And quick, Milly, quick! What do you see over there ?" Mr.Norton pointed over the water to a place where some green rushes were standing up out of the water, not very far from the edge.

What were those great white and gold things shining among the rushes; and what were those large round green leaves lying on the water all about them?
"Water-lilies! water-lilies!" cried Milly, stamping her little feet with delight.

"Oh, mother, look! it was on one of those leaves that the old toad put little Tiny in my fairy-book, don't you remember?
Only the little fishes came and bit off the stalk and set her free.

Oh, I wish we could see little Tiny sitting on one of those leaves!" "Well," said Aunt Emma, "there's no saying what you may find in these parts if you look long enough.

This is a very strange country.