Regarding all crawling creatures that only crawl on the ground—i.e., the snake, who moves about bent over; any creature that moves about only on its belly; the scorpion, who walks on four legs; and ...

Carolyn Wells (1862–1942) began writing light verse, especially for children, in an era in which many others were doing the same thing. The market was vast, with The New York Sun and nearly all other ...