and then said�察 �Let us take the stranger to the 



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boat garden now。         The cur´ rent will drift us round the bay�察�and we can 

come   back      when    it   turns。  If   we  wait   we   shall   have   to  row   in  both 

directions�察�or even walk�察─�and again planetary slothfulness carried the day。 

     So down to the beach we strolled and launched one of the golden´hued 

skiffs upon the   pretty  dancing   wavelets just   where they  ran�察 �lipped   with 

jewelled   spray�察  �on   the   shore�察  �and   then   only  had   I   a   chance   to   scrutinise 

their material。      I patted that one we were upon inside and out。                 I noted 

with a seaman's admiration its lightness�察�elasticity�察�and supreme sleekness�察�

its   marvellous   buoyancy  and   fairy´   like   ;lines�察─  �and   after   some   minutes' 

consideration it sud´ denly flashed across me that it was all of gourd rind。 

And as if to supply confirmation�察�the flat land we were ap´ proaching on 

the opposite side of the bay was covered by the characteristic verdure of 

these plants with a touch here and there of splendid yellow blossoms�察�but 

all of gigantic proportions。 

     ;Ay�察─  �said   a   Martian    damsel   lying   on   the   bottom�察  �and   taking    and 

kissing my hand as she spoke�察�in the simple´ hearted way of her people�察 �I 

see   you   have   guessed   how   we   make   our   boats。      Is   it   the   same   in   your 

distant country�拭─�

     ;No�察�my girl�察�and what's more�察�I am a bit uneasy as to what the fellows 

on the Carolina will say if they ever hear I went to sea in a hollowed´out 

pumpkin�察      �and   with   a  young    ladywell�察   �dressed    as  you   arefor   crew。 

Even now I can´ not imagine how you get your ships so trim and shapely 

there is not a seam or a patch anywhere�察�it looks as if you had run them 

into a mould。; 

     ;That's   just   what   we   have   done�察  �sir�察  �and   now   you   will   witness   the 

moulds at work�察�for here we are�察─�and the little skiff was pulled ashore and 

the Martians and I jumped out on the shelving beach�察�hauled our boat up 

high and dry�察�and there right over us�察�like great green umbrellas�察�spread the 

fronds of the outmost garden of this strangest of all ship´ building yards。 

Briefly�察�and not to make this part of my story too long�察�those gilded boys 

and    girls  took    me   ashore�察  �and   chattering    like  finches    in  the  evening�察�

showed how they planted their gourd seed�察�nourished the gigantic plants as 

they    grew    with   brackish    water    and   the  burnt   ashes�察  �then�察  �when    they 

flowered�察�mated the male and female blossoms�察�glorious funnels of golden 



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hue  big   enough   for one  to   live  in�察  �and   when   the  young   fruit   was   of   the 

bigness of an ordinary bolster�察�how they slipped it into a double mould of 

open reed´work something like the two halves of a walnut´ shell�察�and how�察�

growing day by day in this�察�it soon took every curve and line they chose to 

give it�察�even the hanging keel below�察�the strengthened bulwarks�察�and tall 

prow´piece。 It was so ingeni
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