Old Winter and Queen Summer (4)

Old Winter and Queen Summer (4)

Glooskap got on her back, and for many days the whale swam, and each day the water grew warmer and the air more balmy and sweet, for it came from spicy shores.

The odors were no longer those of salt, but of fruits and flowers.

Soon they found themselves in shallow waters.
Down in the sand the clams were singing a song of warning.
" O big Whale, " they sang, " keep out to sea, for the water here is shallow. "

The whale said to Glooskap, who understood the language of all creatures, " What do they say ? "

But Gloosekap, wishing to land at once, said, " They tell you to hurry, for a storm is coming. "

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