I was in a silk-factory once, and there were rooms full of shelves all covered with leaves, and worms eating them so fast that it made a rustle.

Sometimes they eat so much they die.

Tell that to Stuffy," and Dan laughed, as he took up another bit of rock with a lichen on it.
"I know one thing about this mullein leaf: the fairies use them for blankets," said Demi, who had not quite given up his faith in the existence of the little folk in green.
"If I had a microscope, I'd show you something prettier than fairies," said Dan, wondering if he should ever own that coveted treasure.

"I knew an old woman who used mullein leaves for a night-cap because she had face-ache.

She sewed them together, and wore it all the time." "How funny! was she your grandmother ?" "Never had any.